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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Does anyone know the brand name or anything about these wheels. I'd like to score a set, but don't know who makes them or where to get them.

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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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They are Niche F18's.



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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
They are Niche F18's.



Damn, you're good.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
They are Niche F18's.




You ARE good. Very impressive. Thx for the help!!!
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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Now thats BLING!
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
They are Niche F18's.




Anyone want to guess the wheel size? 19's or 20's? How about the kind of tire that's mounted on it?
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tires are bfg
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They look like 19's on the car pictured.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
They look like 19's on the car pictured.
19's all the way around?

What's "bfg" an acronym for?
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Originally Posted by SRMX
19's all the way around?

What's "bfg" an acronym for?
The rear's don't look big enough to be 20's..bad pic angle, I could be wrong. I have 19/20's on mine, so I can usually tell. I'm guessing 19's all around.

BFG is short for BF Goodrich tires.

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BF Goodrich
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
The rear's don't look big enough to be 20's..bad pic angle, I could be wrong. I have 19/20's on mine, so I can usually tell. I'm guessing 19's all around.

BFG is short for BF Goodrich tires.

Thx guys. I'm obviously a rookie in the car world. Getting my first vette on Jan 9th. Used '97 C5 with 12k miles and I want to put some rims and tires on it.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
The rear's don't look big enough to be 20's..bad pic angle, I could be wrong. I have 19/20's on mine, so I can usually tell. I'm guessing 19's all around.

BFG is short for BF Goodrich tires.

While I'm at it, is there any big disadvantage to putting the same sized tire on all 4's or should I stick to the same ratio as the stock wheels?
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Originally Posted by SRMX
While I'm at it, is there any big disadvantage to putting the same sized tire on all 4's or should I stick to the same ratio as the stock wheels?
There's nothing wrong with running the same wheel size all around, as you can just stagger the tire sizes a bit to keep the rear tires a little taller (which IS important).

I'd suggest a 19/20 combo with 275/30/19 and 285/30/20 tires.

If you want 19's all around, a 275/30/19 front and 295/35/19 rear works well. A 305/30/19 can also work nicely in the rear, but you'll need a minimum of 10.5" wide wheel to run it...I didn't note what widths these wheels were available in.

Good luck on your new ride and welcome to the forum.

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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
There's nothing wrong with running the same wheel size all around, as you can just stagger the tire sizes a bit to keep the rear tires a little taller (which IS important).

I'd suggest a 19/20 combo with 275/30/19 and 285/30/20 tires.

If you want 19's all around, a 275/30/19 front and 295/35/19 rear works well. A 305/30/19 can also work nicely in the rear, but you'll need a minimum of 10.5" wide wheel to run it...I didn't note what widths these wheels were available in.

Good luck on your new ride and welcome to the forum.

The biggest size they come in (as far as I can tell) is 20x10 and 19x10. Will that work? If so, what size of tire would I want on them? Any recommendations on a good wearing, quiet, good priced tire? I'm mainly going to cruise the car. I live in Arizona, so heat is a factor and rain/snow won't be.
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A nice cast aluminum center disk wheel with chrome outer lip, but, available in only 19X8.5, !9X10, 20X8.5, and 20X10.
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