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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:25 AM
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Who makes a 17" x 11" Rim

Does anyone know who makes a 11" wide 17" rim. I'm looking for names of companies and rims. THANKS.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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vette zr1 rims
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Umm... I'll sell you mine for $1,500. You WONT find another 3rd gen with them in the entire country. I promise you that. The rears are 11x11 and the front are 17x9.5. They are ARE Le Mans wheels built in the 90's with a limited production run. dont mind the dirty pic of the black one. trust me they polish up perfect. the paint was done by a professional bodyshop


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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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Intro, Billet Specialties, Boyd Coddington, Foose, American Racing, Centerline, Weld....just to name a few brands, each have many styles.
- Then there's the factory and factory knock-offs of the ZR1's and such.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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Boze, heavy d, hre, i-forged, simmons, etc.. there are so many options.

just depends on what you want and how deep your pockets stretch. any billet company can make just about any width you want.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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Excellent info....thanks all.

My wife is buying me any rims I want for christmas!! NO Joke...........& no she does not have a sister.

I think I will need to massage the 11" rims in the rear. It will take a bit to finesse.......ball hammer, welding tourch, whip...the ususal.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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I think I will need to massage the 11" rims in the rear. It will take a bit to finesse.......ball hammer, welding tourch, whip...the ususal.
Simple trimming of the bumpstop and they'll fit square with the top fender lip. If you want 'em tucked, you'll have to look into back-halfing the car, as the wheel well in our cars is the outer wall of the spring pocket and "frame rail" and isn't gonna let you have very much.

There's several pics of mine if you do a search under my name.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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you can also tuck them by using a slightly narrowed 4th gen rear. This is the dileama I am in right now. I am looking to push my wheels in about 1.5" on each side. My options are narrowing the rear(lot of time and money), going back to a 3rd gen rear with spacers(kinda tacky looking) or rework the quarter panel lips a little (also pricey and time consuming). I guess it all comes down to how bad you want 11" wide wheels and the right look on your car. And no, I havent made up my mind on what I want to do. The best option I have is ordering a new 12 bolt custom made to the length I need for 11" wheels to fit nice under the car. this is all long term mods anyway
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Since money isn't an issue, don't forget to look into Fikse wheels.....

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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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Also check out CCW.
www.ccwheel.com
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