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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 01:54 PM
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new wheels & tires = a happy muppet

ah, nothing like new parts to put a smile on your face. and yes, i fully intend on killing the first person that tries to jack my gold Rays center caps.
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 01:55 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 01:57 PM
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Schweet! Congrats on the gram lights you lucky bastage (damn I'm jealous)
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i'm digging them. it took me forever to pick out a set of wheels, but now that i have, i'm sure i made the right choice. here are a couple more pics...

stock wheel & tire width vs. Gram Lights
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on the car...it's too dark outside to take pics, so i'm limited by the dimensions of my garage.
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last one 'till i can take some pics outside during the day...
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What does the wheel/tire combo weigh? What size tires?

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i didn't put them on a scale, but after picking them up to mount them and hauling arround the old set, i'd say they're withing about 1lb of the stock set. they're not the least bit heavy.

tires are 225/45x17 SO-3s. looking at the gap between the struts and tires, i might be able to run 235/45s. if i upgrade to coilovers, 235s would definitely fit, and 245s might be possible (thought i'm not sure about running them on an 8" rim).
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Hehe the stockers look like a POS compared to your new set. If you dont mind me asking, how much for the set and where? I'm kinda shopping around too. Thanks
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they do don't they? including the center caps and tires, the whole thing came to like $1900 shipped. <winces>
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Originally posted by Uncle Scotty
What does the wheel/tire combo weigh? What size tires?

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they weigh exactly 32LBS with the tires on them. i have had mine for about 1 month now and love them. gold on black!


nice wheels muppet! :banana:
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they weigh exactly 32LBS with the tires on them. i have had mine for about 1 month now and love them. gold on black!
i thought that yours were 7.5" wide? btw, what sort of tire pressures are you running? i've only driven to the grocery store and back since i put them on, but i like them already. almost zero sidewall flex, so the steering is much quicker.



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