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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

show em if you got them thanks fellas
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

I dont have mine yet but im going 18". 17" will look pretty good too but you will have a little more tire showing than on an 18". Keep in mind, you want to keep the outside diameter the same, whether thats with a lot of rim and low profile tires, or a small rim with a lot of tire.
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

go with a staggered set!
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

These aren't mine they belong to another member (bigal's1991) but i'm going to be ordering a set soon.




They are 18X8 inch iroc replicas from american racing.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

heres mine with 18x8s ARs all around...love the irocs!!!

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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

Go 18's you will love them...Get the AR ones, very good quality. See sig below
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

I have a 86 Camaro, with 2" eibach Sportline lowering springs.
Right now I have 16" chrome Iroc wheels on it all around, and I want to transition to 18". I really don't know if I like the 18"s all around, or 18"s on front and 20" on back better? I have seen pics of the staggered set, and it looks pretty great. Does anyone have this? Id like to know if it looks silly due to the rear 20" wheels having to have a smaller tire than the front?
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

These are 17 inch chrome irocs. The car is lowered with summit racing springs. about a 1.5 inch drop in front and 2 inch in the rear.

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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

go with 18x8 i got mine from customwheelsmarket.com they look great id show a pic but i cant get it uploaded on here.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

I'd go 18's. and that is the maximum I would go on any car
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

this is my 16 inch irock z rims
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

I am posting a lot today about the question of quality on Velocity rims. There is a $500 difference between what Belle Tire sells and this place called Hot Wheels in Detroit.
The American racing wheels are $1,600 at Belle Tire
The China made "Velocity" will cost me $1,100 out the door.
I'm concerned about chrome chipping/flaking/pitting..... and if the Chinese rims will actually be perfectly round and balanced.

Anyone heard anything bad about Velocity rims?
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Old May 12, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

here is mine
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

any body with 18 irocs on a firebird??
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Re: Show me your chrome irocs!!!! im stuck between 17s and 18s cant decide

Originally Posted by DoWork2day
I am posting a lot today about the question of quality on Velocity rims. There is a $500 difference between what Belle Tire sells and this place called Hot Wheels in Detroit.
The American racing wheels are $1,600 at Belle Tire
The China made "Velocity" will cost me $1,100 out the door.
I'm concerned about chrome chipping/flaking/pitting..... and if the Chinese rims will actually be perfectly round and balanced.

Anyone heard anything bad about Velocity rims?
if theyre that much cheaper then why not? but hold on, are you talking 1600 WITH tires? I payed 1500 for mine, 18's with falken tires out the door. so if your talking 1600 rims only, keep looking. and yes mine are american racing edition.
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