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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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Opinion on some rims please

Hey guys and gals. Just wondering on some thoughts on these TT2's I found. I am new to photoshop but i gave it a shot. Thanks for your thoughts!
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Probably the best rims i've ever seen. Not kidding.

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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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I was thinking about those rims too.

Sorry to change the subject, but do you have a full pic of your car (I really like how the black door bumper/guard thingy looks- it adds so much to the look of the car)
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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those look alot like cobra wheels
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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They are cragar replicas or cragar style rims.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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either way they look sharp on the car.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by underdave

Sorry to change the subject, but do you have a full pic of your car (I really like how the black door bumper/guard thingy looks- it adds so much to the look of the car)
Thanks guys for your replies
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:48 AM
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They are OK! but I would not get them.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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I think they would take away from how your car stands out....you have such a bright vibrant color, and with the hood, your car makes a statement by itself....go with something completly polished to really make it stand out
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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You got the red with black theme going already. Black rims will match well. Chrome would be alright too.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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Eww I don't like them. Too much going on.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 01:28 AM
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From: WINDSOR, CO
Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
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Those are Mustang Bullit wheels drilled for different bolt patterns after they figured out that every mustang dude and his cousin wanted them! Choose a different wheel! You would be rolling deep like every other mudstain in town that got factory optional 5 spokes. It has a good classic look, but it is a MUSTANG wheel. Try the Coys 5 spoke in black - might like it better.

Coy's Custom Wheel & Tire

OOPS! They don't show the black on the site, but I have seen them on E-BAY.

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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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I dont know, the only difference I see in the coy's is the centercap
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BADNBLK
Those are Mustang Bullit wheels drilled for different bolt patterns after they figured out that every mustang dude and his cousin wanted them! Choose a different wheel! You would be rolling deep like every other mudstain in town that got factory optional 5 spokes. It has a good classic look, but it is a MUSTANG wheel.
Those look nothing like the Bullitt wheels. The TT2's are an awesome looking wheel, I think you should go aluminum on it, but the black may look as good.
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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From: WINDSOR, CO
Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
Transmission: T56, 700r4's, and NADA
Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
The tt2's have a screw on center cap held on with 5 allen heads, not a pop in plastic center cap. There is a fake looking cobra on the center cap of these! The original Bullit wheels were tt1's with the cast centers in grey, and when Ford re-did them they made there own version in 17". They can now be purchased from aftermarket wheel companys (OE DESIGNS) in different bolt patterns. This is the same thing that they do with ZR1'S, Z06's, CobraR's, M3's, Lightning, IROC's, and other popular wheels. I think Chevy High Performance magazine put those on a grey 4th gen a year or two ago. They bolted up but the offset just didn't quite look right.

The reason I said the COYS, is because you can get them in a RWD offset, so that you can have a nice fat lip on the rims, and do no have to use a spacer. Best part is they still give a very similar look with a good price.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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I think they don't look that bad but on my 86 trans but I am looking at torq thrusters
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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I think they look like mustang wheels
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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keep the gtas wheels.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Car: '88 IROC-Z / '91 Z28 / '91 GTA
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wow at first I seriously though there were ford mustang stocker wheels (and no, there isn't anything wrong with that)

I personally think they don't look bad, but IMO there are better choices avaliable.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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dont put them on, good looking wheel. but to small of a size.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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They come in 20s if you think 17s are too small
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Firebat
They come in 20s if you think 17s are too small
i love chrome chrome chrome anything in chrome is great in my books exspesially with red. and i 2 think they look like mukstang wheels and i wouldnt think of them as a choice id say go with chrome. lol
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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They are knock-offs of knock-offs.

Explanation: Ford payed the company who makes torq thrust 1 rims to use their design as a base design for the Mustang's rim. Aftermarket companies pretty much just change the lug pattern of the mustang's rim. Really, its a TT1-style rim?

This is a good rim alternative for someone who wants to pay about half the price of TT2's and Coys rims. Also a good alternative for a thirdgen car with a 4th gen rear because Coy's doesn't offer an offset that will work for 4th gen. The black rim pictured above comes in 3rd and 4th gen offsets.

If you don't have a 4th gen rear, really check out the Coys rims, The coys C5's seem to have the best lip out of the 3 rims i've been discussing, the lip is the big difference.

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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
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Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
I threw the COYS rims up there because of the fact that they can be bought for our cars, and run NO spacers. As Firebat say there is a great lip to these wheels when designed for our offest, and our a great alternative to the typical TT2 wheel.
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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i think they would look great on the car, i really like how black rims look on red cars for some reason i think you should get them now! asap! btw your car is very good looking
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