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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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Went with the Ace Slick (hyper black) 18x9.5 &18x11. Love the look.
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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More pics please
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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I've always liked those wheels, almost bought a set about a year ago.
they look great on your car!

What did you do for tires, type and size?
Why'd you pick that wheel diameter combination?
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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I wanna know what your neighbor was thinking when he put his basketball goal up halfway in the damn grass
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Looks good. More pics.
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I wanna know what your neighbor was thinking when he put his basketball goal up halfway in the damn grass
Hoop, not "Goal"...

Is that what you aussies call it there down under, Dingo?
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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are those just like c6z wheels or alittle differnt? They look tuff. Info on wheels?
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Old Dec 19, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MTPZ06
Hoop, not "Goal"...

Is that what you aussies call it there down under, Dingo?
I played football in high school

I live in Virginia! Be careful though, I'm known on the board for eating babies
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Very Nice
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What did you do for tires, type and size?
Why'd you pick that wheel diameter combination?
Tire I went with a 275/35/18 BFG KDW NT in the front and in the rear I went with a BFG drag radial 315/35/18.
I went with wheel size because I run a set of SP500 CCW's 18x10 and 18x12.
-I will post up more pictures as the weather gets better.. Thanks for all the positive feed back..
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are those just like c6z wheels or alittle differnt? They look tuff. Info on wheels?
There are the C6 Z06 rims but I like theses better. They are black inside the rim and on the sides of the star. that is why the polish really stands out.
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Originally Posted by smoothblue
Tire I went with a 275/35/18 BFG KDW NT in the front and in the rear I went with a BFG drag radial 315/35/18.
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any issue with active handling or trac control with that combo?
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Me likey.

Usually not a fan of C6 style wheels on C5's, but this variation looks good!

The best part is that C6Z brakes fit behind the Ace Slicks.
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any issue with active handling or trac control with that combo?
None at all!!
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Usually not a fan of C6 style wheels on C5's, but this variation looks good!
Thanks
The best part is that C6Z brakes fit behind the Ace Slicks.
That is one of my next upgrades..
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Car looks sharp those wheels really set it off. Are those wheels heavy? Take some more pics of the car.
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