Topic: Trans am's on rims good and bad..

[N PRGRES]

Norwood's is one of my favorites on this forum that's lowered, and, no, the tires aren't tucked.  There is a functional advantage to stiffening and lowering our cars.  Compared to my other 2G Pontiacs, my current one has MUCH less body roll and feels firmly planted & stable.  When I hop on it when turning, it kicks out nice & smooth.....just a more refined experience.    Yes, the ride is stiff and not for everyone, but it suits my tastes.....it's what I wanted this time around.  Who knows?  As I age and/or my tastes change, I might want a more comfortable ride.

eroc022, that pic is wrong.....freakin' hilarious, but wrong! lol! 

72blackbird, your 'bird is on my list of dream cars to someday have parked in my stable.  While we may not agree on what it should look like and/or perform, we do agree it's simply a wicked looking design.

Pacman, we're all starting to suffer from pic withdrawals!  Really looking forward to seeing yours with the new rims.

Justin - I totally agree on the bags for show & go.  There's a '69 Camaro that did most of the same local shows I did in 2011.  His is P-T'd out, and is bagged.  It is so sick!  Would love to do the same to mine.

10Aniv - So what you're saying is, the below pic isn't your style???  Come on man!  Seriously???   

I can't see the pics, I guess China doesn't want it's people looking at Pro touring TA's lol.   I am in China for work

[CT Bird Fan]

Those rims are way too big for my taste, I am old school and don't care for anything over 18's on vintage cars. That being said the cars are really nice otherwise, that orange one is really cool!

[89flyboy]

10Aniv I think the pic was moved or deleted I can't see it either. I use to be that guy that liked factory rims on these old school cars, and I still do. But I gotta admit some of the new type of rims are growing on me. SOLICIT for ex I love the rims that you and some others have, I am just not a fan of slamming these cars and putting "wagon wheels" or "pizza cutters" on them. I do think if done right a 1-2" drop does look pretty nice, just not smalled so low you will hit your fender in a pot hole. Just my opinion.
Josh

[SOLICIT]

No, I hosed up the link.  Sorry about that.  The pic should be visible now.

[89flyboy]

Ok I can see it. That pic is why I personally believe some people should not be allowed to have children lol

[Trevor02TA]

I put these on mine back in 1994. It was unheard of to have 17's. I had to wait months for Centerline to build them and paid a  small fortune for them.  The rims are for sale cheap if anyones interested. 17x8's and 17x9.5"

[hada76]

nice paint

[72blackbird]

It's kind of ironic, but my upgrade to larger rims and lower profile rubber will most likely be 18" wheels. I can put together a package of Rev 100 18 x 9 rims and 265/40R18 General Exclaim UHP's for around $1100, but to run Year One Honeycombs and a split set of 255/45R17's and 285/40R17's would actually cost alot more- around $1600.

18" wheels on a dropped suspension looks nice, but to do it would take a tucked exhaust and adjustments to the suspension- too bad my budget can't handle that and an engine build at the same time. I guess I'll live with gap between my fender lips and tires when I do make the switch to 18's and low pros.

Geno