they look so sweet. theyre a little too much money for me though. theyre almost 750 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-CO...QQcmdZViewItem

the company makes it in 18 inch too.

 

the new Z06 wheel right? look good to me

 

yeah c6 z06 i thikn....im thjinkin about gettin them for my bird

 

i never saw them in that finish before though. ive seen them polished many a time but not like this.

 

I like the wheel a lot, but I'd kill for the whole car

 

They look good, but you'd better have the brakes to back them up.

 

Push me over with a feather.. the word rim has yet to be said by anyone talking about the wheels (aside from me talking about not talking about it lol).

Maybe I'm just getttiing old or just don't get a chubby for covette parts but.. geh.
If it's a rwd car, I like a wheel with a 'dish' to it. 'Tuner' wheels, Z0Whatever, SS, a wheel w/o depth just reminds me of hubcaps for some reason

If $750 is too much justfor 17x8.5 wheels.. you may just be better off with hubcaps because you'll be just as upset to find out how much the tires will cost to put on those... and the price of the spacers needed.....
Just my opinoin though.. don't take it too seriously.

 

I was thinking the same thing.


BTW deadbird: I have to bust on you for the whole rim -vs- wheel thing and then going on to call adapters "spacers."

 

I love the new Z06 rims but way too pricey for me.

 

Doh, caught
they are spacing the wheel from the hub though hoo-haa j/k(Im going to bed before I say any more stupid ---- )

 

they are "spacers"

spacers are needed to push the wheels out farther from the axle...adaptors are LIKE spacers except you need them if the lug pattern is different, which in this case, if i'm correct, is the same...which is why i bought "spacers" instead of adaptors...

and in my opinion, you're gonna want to get some hefty disk brakes with red calipers to compliment those thin spoked wheels they are really nice wheels tho!

 

Just because one bolt pattern isn't any different than the other doesn't mean it doesn't adapt the two together. I'd use the term spacer for a slip-on style spacer. A big *** washer if you will. And these type that you bolt on, and then bolt the wheel on as adapters because they are technically adapting the wheels offset to the cars offset... Just my opinion... And you know what that's worth.

Semantics sucks...

 

I call them bolt on spacers.

 

I call 'em the magical roundy discus thingyies to make third gens all sparkeley and newer-liken and things, and junk, and stuff. I'm working on shortining it but MRDTTMTGASANATAJAS just seems a little long, what do you guys think? I personally think it needs more vowels.

 

x2.

Also you are going to have to dump some serious cash into a brake setup, the tiny little thirdgen brakes behind those huge wheels with small spokes will look awful.

 

well i know that i went to about 3 car supply stores asking if they had adaptors for a 4.75/4.75" bolt pattern and they all 3 looked at me funny...they said, no but i know what your looking for, "spacers"

 

it'd be better if you could make it into a palindrome

 

well i meant i couldnt spend that much on just the wheels.

 

Well I kind of agree with deadbird, I love the lip on a rim, the bigger the better.

The rim is nice, but not for that price. Thats IMO. To pull off to wheels you for sure need a nicer brake setup.

 

those "rims" are ok,but i dont like em

 

And we all know how intelligent and well-informed the guys at the "car supply" store are.

It's like calling your engine a "motor." Yes, engine is correct, but everyone knows what you're talking about when you say motor. It was all a joke between deadbird and myself anyway.


But they're still adaptors.

 

ehh....i guess...and yes it's engine, a "motor" is electrical

 

Wow.. i didn't think a little harmless ribbing would turn into a full blown debate over.. adaptive spacers..

And now for something completely different....

Maybe get back to discussing the ri... wheels the post is originally about... heh

 

I like them a lot but only on a Vette...

 

Dude, I work at a parts store; I know how freaking retarded parts store guys are...

 

haha funny story time___

so my friend kyle, gets a job about as often as he trades in his women...which, i dont know how he does that either LOL...but anyways:

quits a few jobs in the last few months and goes to work at autozone, works for a week then quits b/c he claims "i dont know anything about cars..."

 

needless to say, he drives a Civic....a Del Sol at that...