ok guys so yesterday my 18x9.5 Chrome C5 wheels came (bought them from another a member here) took some pics last night, hope fully we get a few more sunny says before i have to put here away for the winter anyhow here are the noght time shots, ohh yea the tires are 275/295 35 18

 

i like them! have any interest for trading them for some trans am rims? haha i thinki need to get myself a set of those rims!

 

wow

 

Those look real nice, fill the wheel gap nicely, still could use just a very slight drop I think. How do you like the ride of the tires? I would be scared to get anything that low profile, but that's just my preferance.

 

thanks guys,but theres no way im gonna lower this car another millimeter, as the car sits now its riding on sportline springs and with the combination of tire size i have im barley getting by before there will be some serious rubbing, as for the way the tires ride i must say its pretty damn good. i had 245 40 17s on there before and for some reason the ride seemem alot more ruffer..

 

I have a set on my 92 GTA. I wish I could find someone who would trade a set of two 17' rims for a set of my 18X9.5 rims on the front of the car. On a perfect road my car handles flawlessly. If I get into a piece of pavement that has grooves worn into it my car bounces around like crap. I run 245/40/18 Kuhmo Ecsta supra 712's on the front tires. Would a 17 inch tire upfront help or is it the tire itself that I have on there now???? And yes the front end is tight and alligned properly. If I drive my buddies 03 'vette over the same road his car is entirely different on the same piece of road than mine. His car barely wanders in the same spot that my car has 2 feet of lateral movement....

 

pearl_iroc those rims look horrible.. absolutly disgusting, so bad you should just give them to me, lol! No really, they look fantastic.

razor - I know exactly what you mean! I found different brands of tires increased or decreased the wandering. I also found adding more negative camber helped the problem somewhat.

 

Brisk u almost had me there for a minute lol thanks dude, i think they have really given the car a diiferent look and feel.

Razor maybe it is the tires as Brisk said or the camber i know berfore i bought theses wheels i had 245 40 on my 17 ROH on those same kumho tires and the ride was really rough, i ll be sure when its time to replace these tires not to go with kumhos, i dont think that there a bad tire but i think the side walls are to soft for the weight of are cars, my dad has 225 45 17 on his beamer and the thing rides smooth (i know its a beamer its supposed to be) but still i was surprised, maybe the fronts tires aren't balanced properly? also as for alignment on my car i had them set everything as close to stock as possible, but maybe u could try the camber idea? so far with these wheels the only thing ive noticed is u have to brake a little bit earlier and the steering wheel feels a bit more heavy cuz of the 275s

 

Bro...that thing looks sick! i'm a huge fan of those wheels! Everyone goes for the wagon wheels but those are sooooooo much better!
~JAKE

 

how do those fronts not rub. my stock 15" wheels with 245/60/15 rub when turning lock to lock. anyways the wheels look awesome(wasnt sure how chrome would look with white paint).

 

thanks for the comments guys
i thought they would rub to (front and back) but they fit just perfect, i guess i got lucky lol
ne ways i got a few new pics in the day before it snowed and i had to put her away for the winter , sorry if im bein a pic ***** here lol

 

Where abouts do you live man? That pic with all the snow, theres a school in the background, which one is that? I live in the Scarborough area and it looks damn familiar.

Nice car btw. What are you going to be doing with the old rims?

 

that car is beautiful.i love the rims

 

erg see i was fully convinced i was going with c6 and now i cant decide again lol thank you very much :P They do look good thou wut size spacers do u have?? and by the way the pic fron the rear is by FAR the BEST rear pic of the tire size ive seen on here all the others where always way too shadowy too see how they really sat in there. Not meaning too get off topic but could u either post are send me a pm are a email too a1990camarors@aol.com with what headlights your running? how well they are at night and where too get them... lol

 

thanks dudes, thats school in the back is vincent massey (they use to film the original Degrassi High there) which is in Etobicoke, (browns line/horner area) as for the wheels im gonna hold on to them, i think my dad is gonna buy a iroc or 91/92 z28 in the near future.

a1990camarors - i was gonna go with the c6 wheels to but at the last minute i decided i wanted the thinner spokes so i went c5 and i am damn glad, theres another guy on here with a custom blue 91 or 92 rs, he just put in a ls1 .... ne ways hes got the c6s 18s on his check out his ride i think his name is Kubis S... cant remember how to spell the rest lol ohh yea there 2" skulte spacers all way around on mine

as for head lights they are euro light h4 coversion housing (got them at the local parts store) and 6k hid conversion i bought off ebay i forget the seller but i thikn his store is HID world sumtin like dat, hes got good stuff ive bought 4 kits from him already and its always worked out great

 

Thanks Pearl

Ya ive seen hes car its nice no doubt almost the exact same color as mine I love hes 10.5's in the back just wish he had a good rear pic see how much they stick out. Ya i like both the c5's and the c6's i just gotta make a choice lol. Also thanks for the info on the headlights ive been wanting too upgrade ever since ive had thirdgens ive always hated the lighting i mean straight line its not too bad but when u go too take a corner u cant see nothing its like well i hope god dint decided too put a tree there lol.

 

looks awesome man. i love how wide the rear tires are. nice call on storing it for the winter, i wish everyone did that from day one! these cars would be a lot less rusty lol

 

Looks nice! Did you have to pound on the inside of the quarters at all to get the 295's to fit?

 

nope no punding, only thing was on the rear wheel left side only i had to roll the lip a little as it was cutting the tire but now its fine no rubbing at all.

 

Yo Pearl. What headlight system do you have?

They look real nice.

Mainly, what wattage bulbs do you have if you do have H4's

I bought 100/90 watt cosmic white Nokya bulbs and I have read of some people with 100/90 watta bulbs (NOT NOKYA) even with the APC H4 harness having their harness burn up and melt. I dont want this to happen, let me know.

 

thanks dude

i had lumincs 110 watt 6k H4 bulbs before and on the stock wiring system, when i turned on my high beams the lights would flicker cuz they werent gettin enough power

now i have actual 6k HIDS on the lows and 10k on the high beams(just for looks) and no power problems (HIDs draw less current) only proble is the highs and lows dont come on at the same time right now

 

Thanks, as I might have to look into HIDs now...also I found a website that sells high heat resistant H4 connectors with 10g wiring and 2 30A relays....so I could upgrade my wiring as these connectors support up to 200watt bulbs...

Ill let you know how it goes when I get my smoked lenses in and...installed and turned on, thanks for the help.

 

Pearl,

Very nice car.....congrats on the rims.

 

Dude. Holy S!^T. Your camaro has to be one of the most gorgeous ones I have ever seen. Congrats man, i'm drooling.
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Btw, what kind of paint job is that? Looks somewhat pearlescent.

 

I forgot to ask you how you did your tail lights. Did you take them apart or just paint on top of the lens?

 

hey demon, i was gonna paint it from the inside but decided it was safer to paint it from the out side, didnt have to sand or even clear coat it, maybe over the winter i will give it a coat of clear and see what happens

 

Those look nice. I'm in a dilema as to which wheels i should go w/ next summer...There's just so many choices...Those wheels look really good on your car though. Nice pick!