Opinion on some rims please
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Car: 89 trans am gta; now 92 firebird
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700R4
Opinion on some rims please
Hey guys and gals. Just wondering on some thoughts on these TT2's I found. I am new to photoshop but i gave it a shot. Thanks for your thoughts!
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I was thinking about those rims too.
Sorry to change the subject, but do you have a full pic of your car (I really like how the black door bumper/guard thingy looks- it adds so much to the look of the car)
Sorry to change the subject, but do you have a full pic of your car (I really like how the black door bumper/guard thingy looks- it adds so much to the look of the car)
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Car: 89 trans am gta; now 92 firebird
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700R4
Originally Posted by underdave
Sorry to change the subject, but do you have a full pic of your car (I really like how the black door bumper/guard thingy looks- it adds so much to the look of the car)
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I think they would take away from how your car stands out....you have such a bright vibrant color, and with the hood, your car makes a statement by itself....go with something completly polished to really make it stand out
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
Transmission: T56, 700r4's, and NADA
Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
Those are Mustang Bullit wheels drilled for different bolt patterns after they figured out that every mustang dude and his cousin wanted them! Choose a different wheel! You would be rolling deep like every other mudstain in town that got factory optional 5 spokes. It has a good classic look, but it is a MUSTANG wheel. Try the Coys 5 spoke in black - might like it better.
Coy's Custom Wheel & Tire
OOPS! They don't show the black on the site, but I have seen them on E-BAY.
Coy's Custom Wheel & Tire
OOPS! They don't show the black on the site, but I have seen them on E-BAY.
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Originally Posted by BADNBLK
Those are Mustang Bullit wheels drilled for different bolt patterns after they figured out that every mustang dude and his cousin wanted them! Choose a different wheel! You would be rolling deep like every other mudstain in town that got factory optional 5 spokes. It has a good classic look, but it is a MUSTANG wheel.
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
Transmission: T56, 700r4's, and NADA
Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
The tt2's have a screw on center cap held on with 5 allen heads, not a pop in plastic center cap. There is a fake looking cobra on the center cap of these! The original Bullit wheels were tt1's with the cast centers in grey, and when Ford re-did them they made there own version in 17". They can now be purchased from aftermarket wheel companys (OE DESIGNS) in different bolt patterns. This is the same thing that they do with ZR1'S, Z06's, CobraR's, M3's, Lightning, IROC's, and other popular wheels. I think Chevy High Performance magazine put those on a grey 4th gen a year or two ago. They bolted up but the offset just didn't quite look right.
The reason I said the COYS, is because you can get them in a RWD offset, so that you can have a nice fat lip on the rims, and do no have to use a spacer. Best part is they still give a very similar look with a good price.
The reason I said the COYS, is because you can get them in a RWD offset, so that you can have a nice fat lip on the rims, and do no have to use a spacer. Best part is they still give a very similar look with a good price.
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Car: '88 IROC-Z / '91 Z28 / '91 GTA
Engine: LT4 Hot Cam 305 / L98 355 / MR 383
Transmission: 5-spd / 700R4 / 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3:45 / 3:23 / 3:23
wow at first I seriously though there were ford mustang stocker wheels (and no, there isn't anything wrong with that)
I personally think they don't look bad, but IMO there are better choices avaliable.
I personally think they don't look bad, but IMO there are better choices avaliable.
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Car: 1989 camaro rs
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Originally Posted by Firebat
They come in 20s if you think 17s are too small
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They are knock-offs of knock-offs.
Explanation: Ford payed the company who makes torq thrust 1 rims to use their design as a base design for the Mustang's rim. Aftermarket companies pretty much just change the lug pattern of the mustang's rim. Really, its a TT1-style rim?
This is a good rim alternative for someone who wants to pay about half the price of TT2's and Coys rims. Also a good alternative for a thirdgen car with a 4th gen rear because Coy's doesn't offer an offset that will work for 4th gen. The black rim pictured above comes in 3rd and 4th gen offsets.
If you don't have a 4th gen rear, really check out the Coys rims, The coys C5's seem to have the best lip out of the 3 rims i've been discussing, the lip is the big difference.
Explanation: Ford payed the company who makes torq thrust 1 rims to use their design as a base design for the Mustang's rim. Aftermarket companies pretty much just change the lug pattern of the mustang's rim. Really, its a TT1-style rim?
This is a good rim alternative for someone who wants to pay about half the price of TT2's and Coys rims. Also a good alternative for a thirdgen car with a 4th gen rear because Coy's doesn't offer an offset that will work for 4th gen. The black rim pictured above comes in 3rd and 4th gen offsets.
If you don't have a 4th gen rear, really check out the Coys rims, The coys C5's seem to have the best lip out of the 3 rims i've been discussing, the lip is the big difference.
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
Transmission: T56, 700r4's, and NADA
Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
I threw the COYS rims up there because of the fact that they can be bought for our cars, and run NO spacers. As Firebat say there is a great lip to these wheels when designed for our offest, and our a great alternative to the typical TT2 wheel.
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Car: 1988 trans am GTA
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700r4
i think they would look great on the car, i really like how black rims look on red cars for some reason i think you should get them now! asap! btw your car is very good looking
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