Rims & Tires Suggestions

**ASC420** · 03-18-2009, 05:32 PM

Hey i am in dire need of new tires and i thought i might as well put new rims on in the process....I really want to do the whole fatter tire and wheel in the rear and skinner/stock size in the front. I was just wanting to know a good looking rim and decent tire that is fairly cheap that i could buy to put on the car. It is a 02 red ws6 by the way. Ive seen the torque thrust II, but i havent found tires yet..,, and help would be great thanks

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by ASC420

Hey i am in dire need of new tires and i thought i might as well put new rims on in the process....I really want to do the whole fatter tire and wheel in the rear and skinner/stock size in the front. I was just wanting to know a good looking rim and decent tire that is fairly cheap that i could buy to put on the car. It is a 02 red ws6 by the way. Ive seen the torque thrust II, but i havent found tires yet..,, and help would be great thanks

if it were me i would put staggered zr1s (alot cheaper than torque thrust) and better looking in my opinion. i would do black zr1s with a chrome lips then paint your calipers red.., front is 9in wide with 275/40/17s and back is 315/35/17 and rim is 11'' in the back. same tire sizes for torque thrust. might not be your taste but thats my opinion
good luck!

**Richy_Rich67** · 03-18-2009, 06:32 PM

17 in front 18 in rear

I personally don't like the ZR1's maybe look at some C6 reg. or C5 z06

I have a set of kuhmo MX's

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Richy_Rich67

17 in front 18 in rear

I personally don't like the ZR1's maybe look at some C6 reg. or C5 z06

I have a set of kuhmo MX's

yea.. i have 18s and 19s and the look great but i wish i had 18s and 18s cuz of the expense of the rear tires

**Mr. Luos** · 03-18-2009, 06:39 PM

TTII's are a classic look on the Trans Am. They just look right at home.

If you want to be a little different, get the 18's.

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 06:42 PM

[QUOTE=Mr. Luos;1860147]TTII's are a classic look on the Trans Am. They just look right at home.

If you want to be a little different, get the 18's.[/QUOT
IMO i like the TTMs alot.. if i had to go with 17s it would be them.. what do you think about them?

**Mr. Luos** · 03-18-2009, 06:53 PM

On black....I like the polished aluminum basic TTII.

Friend has the silver spoke version (anthricide?) on his silver car and they look great!

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

On black....I like the polished aluminum basic TTII.

Friend has the silver spoke version (anthricide?) on his silver car and they look great!

yea.. i would get the black ones tho for mine..

theres a black ws6 runnin around roanoke (FT.WORTH...ish) that has black ones with a chrome lip and white blackbird stripes.. looks really good

**Mr. Luos** · 03-18-2009, 07:03 PM

Never been a black spoke/polished lip fan on a black car.
Too much black for me.

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

Never been a black spoke/polished lip fan on a black car.
Too much black for me.

well im an all black guy.. i wanna get my wheels done black..

**ASC420** · 03-18-2009, 07:47 PM

i was looking at some foose nitrous in grey or chrome but im sure if they make them in 11inch rears......i like the TTII but i wish i could find them in either a gun metal grey or black with chrome/polished rim. What about tires...any good brands that make it in that size for a decent price?

**ASC420** · 03-18-2009, 07:52 PM

also i think the z06 and c5 rims look like they belong on a camaro not so much on a T/A imo...think i should go with 17inch in the front and 18inch on the rear? oh and where could i get a good kit to paint the calipers red, and how hard is it?

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by ASC420

i was looking at some foose nitrous in grey or chrome but im sure if they make them in 11inch rears......i like the TTII but i wish i could find them in either a gun metal grey or black with chrome/polished rim. What about tires...any good brands that make it in that size for a decent price?

well all of your "good" tires are gonna be expensive.. you got your nittos and toyos and all that stuff. i run bridestone potenzas on mine and they hook great. my buddy has them on his gto and they hook great also, even tho theres a big size difference.. mine=305s his=245s

**WS6chick** · 03-18-2009, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Kaotic_ws6

well im an all black guy.. i wanna get my wheels done black..

Same here (except the guy part lol). I'm gettin the ZR1's with the black spoke and chrome lip this weekend. I don't you can ever have too much black, I think it makes it look stealth

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by ASC420

also i think the z06 and c5 rims look like they belong on a camaro not so much on a T/A imo...think i should go with 17inch in the front and 18inch on the rear? oh and where could i get a good kit to paint the calipers red, and how hard is it?

i would just do staggered 17inch wheels, (cheaper on the tires and look better IMO) but i used brush on paint for my calipers instead of spray paint and it turned out great, just search for some online. i paid 11 bucks for mine from autozone and it came with enough paint to FULLY paint the calipers 3 more times or so and cleaning stuff and a brush and tape.. but they said the paint got discontinued for some reason thank goodness i got a good bit left.. but im sure you can find some online, and it takes a while but it better than tapin a bunch of crap off and havin runs

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by WS6chick

Same here (except the guy part lol). I'm gettin the ZR1's with the black spoke and chrome lip this weekend. I don't you can ever have too much black, I think it makes it look stealth

yes ma'm you are correct. im blackinout my side markers and stuff this weekend, already got the lights done, next are the wheels painted black with the chrome lip..

**ASC420** · 03-18-2009, 08:14 PM

mow when yuo say staggering you mean by what you said earlier with the 9 inch front and 11 inch rear...now if i were to do that the tires would rub or anything would they?

**ASC420** · 03-18-2009, 08:16 PM

i just looked at the torque thrust m and i think they only come in 17x10.5...now if i were to get those what tire size would fit that...the same 315x35x17? do you all think those rims in grey would look pretty good on a red car?

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by ASC420

mow when yuo say staggering you mean by what you said earlier with the 9 inch front and 11 inch rear...now if i were to do that the tires would rub or anything would they?

they will with slight modification... the rub on the inside, you just gotta beat that metal back with a hammer, that may not be the best way to do it, but you cant see it and it works.

**Kaotic_ws6** · 03-18-2009, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by ASC420

i just looked at the torque thrust m and i think they only come in 17x10.5...now if i were to get those what tire size would fit that...the same 315x35x17? do you all think those rims in grey would look pretty good on a red car?

those rims would looks EXTREMELY good on a red car.. seen it, and yes on the tires