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Old 03-22-02, 08:42 PM
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Anyone ever try Euro TA 175/50r13?. Do these fit the stock rims?. What do you think they would look like on AR534s?.
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I had 175/50/13s on my Chevette (I was 16, gimme a break). The sidewall is barely an inch tall. It'd make your car look like a 4x4 with all the wheelwell gap.
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Lol with your mods you'd be spinning your tires in 5th gear. Seriously though, 175's are ridiculous for a sports car.
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I have 3 inches up front, I would be like an inch off the ground if I got those for my car. lol
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Well I got a good deal on them today, and im gonna mount one tomarrow to see how it looks on the car. Im curently running 205/60r13s and there is way too much sidewall and they look like ****!. So GIVE ME A BREAK!, my car would beat the **** out of most of yours!.
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Not with those tires it wouldn't
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So GIVE ME A BREAK!, my car would beat the **** out of most of yours!.
The one that you dont even have the engine built for? Sure Bob.
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tires are not where you want to skimp on your car. After all, they're the only thing holding you to the road.

I'd get some larger wheels and tires in my opinion.
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They're too small to hold the car up - you'd need like 50psi in them, and traction would be nonexistent.

Besides looking goofy as all hell, and the fact that you'd need to replace them and the rims constantly from bump damage... the sidewall is about the same as a 205/40 but you'd have a much smaller diameter, so it would hit bumps harder. (ever try to ride a skateboard on a gritty road?)
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An RX-7 with the "stink bug" stance. Does it get any ricer??
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Any of you like they way yellowjackets car looks?. and the tires we not cheap I payed $68.00 a piece for them!. Im gonna mount 2 and see how they look before I decide to keep them. And yes with my motor thats in there, not the bridge im building-dick.
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And yes with my motor thats in there, not the bridge im building-dick.
Which of my cars do you want to race? My Protege?
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Originally posted by piston pounder
Any of you like they way yellowjackets car looks

His bodywork and paint are nice, his choice of wheels and rims screams BARRIO!!! That ain't ricey, after all...it's ghetto...
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Alright, you guys were right those tires look like **** on my car. Ill be returning them tommarow and getting my $270. back. I didnt mean to be a dick, but you guys shouldnt talk **** when someone is just asking for an opnion.
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Originally posted by mar3
His bodywork and paint are nice, his choice of wheels and rims screams BARRIO!!! That ain't ricey, after all...it's ghetto...


Just so everyone knows what you're talking about.

BTW - I agree.
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Originally posted by piston pounder
Any of you like they way yellowjackets car looks?. and the tires we not cheap I payed $68.00 a piece for them!. Im gonna mount 2 and see how they look before I decide to keep them. And yes with my motor thats in there, not the bridge im building-dick.
hey man chill out, if you read the rules there is no name calling. this is your offical warning non-warning warning

btw 205/60 are not way too much for the stock + rims plenty of room so you dont scratch them up
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