Camaro + Hawks 17x9 GTA
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Camaro + Hawks 17x9 GTA
Just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone else looking for inspiration or thinking about it.
I figured this might be a slightly unusual combination with the red and gold, in some ways it looks better than I expected, sometimes I think otherwise. For right now I think it's brilliant, but I think I might get some 1/4 to 1/2 in spacers for the rears just to get them out from under the fenders just a little bit. The other small bummer is it's not very obvious I have LS1 brakes on the car anymore, or four wheel disc brakes. I definitely liked the big disc brake look (even though ls1 brakes arent that big).
In general I prefer IROC wheels, and 5 spoke wheels. But the very 80's aesthetic plus the very deep apparent dish of these sold me on it. And on that level they totally deliver. I didn't weigh them but they're definitely very light. That was the other reason, with the 17x9 IROCs listed at 27 lbs or so and these listed at 21, I figured they go over well at the autocross. The old ZR1s are 17x9 as well and also very light, but now I can get rid of the 2 inch adapters. Also props to Hawks for making Camaro center caps for these. They really sealed the deal. Should I try to get the black lug nut covers?
I figured this might be a slightly unusual combination with the red and gold, in some ways it looks better than I expected, sometimes I think otherwise. For right now I think it's brilliant, but I think I might get some 1/4 to 1/2 in spacers for the rears just to get them out from under the fenders just a little bit. The other small bummer is it's not very obvious I have LS1 brakes on the car anymore, or four wheel disc brakes. I definitely liked the big disc brake look (even though ls1 brakes arent that big).
In general I prefer IROC wheels, and 5 spoke wheels. But the very 80's aesthetic plus the very deep apparent dish of these sold me on it. And on that level they totally deliver. I didn't weigh them but they're definitely very light. That was the other reason, with the 17x9 IROCs listed at 27 lbs or so and these listed at 21, I figured they go over well at the autocross. The old ZR1s are 17x9 as well and also very light, but now I can get rid of the 2 inch adapters. Also props to Hawks for making Camaro center caps for these. They really sealed the deal. Should I try to get the black lug nut covers?
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Re: Camaro + Hawks 17x9 GTA
Looks great! I am looking forward to getting the same wheels once I get further in my swap, they are just awesome. I personally would have gone black with red but that's just my preference
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in general I agree, but I tend to dislike black wheels, and something about the black on these wheels makes the wheels look smaller to me. If they had a charcoal gray I'd probably have gotten that.
But red and gold is something you'd see a lot on classic racing Ferraris for example. Its not as common to see it together these days. But like half the race cars in the 80s seemed to have gold wheels. So I like it just because it's a little different and a bit of a throwback.
https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/C...DV-14-MH-1.jpg
https://images.hindustantimes.com/au...2675987739.jpg
https://stories.hemmings.com/wp-cont...rigin-8723.jpg
https://wallup.net/wp-content/upload...-4000x2667.jpg
But red and gold is something you'd see a lot on classic racing Ferraris for example. Its not as common to see it together these days. But like half the race cars in the 80s seemed to have gold wheels. So I like it just because it's a little different and a bit of a throwback.
https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/C...DV-14-MH-1.jpg
https://images.hindustantimes.com/au...2675987739.jpg
https://stories.hemmings.com/wp-cont...rigin-8723.jpg
https://wallup.net/wp-content/upload...-4000x2667.jpg
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Re: Camaro + Hawks 17x9 GTA
Yes, I think the black lug nut caps will look better than the open lug nuts, and they'll go with the black center caps.
Painting the brake calipers is about the only thing you can do to try to highlight them. From the angles you're showing us in all of your pictures, they aren't visible behind either style of wheel, so we can't see if you've already painted them.
The 17" replica wheels were designed for the same front/rear fit, unlike the factory wheels, so these do stick out farther in the rear than the factory wheels. But if you needed and used the supplied spacers with the front wheels, then that might make the rear wheels appear slightly inset, but still only about half as much as the difference of the factory front/rear combination. Another pair of those same spacers in the rear would make up for the difference, if you think it's really necessary, but it looks find from here.
Painting the brake calipers is about the only thing you can do to try to highlight them. From the angles you're showing us in all of your pictures, they aren't visible behind either style of wheel, so we can't see if you've already painted them.
The 17" replica wheels were designed for the same front/rear fit, unlike the factory wheels, so these do stick out farther in the rear than the factory wheels. But if you needed and used the supplied spacers with the front wheels, then that might make the rear wheels appear slightly inset, but still only about half as much as the difference of the factory front/rear combination. Another pair of those same spacers in the rear would make up for the difference, if you think it's really necessary, but it looks find from here.
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Re: Camaro + Hawks 17x9 GTA
Yes, I think the black lug nut caps will look better than the open lug nuts, and they'll go with the black center caps.
Painting the brake calipers is about the only thing you can do to try to highlight them. From the angles you're showing us in all of your pictures, they aren't visible behind either style of wheel, so we can't see if you've already painted them.
The 17" replica wheels were designed for the same front/rear fit, unlike the factory wheels, so these do stick out farther in the rear than the factory wheels. But if you needed and used the supplied spacers with the front wheels, then that might make the rear wheels appear slightly inset, but still only about half as much as the difference of the factory front/rear combination. Another pair of those same spacers in the rear would make up for the difference, if you think it's really necessary, but it looks find from here.
Painting the brake calipers is about the only thing you can do to try to highlight them. From the angles you're showing us in all of your pictures, they aren't visible behind either style of wheel, so we can't see if you've already painted them.
The 17" replica wheels were designed for the same front/rear fit, unlike the factory wheels, so these do stick out farther in the rear than the factory wheels. But if you needed and used the supplied spacers with the front wheels, then that might make the rear wheels appear slightly inset, but still only about half as much as the difference of the factory front/rear combination. Another pair of those same spacers in the rear would make up for the difference, if you think it's really necessary, but it looks find from here.
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