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Old 03-27-2011, 02:02 AM
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for 300. about 90% tread 235/40/18 all the way around. will powder coat black on friday . just a test fit today.
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Old 03-27-2011, 02:03 AM
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might go one size smaller up front, or one size bigger in the rear didnt test drive.
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:12 AM
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WOW congrats on the new wheels!! $300 cant beat that price!
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You should be fine running that size tire on there. Look like the wheel is right around an 8" width and about 40 offset, or something to gie a similar spec so you won't really have any clearance problems. If you do switch them out let me know, I probaly know someone who could use the tires.
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Old 03-27-2011, 02:46 PM
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ok will do ! hopefully in a week i will find out .
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Nice wheels and tires! Until Friday at least... Maybe it's just me but I really don't get this latest mono-chromatic, zero contrast fad. I could mask off my glass and paint my whole car flat-black with rattle cans and have a bunch of kids telling me how sick my car looks but...

Fugly is fugly.
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^^x2

Leave 'em silver FTW!
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Old 03-28-2011, 04:57 PM
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thanks guys, we will see. maybe i just go crazy and get some weird color
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Silver looks good, white would also look good but bright yellow would look crazy sick!
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I did think of yellow, but more of a 2tone with black.
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Originally Posted by jrincon17
I did think of yellow, but more of a 2tone with black.
I wish I could photoshop... I'm picturing bright yellow spokes and lips with everything else black, center caps and lug nuts.

Of course that's JMO and every browneye has one. The only thing I feel strongly about is maintaining some contrast but even then, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and some like the mono-chromatic look.

Have you seen Marshall's new look yet? Yellow rims on a black XB. Looks great to me.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...=yellow+wheels

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