Waddya think? 17's on an FB

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Apr 27, 2008 | 04:42 PM

R.P.M.

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Waddya think? 17's on an FB

315/35ZR/17 tire

This rim and tire is intended for a 67 Camaro we're building....figured we'd stuff it under the FB to see what it looked like

And I kinda really like it

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:00 PM

splitzo

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Damn I think that looks pretty nice.

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:04 PM

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Oooh, nothing like old-style 5-spoke Kragars! I like that, gives it a nice muscle car look.

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:07 PM

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They are Amercian Racing Torq-thrust II's

Same wheels as we have on our 69 Camaro rag top

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:08 PM

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AR rims...I completely forgot the name of them from American Racing as those were always catching my eye years ago from AR.

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:14 PM

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Looks good, FYI it looks like the tires are facing the wrong direction.

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:19 PM

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That f-body is hot hot hot man!

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Apr 27, 2008 | 05:52 PM

BlackWorksInc

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That looks good! That answers my question of whether or not to slip 17"s on it :P

Apr 27, 2008 | 05:59 PM

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No, this is the way it is supposed to be:

Apr 27, 2008 | 06:02 PM

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It looks good but it would look much better on a widebody

Apr 27, 2008 | 06:53 PM

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Looks good. Hopefully you're not running a 12a though, since wheels that big will rob you of what little torque you already have haha

Apr 27, 2008 | 07:13 PM

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The car is an empty shell right now with the rear floor cut completely out of it, we just put the rims on a cart to see what they would look like.

Apr 27, 2008 | 07:42 PM

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BlackWorksInc

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Accoring to a tire calculator those rims with the tires should be 1.1% bigger than the stock + rims with tires

Apr 27, 2008 | 10:01 PM

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not overly a big fan of them...

Apr 27, 2008 | 11:06 PM

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Me thinks 13" waffles rock! Old school all the way.

Apr 28, 2008 | 09:31 AM

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Waffles - hmmm good

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+1 on waffles and they only weigh 12.5 lbs. to boot.

Apr 28, 2008 | 11:06 AM

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ourxseven

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Hey Joe , its kinda like that old question whether breasts can be TOO big ..... some say no . I say yes.

doesn't do it for me . but neat to see

Apr 28, 2008 | 11:52 AM

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i'm not a fan. too big for the car. takes away from the look imo.

Apr 28, 2008 | 12:01 PM

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i love my 16s, but sometimes i wish i had 15s

Apr 28, 2008 | 12:22 PM

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They look nice...but I like 15s on a 1st gen

Apr 28, 2008 | 03:26 PM

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I like them...

I'm running 235/40/R17's on my RX-7...

Cam...

Apr 28, 2008 | 08:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ourxseven

Hey Joe , its kinda like that old question whether breasts can be TOO big ..... some say no . I say yes.doesn't do it for me . but neat to see

Although I agree with you on that statement, I will say the right combonation looks good. Come on you guys can't say Cam's car doesn't look sexy as ****? What about Notveryhappyjack's turbo FB? Those 17's look real good too. It's hard to pull off but it can look real good. I agree though 15's are perfect on the FB

Apr 29, 2008 | 10:48 PM

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i like it but i personally wouldnt go bigger than 16's

May 3, 2008 | 10:01 AM

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i dont like it, agree with ray, but i like mine better. VVVVV

May 4, 2008 | 08:49 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WAS:12A

I like them...

I'm running 235/40/R17's on my RX-7...

Cam...

I love the way Cam's car looks with the 17's.

Cam,
What are the widths and offsets on those wheels???
Are you running 235's all around or just in back??

L8R

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