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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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I only want to spend mabe $2500-3k- I would love the HRE or Fikse but I cannot justify $5-6k right now. I would rather stay 17's front and 18's rear. BIgger wheels only slow you down:) Any suggestions?
I tried 2 sets of Z06 chrome wheels and had issues with them- so I realy dont want to try that route. I would have bought the iforged but they dont make them in 17's? I would rather have polished over chrome. Pictures or suggestions welcomed.

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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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Have you seen those new Z50 wheels by American Racing. I'm not sure of the cost but they look really nice, especially the black chrome.



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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 08:48 PM
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By the way, what kind of issues did you have with the chrome Z06 wheels?
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 09:28 PM
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Go with CCWs! :thumbs: I just got mine on my Z06 and they look FANTASTIC!
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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Kinesis is another good brand and priced competitively.
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 12:22 AM
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I called the other day on the new American Racing wheels, allthough I liked them I didn't like them at $850 worth each. I agree with staying with the standard Z06 sizes so I haven't decided which ones to go with yet.

Let me know what you decide on.

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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 01:54 AM
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ZULR8 try this link http://64.49.222.103/forums/showthre...ighlight=jacob
enjoy -full 135.00 each and partial 85.00 each
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 09:12 AM
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yeah that is waaayyy too much for american racing wheels. I like the look- but for that I could put Fikse or HRE for about another grand.


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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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Yeah I like that look- but I really dont want to have to ship my wheels to canada. Plus I would really like an extra set of wheels around and levae the stock ones in case I ever decided to sell the Z, which I doubt:)

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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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IMHO, HRE is the best looking wheel out there. Try Xtreme Motorsports, and make them sharpen their pencil. Good luck.

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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 04:55 AM
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The Iforged Evolutions are SUUWWEEETTTTT. Dunno what they cost though and I see what you say about them not coming inour size. Oh well. They are nice.
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