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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mod81
gentleman, this is quite possibley one of the worst, most immature threads i've ever seen. For the love of god, quit freaking bashing peoples cars/ideas...I've seen stupid remarks about women, somehow everyone seems to know everything about porsche's and remarks like "i cant think of too many ideas more revolting that 20's on a vette" dont have anyplace here. There are many that think rally's are revolting on a vette. Everyone needs to grow up, I used to get all wrapped up in these ticky tack back and forth fights, and there's just no end. So drop it. I can't believe this hasn't been locked. This forum would be much better and more productive if people would just stop ripping on people all the time.

P.S. it sucks sifting through 4 pages of garbage to find the 5 posts that actually have to do with 20's...which believe it or not some of us are intrigued by, and would like to read about!


But only a few people have them and they already posted. There is not much more to discuss.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by franksc2
Very nice! looks bad ***!! where did you get your tail lights?
Ecklers.

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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Default 18's here

i have 18x8.5 on mine

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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Like the Reverand Rodney King Jr. said, "can't we all just get along?"
I am joking. Here is a smiley to prove it.
Here is mine. 17" in front, 18" in back. I've been drooling over C6 Z06 wheels which are 19" out back. I bet factory rims will be 20" someday.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by garay77n84
i have 18x8.5 on mine

^^ what's that grey thing, a Vega?
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Star79
^^ what's that grey thing, a Vega?
71 camaro I think
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Yellow73SB
71 camaro I think
that was my second guess
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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You'll have to move on without me then. My 15" Cragar SS's get lots of oohs and aahs!
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Some people have a hard time gettin with the times. I hope I'm never that "old". Go to a Vette show and see which cars get the most "oohs" and "aahs". They'll be modified and they won't have 15" wheels, that's for sure. Not to bash the 15" crowd, it's just that that look has been around for years and people are movin on.
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Originally Posted by Star79
^^ what's that grey thing, a Vega?
if you want to call it a vega that's fine

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Old Apr 16, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Bee Jay
Like the Reverand Rodney King Jr. said, "can't we all just get along?"
I am joking. Here is a smiley to prove it.
Here is mine. 17" in front, 18" in back. I've been drooling over C6 Z06 wheels which are 19" out back. I bet factory rims will be 20" someday.
What did you do to get them to fit? I recently attempted to put wheels off a 99' vette, 18's on back and 17's up front but the offset was too high to bolt on to the rear.
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Originally Posted by Red73
Ecklers.
just ordered mine today
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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I'll be watching for pics of the wheel change. As I have mentioned on another post - I don't know how your Vette could look any better I'll watch and compare, but I don't think I'm gonna like the change
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just ordered mine today
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Originally Posted by franksc2
What did you do to get them to fit? I recently attempted to put wheels off a 99' vette, 18's on back and 17's up front but the offset was too high to bolt on to the rear.
2.5" adapters.
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18 X 9.5's up front and 18 X 10.5's in the rear. Toyo Proxy tires from TireDeals4Less and ZO6 replicas from TomZ Wheels.



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Originally Posted by Red73
Ecklers.
hey red what size tires are you running on the front?
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Originally Posted by Bee Jay
2.5" adapters.
I've got 2" adapters on already to fit the iroc wheels, i guess i just needed that 1/2" to fit. too bad i sold them on ebay already
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Originally Posted by oberth1
hey red what size tires are you running on the front?
245/40 17s


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Originally Posted by Red73
245/40 17s

hey red, do you have any rubbing issues up front with those tires?

also, where did you get your side exaust?
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Originally Posted by franksc2
You guys can't say that the pic of the black c3 that silversixx posted above does not look good with those wheels. 15" and 16" are out dated. I got to go 17" or better. I do agree that some 20" look hideous on a vette but with the right ones it will look good
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I don't know but if the 15" and 16"'s are out dated then the Vette itself may be out dated
Yeah seeing how all the C3s had 15", its pretty silly to say 15 inch wheels on C3s are outdated.

All of those big goofy azz wheels are nasty ghetto looking. Hate them.

Can't you kids put that Matchbox stuff on the Impalas with the flip flop paint that deserve them?
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