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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 09:15 AM
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New Rims and Tires PICS

Well here are photos of my new tires and rims. They are American Racing Stics 5 15 x 8.

Tires are 225/50R/15's.

Next up for appearance----paint job. Hopefully soon!
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 09:17 AM
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 09:19 AM
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 11:14 AM
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rims look good but look SMALL
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 11:37 AM
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They do look a small in the picture....I think it's just the lighting. I like them though. I replaced the centerline rims I had with these and it really makes it look like a new car.
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 01:14 PM
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hey, what kind of rims are they and how much did you pay for them and where di dyou get them. Look great!

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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 02:09 PM
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rims look good but look SMALL
It's the tires. 225/50s are TINY. 215/65 is the stock size, and 235/60s also work real well. If he had the right tire size, I'm sure it would look a lot different.
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 02:44 PM
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15's are way too small, should have went with at least a 16 or 17. Too much wheel well gap
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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hey, they look nice now congradulate the guy on the new rims, he didn't ask for criticizm, i think they look good
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 04:03 PM
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THey look good but I would have gone bigger. Wait, stock looks better than those. Sorry dude.
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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 04:17 PM
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those look really good, man. i think american racing makes some great wheels. good choice.
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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 01:29 AM
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I don't think the rims look bad, but the tires are way too small for the rim. You should have gotten at least 235s if not 245s.
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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 10:41 AM
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hey, they look nice now congradulate the guy on the new rims, he didn't ask for criticizm, i think they look good
Thanks mother! What I'm saying is they would look a whole lot better if he would have gotten them in a larger diameter, just my opinion.
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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 03:56 PM
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i would've gone at least 16" but whatever floats your boat, they do like pretty nice for 15's though.
get some new tires and they'll also look a lot better....

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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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Well I don't think the photos do the tires themselves justice. I tried 235's first and they looked....not sure how to explain it...but they didnt' look as nice as the 225's. That's what I had on there before were 235's.

I'll see if I can get some more photos of them. Either way it's a step up from the set up I had before and I like them.
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