New Wheels. Model 68. What Do You Think?

**riviera065** · 07-09-2007, 10:01 PM

Here are some shots of my new wheels. What do you think? These are the Model 68's from Discount Tire. Wheels are 18 x 9 (the widest available) with 45mm positive offset, and the tires are Bridgestone Potenza 275/35/18. Decided on the Potenza because it's a quality tire that looks good. A wider rear tire would be nice, but the 9 inch width limited me to the 275's. Besides, tire prices begin to skyrocket once you go wider than 275.

After mounting the wheels I decided to paint the calipers. Just couldn't resist the red, although I may switch over to black. Anyway, I am happy with the way the paint turned out.

Mods to the car so far are:

adjustable springs for 1.5" drop
4:11 (or was it 4:10?) rear gears
Loudmouth cat back exhaust
skip shift disabled

What's Next:

Pro 5 shifter (I am forever missing the 2-3 shift)
Stinger stripe for the hood
Induction mods to engine