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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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Default Wheel evolution...lets see yours!!
First 1999,
2001 Thin Spoke

ZO6 MOTORSPORTS 18 FT 19 R

CCW SP-500 18 FT 19 R

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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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very nice! Personally (zips up flame suit) I like the wagon wheels better than the thin-spokes. They seem to balance the car out better, where as the thin spokes are too thin IMO. But your newest set is jsut drop dead sexy!
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DeBaGo
I like the wagon wheels better than the thin-spokes.
a 19/20 chrome wagon set up would be insane
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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Oh well, my car is stock and so are the wheels.
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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I went from chrome wagon wheels to these.

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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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You keep gettin' better, but lose the BSM's and you'll be perfect!





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Ill play. Thin spokes when I bought it.

And my 19x10 and 19x11 CCW 505A's
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Here is my wheel progression.


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Ok, I can do this but can't find all the pics, so just a wordlist:

1997...stock wagons
1999...chromed wagons
2001...polished thin spokes
2002...painted Z06s
2003...Iforged Evos
2008...chromed C6 stockers (wagon wheel 2)

Don't ask me to make an 'exhaust list'!
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No pictures until spring, but:

2001 stock polished thin spoke
2009 Ruff Racing 279's 18 all around
2009 Ruff Racing 279's 18/19 setup
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A little scenery change
wagons (which I actually like):


18/19 Lightning:
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Here is mine. I went from the waggon wheels, to machine faced thin spokes. I'm in the process of getting new wheels in a couple of months. I'm thinking C6Z wheels are next in line.





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I think the C5 body styling and the thin spoke wheels just go together very well.
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Wagon Wheels:


to Machined Face/black ZO6 wheels:
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Can't find a pic with the original gold wheels (in my desktop) but here are the rest:
HRE's (17/18)

CCW's Polished

CCW's P/C Blk
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Some great lookin wheels this year for me its brakes and tires may get to the wheels someday
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Original gray wagon wheels -





Chrome wagon wheels -



Current iForged polished/clear coated Equips 18/19

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