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Old 01-02-2014, 10:15 AM
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New meats on the GTA
Added front rims on the rear and installed 255/50-16's...

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Old 01-02-2014, 10:46 AM
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That is the way GM should have shipped them out from the factory...
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Old 01-02-2014, 10:54 AM
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very nice car.
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Nice Brian, Now I know what I'm buy'n......
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Old 01-02-2014, 11:56 AM
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Thanks guys,

Much agreed that the cars should've came this way..

Where are you at in GA GOATS2QUICK?
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Old 01-02-2014, 12:48 PM
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Thanks guys,

Much agreed that the cars should've came this way..

Where are you at in GA GOATS2QUICK?
FDR state park
pine mountain ga
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Old 01-02-2014, 01:19 PM
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Thats cool, I'm down that way a lot and the family competes with our horses in Pine Mtn and Hamilton. We're in Fayetteville.
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Are your back tires on backwards?

Kinda looks like they have a directional tread.
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Are your back tires on backwards?

Good eye Johnny..... Looks like they are !
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Good eyes guys... I will check today, but I put them on in the rain and it was freezing, may have hurried too much....
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Looks good! I plan on using the front wheel offset on all 4 wheels when I have my custom larger size GTA wheels made.
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What kind of tires do you have on there?
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^ looks like Kumhos.
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Old 01-06-2014, 09:38 AM
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They're BFG's
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Just kumhos on the front then?
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Old 01-06-2014, 09:58 AM
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Are the fronts 245 or 255?
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245 on front
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looks great!
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can you do the same thing with iroc 16s? that would so solve my fitment issue
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okay cool because i HATE how the back wheels slightly tuck under the fender flares...
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