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Best Father's Day Present Yet: 20" Rims

Old Jul 2, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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Nice wheels, here's my two cents:

1. Stay the hell away from curbs
2. Stay the hell away from any potholes or road imperfections
3. Get bigger rubberbands as soon as possible (see #'s 1 & 2)
4. If you lower only go with the rear leveling kits out there. If you go too low (original Goldlines) or all the way around your tires are going to rub with the body. Unless you know someone who is good at rolling the inside lips of your fenders, see there previous work before you committ...I got burnt on this one.

I got 18's and I feel every road imperfection out there, pot holes can be felt throughout my whole body! But it's all about looks and your wheels look great Level that bad boy and put bigger meats and I think you'll be very happy with the finished looks...

Ng
Old Jul 2, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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Looks great but I wouldn't dare have them in Michigan (Potholes!!!)
Old Jul 2, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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Did they come without center caps?
Old Jul 2, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tireman1554
Did they come without center caps?
Funny story about the center caps. LayLowCustoms put 3 of 4 of the centercaps on the rims before shipping. He put the 4th cap along with the lugnuts inside one of the wheels. When they arrived, the lugnuts and 4th centercap were missing. To compound the problem, one of the caps seemed to fit funny, but I snugged it down tight. Apparently when I was driving around, the plastic was bound up because I tightened the screw too much and it popped completely off. Hex drive screw was still there, cap was gone, little plastic ring was broken off. So I took them all off until I can afford a set of 4, which to my knowledge is the only way you can buy them. If anyone has suggestions for WHERE to get them I'd appreciate that info. So far the cheapest I've found is $186 for the set of 4.
Old Jul 2, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dredd9799
. I use ebay as a yardstick for making offers. I check completed items and then I make an offer that is fairly less than the average of what that item is selling for. I don't expect that first offer to work, most of the time. What I DO expect, is a counter offer. That's 90% of the fun for me. The negotiation. Here's what I DON'T expect: when someone comes back from my initial offer with a comment like "You must be a ****in' idiot". I'll leave the @$$hole nameless here, but I just think that's grossly inappropriate. Especially coming from someone that's a "Senior Member". It seems to me that behavior like that does nothing to promote a "community" like we all enjoy here. Ok, my rant is over, and I'm back to enjoying BIG CHROME 20's. Hope you all have a great 4th of July!
i am that arse hole!!!! serves you right for offering $450 shipped for my Kenwood and Garmin Navigation with 18 months of a 2-year warranty....since you use ebay to guage offers you would know that combo with warranty runs $1K-$1150 shipped. BTW when did i become a premium member? i had like 60 posts when you pm'd me. anywho...it doesnt matter now.
Old Jul 2, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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I have 235/35/20 and on 8.5" wheels and dont think that 255 will work I will be tring 245/35/20 or 245/30/20 next time.

God Bless !!
Rick Johnson
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by quest51210
i am that arse hole!!!! serves you right for offering $450 shipped for my Kenwood and Garmin Navigation with 18 months of a 2-year warranty....since you use ebay to guage offers you would know that combo with warranty runs $1K-$1150 shipped. BTW when did i become a premium member? i had like 60 posts when you pm'd me. anywho...it doesnt matter now.
"Senior Member". It's under your name. I'm glad you decided to jump out there and show your true colors. Whatever my offer was, there's a certain grace to politely declining.
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by hnewagn
I have 235/35/20 and on 8.5" wheels and dont think that 255 will work I will be tring 245/35/20 or 245/30/20 next time.

God Bless !!
Rick Johnson
That's great info Rick. Do those 235 tires stick out farther than your chrome? Or are your rims the first thing that hits the curb? Thanks
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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No they don't click the camera under my name and you will see pics in my gallery of the tires on the rims. Premium Membership cost 9.99 a year to help support the site and well worth it.



God Bless!
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Get some better Rubber on those wheels and your ride and nosie should improve greatly, they look sweet on your HHR!

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