deep dish 19 and 20
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Originally posted by iansane
I like the 19's.
Aren't 19" tires alot more expensive than 20" ?
I like the 19's.
Aren't 19" tires alot more expensive than 20" ?
a z rated 295/25/20 in the most expensive make and brand will run you no more then $300 a piece which isn't bad at all.
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camaros/firebirds are made for speed not bling bling. to me, 20's on thirdgen looks retarded and makes me want to point and laugh at you, but thats just my [QUOTE]
I agree and disagree!
Some 20's do look goofy as do some 15,s ,18,s and 17s!!!!
Its all about the wheel design and tire package!!!
The bright red Camaro and the burgandy one above including those 4th gens look sick!
I do agree with you however I have seen some big wheels that look getto, pimpin mobiles...
20's and 19's are amazing if done RIGHT! Most of the concept cars in the magazines the new GTO and so on have huge 19 20 inch wheels.
camaros/firebirds are made for speed not bling bling. to me, 20's on thirdgen looks retarded and makes me want to point and laugh at you, but thats just my [QUOTE]
I agree and disagree!
Some 20's do look goofy as do some 15,s ,18,s and 17s!!!!
Its all about the wheel design and tire package!!!
The bright red Camaro and the burgandy one above including those 4th gens look sick!
I do agree with you however I have seen some big wheels that look getto, pimpin mobiles...
20's and 19's are amazing if done RIGHT! Most of the concept cars in the magazines the new GTO and so on have huge 19 20 inch wheels.
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I recall that that car has 20's on it here:
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Original black paint
Tires: Front 245/40/20 Michelin Pilot Sport, rear 285/35/20 Pirelli Pzero. M/T ET Street 820/11,5/15 for drag.
Rims: BBS RC 9x20” og 10x20”.
ALL details are in the thread I posted above....
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Tires: Front 245/40/20 Michelin Pilot Sport, rear 285/35/20 Pirelli Pzero. M/T ET Street 820/11,5/15 for drag.
Rims: BBS RC 9x20” og 10x20”.
ALL details are in the thread I posted above....
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yes that car has 20's and just because 20's or 16's aren't your thing is no reason to push it down anyones throat. please keep the topic relative. if you don't like 20's and have to put your .02 in then please at least explain why in a logistic way. most people that want larger wheels either want to fit in with the new thing or have a different element behind it. otherwise all our cars would have came with 15's rather then the 16" upgrade.
either way it's all preference vs. opinion. just keep it clean. anyone have any other pictures of a dished thirdgen with 19 or 20" rims?
either way it's all preference vs. opinion. just keep it clean. anyone have any other pictures of a dished thirdgen with 19 or 20" rims?
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this is the pic i was thinking of, but then i found the thread and they're actually 22's so i guess 20's wouldn't be quite as bad as i was thinking, but still a little too big in my opinion.
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
i'm not sure, boze is offering me 20's to use their car in their hotrod ads, i'm telling them that the lift the 20's will give the car won't be as nice as they are thinking. if i were to do heavy body modifications to the rear it could be possible but with air struts up front i can't run anything wider then a 245 tire and the 20's only come in 8.5 which is pushing it... still working out the details so i'm not sure. the 20" wheel is only 2lbs heavier and the tires are only $80 more for a set of 4 so it isn't an issue of breaking the bank, it's an issue of making it fit the build.
i'm not sure, boze is offering me 20's to use their car in their hotrod ads, i'm telling them that the lift the 20's will give the car won't be as nice as they are thinking. if i were to do heavy body modifications to the rear it could be possible but with air struts up front i can't run anything wider then a 245 tire and the 20's only come in 8.5 which is pushing it... still working out the details so i'm not sure. the 20" wheel is only 2lbs heavier and the tires are only $80 more for a set of 4 so it isn't an issue of breaking the bank, it's an issue of making it fit the build.
The photoshop of the 19's looks good... but the 20's looks RIGHT for the type of project your talking about doing.
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I thought you sold the car?
Is Boze offering to sponsor twenties, or do you still have to buy them?
I like 18's personally, but the 19's look good too. I've seen a few thirdgens on 20's and they look stupid. You have it exactly correct about the ride height. They end up looking lifted. Even with no fender gap, there is 8" under the car. It doesn't look right. There is no way to get your car low enough to make 20's look right. You don't have enough room in the rear fender wells and you have to be able to to turn.
Is Boze offering to sponsor twenties, or do you still have to buy them?
I like 18's personally, but the 19's look good too. I've seen a few thirdgens on 20's and they look stupid. You have it exactly correct about the ride height. They end up looking lifted. Even with no fender gap, there is 8" under the car. It doesn't look right. There is no way to get your car low enough to make 20's look right. You don't have enough room in the rear fender wells and you have to be able to to turn.
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yes i sold the car, i agree on the 20's which is the biggest question. you can do it however to keep tire size relative you'd have to run a 30 series up front and a 25 series in the rear. for a trailer queen this would be fine but i'd like to drive the car some. that and their 20's can only be hooped in a 8.5 not an 8. i need an 8" because of the front airstruts.
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So you got another one and bagged it as well? I have not been on this forum in a while, so I don't know the story.
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that would be to wide with air ride..he probably couldnt tuck that...plus he said only 8' wide up front do to the strut bag
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true, i forgot about the bags. but i still think the offsizing would look alright due to the differences in the lips. but if it, in fact, doesnt look right then my suggestions is 19's.
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To me when he had 18's it looked like the rear rim was smaller i actually think unless u make the front and rear the same height the back would look better with a 1 up.car. Heres the 19" pic looks like it could use 20's in the back
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of course it does... that's why i don't like looking at pictures. the car had it lifted in the rear because of the air ride... when all things are considered the car should be level. if i were to have my suspension set up like that then it would be a different ball game and i'd agree.
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didnt flynlow92 have 19's from intro? Not sure on the lip size but he seemed to have them fit well
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
i agree with you and hense the problem.. i'm still trying to see if i can work it out by changing other things. in essence it's all an illusion, the 20's with a 4" lip will really look like 19's however i have to find the right tire profile. 19's without a doubt are the safer choice though but then again what is fun about being safe?
i agree with you and hense the problem.. i'm still trying to see if i can work it out by changing other things. in essence it's all an illusion, the 20's with a 4" lip will really look like 19's however i have to find the right tire profile. 19's without a doubt are the safer choice though but then again what is fun about being safe?
It just appears to be lots of headaches for little payoff. But you and I want different things from our thirdgens, so what do I know?
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this isn't about my car... it is a discussion on what wheel fits the design of the body best which can change by offset and wheel design. there is no true right or wrong answer.
in life there are many headaches... the difficulty of the decision and the angle at which the problem is dealt with is what keeps things interesting, often always paying off. it's the simple answers that often reward nothing.
in life there are many headaches... the difficulty of the decision and the angle at which the problem is dealt with is what keeps things interesting, often always paying off. it's the simple answers that often reward nothing.
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
this isn't about my car... it is a discussion on what wheel fits the design of the body best which can change by offset and wheel design. there is no true right or wrong answer.
in life there are many headaches... the difficulty of the decision and the angle at which the problem is dealt with is what keeps things interesting, often always paying off. it's the simple answers that often reward nothing.
this isn't about my car... it is a discussion on what wheel fits the design of the body best which can change by offset and wheel design. there is no true right or wrong answer.
in life there are many headaches... the difficulty of the decision and the angle at which the problem is dealt with is what keeps things interesting, often always paying off. it's the simple answers that often reward nothing.
woah deep!
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
this isn't about my car... it is a discussion on what wheel fits the design of the body best which can change by offset and wheel design. there is no true right or wrong answer.
in life there are many headaches... the difficulty of the decision and the angle at which the problem is dealt with is what keeps things interesting, often always paying off. it's the simple answers that often reward nothing.
this isn't about my car... it is a discussion on what wheel fits the design of the body best which can change by offset and wheel design. there is no true right or wrong answer.
in life there are many headaches... the difficulty of the decision and the angle at which the problem is dealt with is what keeps things interesting, often always paying off. it's the simple answers that often reward nothing.
I think it was the whole idea of having 20s look like 19s that threw me off....I just kept thinking, "Why wouldn't you just....get 19s?"
There are some very sharp looking cars posted in this thread which tie 19 and 20 inch wheels in very well with the overall look of the car.
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the only problem i find with the staggered sizing is that they tend to look better on an angle. the side shots often don't look as good.
i agree for myself i think 19's are as large as i'd go. mainly because of tire choice "driveability". either way it's all opinions..
i agree for myself i think 19's are as large as i'd go. mainly because of tire choice "driveability". either way it's all opinions..
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
no they weren't billet, they were a cast 19" wheel. they were millie miglia 5 somethings..
no they weren't billet, they were a cast 19" wheel. they were millie miglia 5 somethings..
actually i belive they were zenetti five's. if i do remember right and my bosses son just got them put on his new stang.
but on to the subject i think 19's look the best. i know that is what i am going to get next
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actually i think you may be right, both very similar styles.
either way they aren't billet, they are cast.
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ghlight=wheels
either way they aren't billet, they are cast.
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ghlight=wheels
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either of these arent too bad from intro....can get a 19x8/10 combo, and only 20x8.5/10 for 20s, so you're stuck again with that dilema
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they look much better in pictures then on a car and you have to have at least an 18" with eithe of them to look right. they are nice wheels but personally they have much better designs. they are also the makers of I-forged which is a much better line i feel. you can get the 3 piece i-forged wheels in a 2 piece and they are labeled intro instead.
same as boze forged which is two piece, pay a little more and get them in a 3 piece ze forged (same company)
intro also use to be known as heavy d's... they still make some wheels under their line. similar to hre's standard 5 spoke they make an aero. usually any billet company can make something similar to what you want, the wheels are not all listed on their site. just need to talk to them and let them know exactly what you want. pictures or drawings help obiviously.
same as boze forged which is two piece, pay a little more and get them in a 3 piece ze forged (same company)
intro also use to be known as heavy d's... they still make some wheels under their line. similar to hre's standard 5 spoke they make an aero. usually any billet company can make something similar to what you want, the wheels are not all listed on their site. just need to talk to them and let them know exactly what you want. pictures or drawings help obiviously.
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IMO anything larger than 17" wheels do not fit the proportions of a thirdgen. As the wheel get larger than 17" the car begins to look cartoonish, which I guess some people are actually going for, like a Big Daddy Roth caricature of a car or something. The picture of the car in this thread with 22" wheels has to be considered ridiculous by anyone with a pulse. Besides, the tire choices dwindle to very few even above 16". I have 15" on my car, but Im going for a different look/function as a street/strip drag racer. The choice of tires quadrupled just goin form 16" to 15". I just bought my son a beautiful 1990 firebird 6 cylinder with 38,000 original miles. We are considering 17" rims and some Toyo tires which would look nice and still be funtional for a cruiser type car like his.
anyway, thats my 2 cents, and an attempt to logically justify it
anyway, thats my 2 cents, and an attempt to logically justify it
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My favorite wheel package yet for a 91/91Z...
My favorite wheel package yet for a 91/91Z...
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Originally posted by Larry Dunlap
IMO anything larger than 17" wheels do not fit the proportions of a thirdgen. As the wheel get larger than 17" the car begins to look cartoonish, which I guess some people are actually going for, like a Big Daddy Roth caricature of a car or something. The picture of the car in this thread with 22" wheels has to be considered ridiculous by anyone with a pulse. Besides, the tire choices dwindle to very few even above 16". I have 15" on my car, but Im going for a different look/function as a street/strip drag racer. The choice of tires quadrupled just goin form 16" to 15". I just bought my son a beautiful 1990 firebird 6 cylinder with 38,000 original miles. We are considering 17" rims and some Toyo tires which would look nice and still be funtional for a cruiser type car like his.
anyway, thats my 2 cents, and an attempt to logically justify it
IMO anything larger than 17" wheels do not fit the proportions of a thirdgen. As the wheel get larger than 17" the car begins to look cartoonish, which I guess some people are actually going for, like a Big Daddy Roth caricature of a car or something. The picture of the car in this thread with 22" wheels has to be considered ridiculous by anyone with a pulse. Besides, the tire choices dwindle to very few even above 16". I have 15" on my car, but Im going for a different look/function as a street/strip drag racer. The choice of tires quadrupled just goin form 16" to 15". I just bought my son a beautiful 1990 firebird 6 cylinder with 38,000 original miles. We are considering 17" rims and some Toyo tires which would look nice and still be funtional for a cruiser type car like his.
anyway, thats my 2 cents, and an attempt to logically justify it
personally there is a very heavy trade off the larger you go. 18" and above tires are all pretty relative and the choices are very good from what they were a few years ago but you loose some performance from the rotating mass unlike a typical 16 or even 15" setup. i myself for a younger person would say 17's are the max as you get a great style and power weight ratio without the need to be extremely careful with the rims and where you are driving.
for myself though building a show car or something i like to drive on the street every once in awhile something like 18"+ is well worth the rewards. it's all personal opinion, i like to see new things and while i have vehicles with 22's they belong on them, a thirdgen just isn't one of them.
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What size rims and tires are these?
What size rims and tires are these?
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
19x8 with 4.75"
20x8.5 with 5"
19x8 with 4.75"
20x8.5 with 5"
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the only problem i find with the staggered sizing is that they tend to look better on an angle. the side shots often don't look as good.
i agree for myself i think 19's are as large as i'd go. mainly because of tire choice "driveability". either way it's all opinions..
the only problem i find with the staggered sizing is that they tend to look better on an angle. the side shots often don't look as good.
i agree for myself i think 19's are as large as i'd go. mainly because of tire choice "driveability". either way it's all opinions..
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doesn't mean it looks right or bad.... it's all personal preference and the power tour is also setup to travel on very nice roads, for that reason alone so it doesn't mean much as far as wheel and tire combinations are concerned. the long haul proves that a cars motor/drivetrain can handle the drive more then anything.
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the last 2 i went on were pretty much perfect. i suppose it depends on where you live but here in michigan 1 out of 10 roads are nice. the power tour will not come through michigan for that very reason.
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on what a 20" rim? well to keep a stock dia. you would need either a 25 or 30 series which is thinner then both of what is being ran on the vehicles above with 20's.
i bent two hoops with a 3.9" sidewall on very small holes however it was on a 4 1/4" reverse mount lip. the stock tire size sidewall is roughly 1" more then that. you could adjust for this problem by running a taller tire obviously but anything above a 26" overall height tire will literally raise the vehicle and give the car that funny stance. you have to look at the problem and realize what's more important which is why in this theory alone the 19" is as tall as you could get and be ok, 20's can be made to work.
i bent two hoops with a 3.9" sidewall on very small holes however it was on a 4 1/4" reverse mount lip. the stock tire size sidewall is roughly 1" more then that. you could adjust for this problem by running a taller tire obviously but anything above a 26" overall height tire will literally raise the vehicle and give the car that funny stance. you have to look at the problem and realize what's more important which is why in this theory alone the 19" is as tall as you could get and be ok, 20's can be made to work.
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