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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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Pics of my GrandSports

On my 1995 Z28 M6
They are Sumotumo HTR's
275/40/17 up front on 17x9
and 315/35/17 out back on 17x11's

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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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Re: Pics of my GrandSports

Nice photos, I dig the angles. Wheels look great, car does need to come down a tad though.
Old May 2, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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Nice pics, nice car - silver with black ZR1's (mine is opposite, black w/ silver ZR1's).

Gotta love the 315's!!!!!
Old May 2, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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Looks good.. it will look great once it's lowered.
Old May 2, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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Re: Pics of my GrandSports

mind if i ask were you got those?
i think those would look AWSOME on my car... have any trouble fitting that 315 out back?
Old May 2, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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No fitment problems at all. I got the wheels off Ebay for $4~~ from O.E Wheels Distributer. The tires were $4~~ and change from Tire-Rack, and I spent about $100 on instilation (High-Speed Balance, Wheel Alignment (on 16's)
Old May 5, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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I love Grand Sport wheels. I had an O.E GM set and sold them a while back. I dont understand why all the replicas still have not "indented" the rear center piece like the Originals. That is what makes the rim look wide. There are two things that keep me back from selling my 18" Black Z06 Motorsports, for a set of these. 1.) The rears are not indented 2.) The Factory GM Grand Sports are as light as a feather! The after markets are not. I really regret selling mine.
Old May 5, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Re: Pics of my GrandSports

Originally Posted by Deenasty
I love Grand Sport wheels. I had an O.E GM set and sold them a while back. I dont understand why all the replicas still have not "indented" the rear center piece like the Originals. That is what makes the rim look wide. There are two things that keep me back from selling my 18" Black Z06 Motorsports, for a set of these. 1.) The rears are not indented 2.) The Factory GM Grand Sports are as light as a feather! The after markets are not. I really regret selling mine.
Do you have a pic of the said "indented rear center"?
Old May 5, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ritz
Do you have a pic of the said "indented rear center"?
I would like to know too...I have no clue what you're talking about...I know my 'spokes' sit farther inside the rim than my front ones do....if that's what you're meaning
Old May 5, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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Yep. I never noticed it until I bought mine, but every set of 17x9.5/11 ZR1's I've seen the rears have a bigger lip.

I got excited when I saw that when I opened up the boxes. Haha
Old May 5, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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Not to threadjack, but if this is what you're talking about then every set I've seen does it, but if you're talking about something different then I'm lost.

Old May 5, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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this is what i mean...Look at the difference between the picture you hosted and my authentic grand sports. Notice where the lug nuts go on the rear rim. See how indented it is?

Grand sports

second pic

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Old May 5, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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AHH I see what you're saying. Honestly that's cool, but notice how the lip in the rear isn't bigger. I'd rather have a bigger lip in the rear because to me that's what makes the wheel look wider than the front. Anything RWD that has the size size lip on it looks weird to me. I guess I'm just used to RWD having staggered set-ups.

Unless those are the same size all the way around?? Not sure.
Old May 5, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Re: Pics of my GrandSports

Originally Posted by Deenasty
this is what i mean...Look at the difference between the picture you hosted and my authentic grand sports. Notice where the lug nuts go on the rear rim. See how indented it is?

Grand sports

second pic
I've got a set of Made-In-USA AFS replicas (in silver, though) that are the same style as yours. The spokes are in the same location for the 17x9.5 fronts and the 17x11 rears, basically flush with the rim. The rears have a section in the middle where the lug nuts go that's indented to compensate for the wider wheel.
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