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Old Nov 8, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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Hello All. Was Just Wondering About What Kind Of Rims Should I Get My Car, Color, Size, And How Much I Should Lower It If I Get 19's.. Preciate All Your Input!!!
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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I would get what you want rather than someone else likes and dislikes...I would shop around and look at as many z's with wheels before you jump on anything. There is so many good looking wheels out there to choose and when you do choose you also have to consider your budget also.....If it is better to wait for what you want then just wait till you have enough for the wheels you REALLY one..
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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If I had a LeMans Sunset Z, I would get a 3 piece wheel where I could remove the center and have it painted to match the car. I've see a couple Z's like that and it looked great. SBC would also be a nice finish on which ever wheel you choose.

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Hello All. Was Just Wondering About What Kind Of Rims Should I Get My Car, Color, Size, And How Much I Should Lower It If I Get 19's.. Preciate All Your Input!!!
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 08:46 AM
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Wheels are all pretty much based on personal taste. As far as sizes are concerned, it all depends on what you want to do with the car. Bigger looks better, but smaller performs better. If you're going for looks, 19s are the most popular size to go with. I plan on going with 18s, since they are the best comprimise b/w looks and performance. Seeing as how you got a Track, you need to watch your offsets so you can clear your Brembos. I'm not the expert on that though since I don't have them. Get with someone that has a Track model with aftermarket wheels and see what they have for the offsets. You can also get in touch with some of the vendors and they should be able to help.
As far as brands are concerned, there's hundreds of wheel manufacturers out there. Generally, you get what you pay for. Volks, Racing Harts, HREs and such are excellent wheels, but come with a hefty price tag. If you find a particular wheel you like, post up a picture of it and someone on the forum will be able to tell you what is is and the quality of the wheel.

Personally, I think the LS Zs can pull off ANY color wheel (except some extreme ones like blue, red, pink etc.).
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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I WAS THINKING GUNMETAL OR JUST BLACK WITH A THICK CHROME LIP!!! HEADING TOWARDS 20'S, SIMPLY BECUZ I CAN'T AFFORD A TT SETUP!! MINUS WELL MAKE IT LOOK GOOD HUH...
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I WAS THINKING GUNMETAL OR JUST BLACK WITH A THICK CHROME LIP!!! HEADING TOWARDS 20'S, SIMPLY BECUZ I CAN'T AFFORD A TT SETUP!! MINUS WELL MAKE IT LOOK GOOD HUH...
20s will cost damn near as much as the GReddy twins. You got to factor in the cost of tires too. And, IMO, 20s are too big for a sports car. Looks strange to me. Not knocking whoever got them, but to each his own.
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Originally Posted by Ed 718
I would get what you want rather than someone else likes and dislikes...I would shop around and look at as many z's with wheels before you jump on anything. There is so many good looking wheels out there to choose and when you do choose you also have to consider your budget also.....If it is better to wait for what you want then just wait till you have enough for the wheels you REALLY one..
+1. get whatever makes you happy. however, when I was shopping around for rims I really loved the deep dish mesh look of the 19" Racing Hart C4's on Import Tuners Project Z. however when I started getting prices I was looking at around $4G's w/tires, looking at the long term cost of buying 19" tires and the performance aspect I settled for a lower end look alike (18"ADR M-sports). if/when I change rims again I'll probably just bite the bullet and get some 19" Volk SF-Winnings, LE28N's or Racing Hart J8's in gunmetal.
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Originally Posted by showstoppertk
I really loved the deep dish mesh look of the 19" Racing Hart C4's
Those are the exact wheels I wanted but decided on something else. I have other projects I'm working on so paying 3 grand on wheels and tires was not what i wanted to do. The wheels I have on now I got for less than a grand and I have the stock Sh!tenza's wrapped on them 18x8 and 18x9....
HERE IS SOME PICS OF MY WHEELS....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../DOWNTOWN2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...8/PICT4447.jpg

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Buy mine haha!
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