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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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New Wheels for my Z

Hey all I havent posted in a while but since I got some new shiney's i thought i would tell me what you think.
Attached Thumbnails New Wheels for my Z-1.jpg   New Wheels for my Z-2.jpg  
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

heck yeah looks good. hope ya got some matching rears though.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

i like the other ones you had.. the ones that are in your sig.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Yes I have matching rears I just got tires for the rears so they are at the wheel place getting mounted. They are 18x8 245/40 in front and 18x9.5 285/35 on the rears. I liked my draglites too, but there aren't any close drag strips locally to put them to good use so I decided to go with more handling since there is a race track close by and a place that does time trials close by so that's what prompted the change in wheels.

Ill put more pictures up when I get the rears on.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

man, those look like 20's next to your drag wheels. post those pics of it with the rears, ASAP!
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Are you gonna add a spacer so that you can run a center cap, or find something else to cover up the dust cap?

I was looking a getting a set of those BOSS 338's for my s10, and dust cover was the only problem.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Originally Posted by Ca[maro]88
i like the other ones you had.. the ones that are in your sig.
those are pretty cheap to. I believe they are called outlaw and are made by American mag. I like him to. I think you can get them for about $100 a shot.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

I like the new wheels.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

you can get them for 100?? holy hell.. thats a pretty cheap wheel..
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

hey ca[maro - http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...8&autoview=sku is the site at summit 89.00 each for 15X8 and for 16X8 http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...2&autoview=sku 105 each.
not expensive but nice looking.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

hey thanks tony, i appreciate it!
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Actually the ones in my sig are discontinued they are Weld Racing Draglites they weigh like 8lb's each; the ruber on them weighs more actually. They were like 180 new or somthing like that.

Here is a picture when they were new...
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Originally Posted by tony_cogliandro
I like him to.
.....anyway...New wheels look good. Not crazy for the Weld's unless you are going to the drag strip. What are you going to do about the center caps?
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Heres pictures with center cap in and rears on. Also a picture of the small spacer used to get the front caps on.









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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Man those are nice. I would like to get some. But in 17s. 18s are just too big for my taste but those bad boys are nice. Where did you get them?
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

I got them from JD Wheels they are Boss 338's 18x8/18x9.5 staggered set he only sells them in 18's and 20's though. I paid like $760 shipped for 18's which I thought was a awsome price!
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Great choice of wheel for your Z! The color really match your car very well. Perfect lip, great stance, love seeing the 82-84 Z28's with bigger wheels. 1000X better than the other wheels!
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Originally Posted by zNucleaRz

It looks like there is a bulge on your sidewall. I'm guessing since there is a mark there you'll be replacing the tire?
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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Re: New Wheels for my Z

Yes, both the fronts have a small tire bubble.. I have replacements in my garage for the front those tires you see mounted their were free(fronts) and I didn't know it had that bubble till I mounted them.
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