[Wheels] Should 20 inch rims be optioanl on the V6 Camaro?
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I still think that the Salad Shooters have absolutely nothing on the TTII's.
I also still think that the wheels on the Saturn Ion are the worst wheels I've seen come from the factory in a long time.
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Heh, right you are. I wasn't paying enough attention to the results of my Google image search.
I still think that the Salad Shooters have absolutely nothing on the TTII's.
I also still think that the wheels on the Saturn Ion are the worst wheels I've seen come from the factory in a long time.
I still think that the Salad Shooters have absolutely nothing on the TTII's.
I also still think that the wheels on the Saturn Ion are the worst wheels I've seen come from the factory in a long time.
you dnt even need to take the argument that far. one set is silver, the other set is chrome... nuff said.
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Speaking of, when I was taking pics of the 5th gen concept at the international car show here, I heard a bunch of comments about the wheels.
There were two crowds though, one was represented by an older man that was complaining to the woman showing the car about how the larger size is slower due to rotational mass and whatnot.
The other side was represented by the several "thuggish" types that were drooling over the massive wheel size. When the hostess told everyone how big they were they all looked impressed.
There were two crowds though, one was represented by an older man that was complaining to the woman showing the car about how the larger size is slower due to rotational mass and whatnot.
The other side was represented by the several "thuggish" types that were drooling over the massive wheel size. When the hostess told everyone how big they were they all looked impressed.
I agree there should be options, but I know I'll opt for the largest wheel size available.
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I think brushed aluminum and chrome may be over-done...
I do like the "smoked" treatment on the Cobalt SS wheels tho.
Or even some kind of anodizing treament, over a highly polished surface with "just a hint" of color that matches the car.
Or a combo of a smoked, anodized color perhaps....
And I'd take wider wheels over taller, like 9" up front and 11" at the rear. Too big in diameter can create a "cartoony" feel, to me.
Anyways, I heard, at the show, that it would likely end up with 18's up front and 19's out back....
...anyone confirm??
I do like the "smoked" treatment on the Cobalt SS wheels tho.
Or even some kind of anodizing treament, over a highly polished surface with "just a hint" of color that matches the car.
Or a combo of a smoked, anodized color perhaps....
And I'd take wider wheels over taller, like 9" up front and 11" at the rear. Too big in diameter can create a "cartoony" feel, to me.
Anyways, I heard, at the show, that it would likely end up with 18's up front and 19's out back....
...anyone confirm??
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I think there should be an option for the v6, but definitely standard on the top-of-the-line, like the SRT-8, with optional smaller size for the top model.
With the high belt lines and tall trunks in current styling designs they need it. Otherwise the car would look like it has dinky wheels like a base econocar. Which is one reason the GTO didn't look that great to me, the distance from the top of the wheel opening to the bottom of the qtr window(belt line) is too great. On the Mustang they made up for that with pronounced flared qtrs(and fenders) on the car, so that helps.
With the high belt lines and tall trunks in current styling designs they need it. Otherwise the car would look like it has dinky wheels like a base econocar. Which is one reason the GTO didn't look that great to me, the distance from the top of the wheel opening to the bottom of the qtr window(belt line) is too great. On the Mustang they made up for that with pronounced flared qtrs(and fenders) on the car, so that helps.
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No.
17s all around. Better traction, cheaper tires, smoother ride.
18s, only if the brakes won't fit behind the 17" rims.
I would rather see wider rims too or at least have room for wider wheels. Like 17x11 up front and 17x12 out back.
And make the rims not heavy.
It kind of depends on how tall the tires are going to be too.
17s all around. Better traction, cheaper tires, smoother ride.
18s, only if the brakes won't fit behind the 17" rims.
I would rather see wider rims too or at least have room for wider wheels. Like 17x11 up front and 17x12 out back.
And make the rims not heavy.
It kind of depends on how tall the tires are going to be too.
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Yes. So many of the crowd, who will be "pimping out their ride", will be interested in 20's. Any time I pick up any of the big wheel magazines there usually isn't even a mention of what engine the vehicle has. My thought is, there will be a huge market for these types, who could care less what engine is in it, and will opt for the V6, as long as they can get 8000 watts of stereo in there and some dubs, they'll be happy. For me, I'm very pleased with the car, and will put on what wheels I like. Speaking of wheels though, there are some pics floating around of the Camaro's wheels, with the center of the spokes hollowed out, and it looks awesome, and they don't look so big. I have it set as my backround. I think I got it from www.5thgen.org, it looks like he did what I said in another thread, with the white diamond stripes and blue. But there are all kinds of other colors, and configs.
