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Old 09-27-2005, 10:43 PM
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Simmons Wheels....

Just thought I would share some pics of my new simmons wheels.

there 18x9 front 265/35.....18x10 rear 295/35.

Wanted to keep the gold look try to give the stock feel, but i also wanted the bigger 18" to fill up the wheel wells.

They were expensive, but i couldn't be happier. The fit is just right and feel on the road is good too.
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Looks great. I saw pics of it along time ago and fell in love with it. But these pics were atleast a year ago, so the wheels arent really new are they?
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I whole-heartedly approve! Very nice!
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Not my car. Thats Heath Elmers old car. Thats were i got the idea for the gold alta series.

That pic must be floating around because thats the only one i saw.
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cool i was wondering maybe it was someone elses car. But I studied the two closely and couldnt find any differences exepot the car I posted had bigger brakes, and i couldnt tell for sure if yours did.

and ya, ive only seen two of his car....here's the other:
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you guys are blind, they're different cars

look at the front fender, one has the sticker one doesn't!
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I caught that too easySPEED =) One more thing, the windshield banner...on one it's closer to the edge of the A-Pill ar than the other.

Regardless they're both awsome cars. Very nice, the wheels look great.
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They look too much like import wheels im not feeling them
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I think the wheels flow very nicely and retain the stock pace car feel.. nice choice
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I like em, I think they're nice. I think a lower stance would compliment them well.
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i think its an awesome look
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Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
you guys are blind, they're different cars

look at the front fender, one has the sticker one doesn't!

Alex, arent you supposed to be on the H2 forums by now
Or was it an Escalade you were buying
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I got a TTA too.

But I sure dont like those rims.

They dont flow and have nothing of the stock look.

But each his own :-) If u like them, its all you :-)

I've gutted mine and rebuilt the whole thing for making some real power :-) So oh well lol

Where u at in IL Paccio? Anywhere near Chicago? We hav eour own Nw In/ Chicago Board under the Regional boards section

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they looks great . i like em .
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I'm feelin them and I don't normally like the gold wheels.
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I think they looked...ok in the first pics Paccio posted, but the above 3/4 shot Flyinlow89 posted makes them look great. I think the overcast weather on the first pics don't do them justice.

Now everyone wishes they could have 17 and 18" crosslaces but I understand what he meant by retaining the factory look. He knows they aren't crosslaces, just the deep dish with gold spokes is what he wanted and besides you won't be seeing the wheels for that long racing a TTA anyway.
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Nice choice. They look da^n good.
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I like them, I'd probably like them more if they didn't have those fake bead locks. However I still like them.
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bigwhite nailed it right on the head. I wanted the dish with some gold and 18", yet retain some stock feel.

18" crosslace would be nice, but we all know there is no such thing.

They do look better with sunny skies and palm trees for background.
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Originally posted by Gladstoneiroc
I like them, I'd probably like them more if they didn't have those fake bead locks. However I still like them.
those are high end Simmons wheels...im pretty sure the bolts arent fake
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good call flyin. They better be real they hold my wheels together.
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Originally posted by paccio
18" crosslace would be nice, but we all know there is no such thing.
Actually - they do exist. They are made by a company called SSR and as far as my research has shown, they're not available in the USA (think Japan) and have had problems bending. They are out there though.
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