ONE INCH SIDEWALL
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
I guess somebody likes that look, but it isn't me. And good luck with all the potholes prevalent almost everywhere in the US these days.
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Plus that aftermarket rear spoiler is butt ugly and it is the 305 tbi.
Wondering if this is a real IROC as I know some IROC's came with 305 tbi engine. My cousin had one.
Wish they had a pic of rpo sticker.
Plus Gateway classics always prices their cars at least 25% when they first list them.
Wondering if this is a real IROC as I know some IROC's came with 305 tbi engine. My cousin had one.
Wish they had a pic of rpo sticker.
Plus Gateway classics always prices their cars at least 25% when they first list them.
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Stupid. The ONLY cars that should have really short tire sidewalls are RACE cars that are driven only on a race track. It's utterly ridiculous how so many street-driven cars have those stupid short sidewalls that cannot deal with the irregularities of the road.
They look stupid and the car rides like s#!t.
But everyone thinks their car (and truck) is a race car....
They look stupid and the car rides like s#!t.
But everyone thinks their car (and truck) is a race car....
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
What is the advantage to bigger and bigger wheels? When I bought a Firebird in 1990, 16" wheels were considered big, and the 245 tires were huge. Now, even basic family cars have 18" wheels. Why? Do they improve ride quality or handling? Or maybe is it because cars generally ride higher now than they did 35 years ago?
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1. higher federally mandated gas mileage requirements. if you have a larger diameter wheel, then your car travels slightly farther on one rotation of said wheel.
2. larger wheels allow for larger brakes. with today's cars making more horsepower, they need better braking systems
these are just my guesses and i could be wrong. maybe it's as simple as people like the aesthetics of larger wheels.
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
My 2010 Camaro RS had 20" wheels with fairly low-profile tires. The look fit the car I think, but 20" did seem unnecessary. I think the stock wheel with that Camaro model was 19" and the RS package moved that to 20".
Still a pretty nice car. I might have still had it, but a deer jumped in front of it on I-79 in November of 2012 (day before the election, making for a really horrific week). Over $13,500 in damage and I was very surprised it wasn't totaled. I didn't trust all those repairs, and I actually traded it while it was still in the repair shop on a CTS Coupe. The Camaro repairs took three months before the Chevrolet garage released it to the Cadillac dealer where I traded it.
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Plus that aftermarket rear spoiler is butt ugly and it is the 405 tbi.
Wondering if this is a real IROC as I know some IROC's came with 305 tbi engine. My cousin had one.
Eish they had a pic of rpo sticker.
Plus Gateway classics always prices their cars at least 25% when they first list them.
Wondering if this is a real IROC as I know some IROC's came with 305 tbi engine. My cousin had one.
Eish they had a pic of rpo sticker.
Plus Gateway classics always prices their cars at least 25% when they first list them.
1988 Camaro RS
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
Thats A One Year Only D81-Aerowing Spoiler Used On The 1988 Sport Coupe
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I ran staggered corvette wheels on my 92 for a while. Man I don’t miss them. Even being 17 and 18’s they felt rough. Im sure if I didn’t run spacers and had them backspaced like a real wheel they would’ve been a little better, but going back to stock was refreshing. I now have a 85 t/a sitting on 15’s and it rides very smooth. It all depends on the car, but I’d never go bigger than those corvette wheels, and I don’t think I’d go as far to put them on this car.
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I think the low profile 18's & 20's look stupid. And they ride like crapola.
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
22K for an IROC sticker and badge? No mileage listed? I am surprised GCC is advertising this as an IROC. It's one thing for a private seller to push a clone as the real thing but for a Classic Car Dealer to do this, they should be called out for false advertising. This car is worth less than 1/2 of what they are asking. I mean it's an 88 RS with stupid wheels and tires....Geeeezzzz
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
Who know WTH that car is. I see a repaint and a rusty undercarriage. And as far as classic car dealers go, I don't trust any of them; I consider all of them to be little more than carpetbaggers, same as I see B-J, Mecum, and their ilk, all of them to be viewed with much suspicion.
Caveat Emptor
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Re: ONE INCH SIDEWALL
10 miles max around here before it's sitting there stranded with a bent/broken wheel!
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