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Dewey316
post May 20 2005, 12:31 PM
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Hey guys,

I think it is time to finally upgrade, the tires on the good ol' 15" wheels are finally getting close to end of their life. I'm looking to see what the availability of some 17" wheels is. I unfortantly do not have much money, but I figure its worth checking to see if someone has a spare set of stockers laying around, they are not using. I really don't care what style they are, or if they are cosmeticly great. About all I can really swing is probably about $350 including shipping. I thought I would post, and see if someone has something in the back of their garage taking up some space, that they have no use for, and are willing to practicly donate to a young want-to-be racer.
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KeithO
post May 20 2005, 12:56 PM
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I assume that you are looking for something that will fit a 3rd gen? This will somewhat limit your choices. You need to consider offset versus fender clearance. Stock 4th gen wheels (the cheapest out there) have a +56mm offset all around. Stock 3rd gen wheels have +0mm offset front and +16mm offset rear (they stick out alot further).

The cheapest new 17" wheels that I have found were over at tires.com. I have had 3 sets of these over the years. They are OK wheels but they weight quite a bit. The brand name is something like Replica and they sell 17" ZR-1 replicas with various offsets. Maybe you should consider buying 2 at a time should your search for cheapie used wheels doesn't work out.

I am just trying to help.
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Dewey316   WTB: 17" Wheels   May 20 2005, 12:31 PM
KeithO   I assume that you are looking for something that w...   May 20 2005, 12:56 PM
Dewey316   Keith. Yes it is for a thirdgen, but 4th gen stoc...   May 20 2005, 01:36 PM
trackbird   Not perfect, but I thought I'd mention these. ...   May 20 2005, 02:53 PM
nape   Not sure if you have a local board, but I picked u...   May 20 2005, 07:28 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (nape @ May 20 2005, 14:28)Another thin...   May 20 2005, 07:36 PM
z28barnett   If you are interested in some 16" BBS wheels...   May 21 2005, 01:00 AM
Dewey316   Well, just found a set of corvette wheels, withing...   May 21 2005, 08:58 PM

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