please explain "wagon wheels"
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These wagon wheels look way better than some high priced jobs I've seen on some C5'S. and those thin spokes are fugly as well. Now I don't claim a wagon wheel is a great looking wheel but seriously, some after market wheels I've seen are worse.
For whatever reason GM has decided to put some of the ugliest wheels ever created on a vtette. I don't know why. The best looking wheels are on the 89-91 vette. I think they call them salad shooters, I may be wrong.
For whatever reason GM has decided to put some of the ugliest wheels ever created on a vtette. I don't know why. The best looking wheels are on the 89-91 vette. I think they call them salad shooters, I may be wrong.
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I've got 'em , wagon wheels, they came with the car. But I don't know why.
In passing, a poster here once said these wheels were popular with auto crossers because of strength and weight . I would like to know the specifics , or where to find them, if you do.
The wheels on my car , what I assume are the chrome wagon wheels , must have come from an earlier model.
I always thought I would return the car to normal 2003 wheels, although these have a nice pop against a black car. I would keep them as an upgrade, and as a part of the car's history if I knew enough about them to consider them as an upgrade.
Thanks
In passing, a poster here once said these wheels were popular with auto crossers because of strength and weight . I would like to know the specifics , or where to find them, if you do.
The wheels on my car , what I assume are the chrome wagon wheels , must have come from an earlier model.
I always thought I would return the car to normal 2003 wheels, although these have a nice pop against a black car. I would keep them as an upgrade, and as a part of the car's history if I knew enough about them to consider them as an upgrade.
Thanks
My e-mail is unreal4449@windstream.net
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1999 chrome GM wagon wheels I understood the grey ww's could be sent back to GM and swapped for chrome @ $320. per wheel. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is more chrome on one of these rims than on four thinspokes
Those are some ugly cars!