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Jan 2, 2014 | 10:15 AM

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From: Hotlanta, GA--- Home of the Bandit!

Car: '89 5spd GTA

Engine: 305(LB9) TPI

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 3.42

New meats on the GTA

Added front rims on the rear and installed 255/50-16's...

Diggin' the look

BEFORE:

AFTER:

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Jan 2, 2014 | 10:46 AM

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Car: 1984 LG4 Camaro

Engine: 350 Roller Motor

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Axle/Gears: Strange 12 bolt 3.42

Re: New meats on the GTA

That is the way GM should have shipped them out from the factory...

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Jan 2, 2014 | 10:54 AM

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Car: 89 trans am / 67 gto

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Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 bolt

Re: New meats on the GTA

very nice car.

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Jan 2, 2014 | 11:00 AM

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Engine: Built 355 to install

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Re: New meats on the GTA

Nice Brian, Now I know what I'm buy'n......

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Jan 2, 2014 | 11:56 AM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

Engine: 305(LB9) TPI

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 3.42

Re: New meats on the GTA

Thanks guys,

Much agreed that the cars should've came this way..

Where are you at in GA GOATS2QUICK?

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Jan 2, 2014 | 12:48 PM

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Car: 89 trans am / 67 gto

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Re: New meats on the GTA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unholy 89

Thanks guys,

Much agreed that the cars should've came this way..

Where are you at in GA GOATS2QUICK?

FDR state park
pine mountain ga

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Jan 2, 2014 | 01:19 PM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

Engine: 305(LB9) TPI

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 3.42

Re: New meats on the GTA

Thats cool, I'm down that way a lot and the family competes with our horses in Pine Mtn and Hamilton. We're in Fayetteville.

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Jan 2, 2014 | 02:59 PM

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Car: 1971 Camaro

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Re: New meats on the GTA

Are your back tires on backwards?

Kinda looks like they have a directional tread.

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Jan 2, 2014 | 04:57 PM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

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Are your back tires on backwards?

Good eye Johnny..... Looks like they are !

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Jan 3, 2014 | 06:16 AM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

Engine: 305(LB9) TPI

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 3.42

Re: New meats on the GTA

Good eyes guys... I will check today, but I put them on in the rain and it was freezing, may have hurried too much....

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Jan 5, 2014 | 04:42 PM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

Looks good! I plan on using the front wheel offset on all 4 wheels when I have my custom larger size GTA wheels made.

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Jan 5, 2014 | 07:57 PM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

What kind of tires do you have on there?

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Jan 6, 2014 | 07:15 AM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

^ looks like Kumhos.

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Jan 6, 2014 | 09:38 AM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

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Re: New meats on the GTA

They're BFG's

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Jan 6, 2014 | 09:47 AM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

Just kumhos on the front then?

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Jan 6, 2014 | 09:58 AM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

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Re: New meats on the GTA

yep

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Jan 6, 2014 | 10:13 AM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

Are the fronts 245 or 255?

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Jan 6, 2014 | 10:17 AM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

Engine: 305(LB9) TPI

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 3.42

Re: New meats on the GTA

245 on front

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Jan 6, 2014 | 03:56 PM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

looks great!

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Jan 6, 2014 | 04:03 PM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

can you do the same thing with iroc 16s? that would so solve my fitment issue

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Jan 6, 2014 | 04:07 PM

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Car: '89 5spd GTA

Engine: 305(LB9) TPI

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: Borg-Warner 3.42

Re: New meats on the GTA

should be able to....

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Jan 6, 2014 | 04:16 PM

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Re: New meats on the GTA

okay cool because i HATE how the back wheels slightly tuck under the fender flares...

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