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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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anyone spaced out their front runners?

im want to see how the car would look if you added a 1" wheel spacer behind your skinny/front runner.

i think it would look awsome with the wheel lining up with the body line insead of it being tucked so far under the front

what do you guys think
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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what exactly do you mean by "runner"? im thinking intake runner lol
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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like skinnies.

the little narrow tires on the front of a drag car
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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ooooohh!! i see...so you want a skinny up front but dont want to have it tucked in so much becase they are so narrow. hmm iIMO skinnies are hideous and should only go on a strict drag car so it doesnt seem worth it anyway

i would be intrested to see how that looks though
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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he means like how the skinnys on the front of my camaro are tucked in a bit compared to the larger rear slicks
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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that was innapropriate...i was in a bad mood at the time of this post and blew up...

Last edited by mw66nova; Jul 9, 2006 at 02:41 PM.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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could be any more of a tool? seems like anything beyond stock isn't good enough for you eh? what if his car IS a drag car and that's why he's running a front runner?
It's his opinion and he's entitled to it.

Let's all chill before this thread gets out of hand.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mw66nova
could be any more of a tool? seems like anything beyond stock isn't good enough for you eh? what if his car IS a drag car and that's why he's running a front runner?
Seriously calm down, damn. Its his opinion, thats not good enough for you?

Anyways I think it would also look good with it lining up with the body.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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i just get tired of everyone with a stock appearing car knockin' on the guys that change the look...no respect.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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i guess i probably shouldnt have said hideous...sorry guys. im not trying to bash anyone
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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And you bash on everyone who has ground effects mw66nova, he was just saying he didn't like them. I think that would look really cool. i like the look of slicks and skinnies but like stated before only on a drag car, but it does look cool.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mw66nova aka rodney dangerfield
i just get tired of everyone with a stock appearing car knockin' on the guys that change the look...no respect.

Yeah. What he said.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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And you bash on everyone who has ground effects mw66nova, he was just saying he didn't like them. I think that would look really cool. i like the look of slicks and skinnies but like stated before only on a drag car, but it does look cool.
when have i ever BASHED gfx cars simply because they had gfx on them? GFX Haters UNITE was a joke that got the attention off the gfx guys and onto the non gfx guys to help us get a little more respect cause most people(at that time, like 2 years ago) had never seen a sportcoupe or berlinetta that actually looked clean. i've owned 2 gfx cars and loved them...and i'm intending on gettin another one, but i prefer the sportcoupe look for a drag car anyday over the gfx cars. im hoping to pick up an early z28 or an 89+RS to have for my daily driver.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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so anyway........


i have 2" spacers up front since i run 4thgen rims.

without the spacers, they're super tucked... i agree, it looks a little odd. they need to come out an inch.


i put them on with the 2" spacers, and its flush, however, it has that "tip toeing" look to it... just like the 4thgens do when you put skinnys on them.

if you have extended wheel studs, to see how it looks, you can put a couple lugnuts on, then a lug washer, then the rim... but obviously you cant drive like that....

if you get a upper level wheel, like bogarts, you can have them space it out perfect for you.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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Yeah. What he said.


I love the aka.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Man... I dont come over to this forum often, you guys always argue like this? lol

Anyhow, I will be ordering some adapters for the ZR1 wheels next week. When they come in, I'll bolt them up and slap the prostars on and see what it looks like. I kinda like the way they look now, but I also like the way the 4th gens look too. I'll try to get some pics too.

Also, I wonder if you will be able to pass tech at the track with the adapters? Anyone?
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mike83z-28
Seriously calm down, damn. Its his opinion, thats not good enough for you?

Anyways I think it would also look good with it lining up with the body.

I agree with mw66nova, although his responce was alittle harsh the thread starter asked if his skinnies would look good with spacers. The other person may not like skinnies but that has nothing to do with the origional question.


Back on topic. I think the skinnies would look sweet with spacers. I have been thinking of doing it myself just havent got around to doing it.
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