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Offline xCaliC10x

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2010, 05:45:43 pm »
Yeah, 325 seems like its gonna be huge. Everything I have seen and read points to the 295/50/15. Front seems like I could run lots of stuff, got 245/60/15 right now. I would like to see some pics if you got some, that would help. They are 5 on 5. Thanks again!  ;D
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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2010, 09:39:40 pm »
my old man has 255/60's on his 15x7 cragar ss's on the front and rear.
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Offline 1980c10

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2010, 11:23:24 pm »
275/60/15's front and back


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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2010, 11:30:05 pm »
^^^those 15x8 wheels btw.^^^

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2010, 12:05:38 am »
325/50R15 Drag radials in the back on 15x10's and 265/50R15 on 15.8.5's on the fron in this pic



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Offline xCaliC10x

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2010, 12:38:19 am »
Those are some nice trucks Vile! I will measure. I think mine is a tad low in the rear for the poke. I will have to measure.

I think on the 8's I will do the 245/60 15.

1980C10, that looks great. Exactly what I want to do to my front end. Swap to rounds with black surrounds and possibly black out the grille.
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'09 328i coupe sport package. Magnaflow exhaust.
'11 335d diesel 425ftlbs, 27-30MPG city, 40-44MPG hwy.

Offline got2haul

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2010, 09:34:29 am »
Here's a picture of mine with 16x10s in the rear wrapped with 295/50-16 Radial T/As and 15x8s in the front wrapped with 245/60-15 Radial T/As in the front.  4 inch backspacing in the front and 5 inch backspacing in the rear.  Rear tire is 27.6" tall and front tire is 26.6" tall.  The sidewall height is the same on both sizes.
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Offline Swims350

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #22 on: September 28, 2010, 09:58:08 am »





that's my old man's 84 with the 155/60's on all four corners. he's looking to buy some 10's for the back and run some wide tires to fill it out nice.
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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2010, 06:05:42 pm »
Those are some nice trucks Vile! I will measure. I think mine is a tad low in the rear for the poke. I will have to measure.

I think on the 8's I will do the 245/60 15.

1980C10, that looks great. Exactly what I want to do to my front end. Swap to rounds with black surrounds and possibly black out the grille.

whenever you get the round lights you should take a pic with the shiny grille, mine was previuosly gray. Just wondering what it would look like.

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Re: help me pick wheels!
« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2010, 06:26:08 pm »