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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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I can't run C5 backspacing because I won't run spacers. Spacers are not allowed at the track either. |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Adapters are fine at the track.
Spacers are not.
Been running the mazda with 1.25" adapters for what, 3 years now with several drag passes. No problems. And my Jeep has 1.25" adapters and no problems in 4 low! _________________ A redline a day keeps the carbon away! |
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DBL_TKE Member
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1505 Location: Aloha, OR
1991 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Twilightoptics wrote: | Adapters are fine at the track.
Spacers are not.
Been running the mazda with 1.25" adapters for what, 3 years now with several drag passes. No problems. And my Jeep has 1.25" adapters and no problems in 4 low! |
I second that. Adapters are fine, and why wouldn't they be? Since they bolt on just think of it as an extension of the wheel as if it were a lower offset. _________________ Richmond 3.73 posi| 36/24 sway bars | SLP LM2 | Koni's | Ground Control 800/200 | Y2K wheels | Dyno Don headers & Y-pipe | airfoil | BBK underdrive pulleys | Raised strut mounts | Extended ball joints | LCARB'S
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iansane Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5740 Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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I just found these wheels from Forgestar on TGO. They look kind of cool actually. And more importantly I can get them in 19x9 & 19x11 in a multitude of offsets!
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Dewey316 wrote: | Jon, I like the C2K's from CCW, I like the flatter face on the spokes. |
Ya, you're right. Now that I think about it more the flatter face is better with a 3rd gen. |
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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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iansane wrote: | I just found these wheels from Forgestar on TGO. They look kind of cool actually. And more importantly I can get them in 19x9 & 19x11 in a multitude of offsets!
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That is hella sexy. I love that car. Minus the weenie back brakes that is. _________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow |
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83Z28BlackBetty Bam-Ba-Lam
Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 2083 Location: Aloha
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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that thing needs some tint and it is pure sexiness. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I am resurrecting this thread. I've been looking at wheels, and looking.... and looking.... and looking.... Why is it so dang hard to find something that looks good AND made in my size?!?!
There seems to be a trap when looking at wheels in catalogs. And that is a good looking bare wheel doesn't necessarily look good after being wrapped in tires and placed on a car. And I have also noticed that 3rd gens can't handle too much bling or too nice of a wheel because the car isn't exotic enough to support it. The car is pure 1980's and the wheel cannot depart to far from that look or you start singing, "One of these things isn't like the other."
So I have figured out a few rules for me to play by. I don't like spindly modern wheels that are mostly air. I like a deep dished rim on my generation of car (it is '80s). And despite all the fancy stuff out there, all the expensive stuff, and all the custom stuff.... I seem to like Firehawk wheels. But those wheels will never fit over my brakes.
I have gotta figure out where to go from here. |
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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5474
1987 Pontiac Formula
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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I think its harder to pick something for a firebird too. Most 5 spoke stuff just says "camaro" when I see it. Alot of times I go back to the classic looks from year one in modern sizes. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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chevymad wrote: | Most 5 spoke stuff just says "camaro" when I see it. |
Yes! So true! |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Firehawks are 17x9.5 Ronals... How big are your brakes?
Five years ago in this very thread I said that was the wheel you should go with and I stand by it. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, it turns out Aaron has style.
The Firehawks have very little clearance for brakes around the barrel. The stock 12" Brembo's barely fit. I don't even think LS1 brakes fit, let alone C6 brakes I have. |
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Alphius Peanut
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 2429 Location: Grand Mound
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Ronal Firehawks. _________________ 84 Camaro Z28 - LS1/T56
85 Silverado - Low and Slow |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Do you still have a line on your custom wheel guy? Talk him into knocking the Ronals off but with a milled-out barrel for a street application. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I do, and I am considering that. I would have to do painted inserts too because as weird as it sounds, the bare metal wheels just don't look right. I would have them painted locally though so I can really control the final outcome. |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:54 am Post subject: |
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What is your budget? Forgeline S03 is a classic design, it would do great on your car, and forgeline will build it out to whatever specs you want.
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have a budget, I just make judgement calls. There is a difference. It is my judgement that no set of wheels for my car is worth $6K. |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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I like the lip and the overall spoke look isn't bad, but those are some god-awful rivets... well those and the price.
That's some solid judgement, I'd say. |
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Al Hasse Member
Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 4379 Location: Bremerton, WA
1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:12 am Post subject: |
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CTW Motorsports, only one size (17 X 9.5), one style and come painted satin black or silver. They fit over most , if not all the big brake upgrades.. I chose the black ones for my car. Since they're painted, it's not much problem to have them media blasted and powder coated to your liking.
http://ctw-motorsports.com/
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:24 am Post subject: |
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I know those wheels are very light and functional but I have never liked the looks of them, especially on a Firebird. And they don't fit my car anyway (too little backspacing). |
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