Big meats are here! Woo Hoo!
01-03-2006, 10:48 AM
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Big meats are here! Woo Hoo!
Fed Ex guy dumped these off while I was out to breakfast. 275/40s and 315/35s Sumitomos from the Tire Rack. Cost me $443.37 with shippping.
Now just waiting for the Black Chrome ZR1 wheels from AFS. Hope the snow holds off so I can do a test drive. I also hope the local-yokel tire shop can do the mounting. These suckers are wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!
Now just waiting for the Black Chrome ZR1 wheels from AFS. Hope the snow holds off so I can do a test drive. I also hope the local-yokel tire shop can do the mounting. These suckers are wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!
01-03-2006, 11:02 AM
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Wow! You can really see the difference in the tire widths by that pic. 
I love my Sumitomos BTW. Great tires! 
I love my Sumitomos BTW. Great tires!
01-03-2006, 11:13 AM
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What year of corvette are these meats going on? I have the same size tires on the back of my 84 but not postive what the front is real close to what u show.
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01-03-2006, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 96 Collector Edition
great price
Get a good balance on them, all that mass will really be noticable if it's out of balance..... more so at speed....
01-03-2006, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by longhorn_C4
Wow! You can really see the difference in the tire widths by that pic. I love my Sumitomos BTW. Great tires!
I love my Sumitomos BTW. Great tires!
01-03-2006, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by swatz
What year of corvette are these meats going on? I have the same size tires on the back of my 84 but not postive what the front is real close to what u show.Where the heck is Elkton, Michigan?
01-03-2006, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by corvetteronw
Going on my 87 vert. The AFS wheels I purchased are manufactured with the correct offset for the 84 - 87 Corvette and these are the tires they recommend.
Where the heck is Elkton, Michigan?
Where the heck is Elkton, Michigan?
hope you got just as good a deal on the wheels
01-03-2006, 01:16 PM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'09-'10-'11
Now stack them up, climb inside and have someone take a pic!J/K.. But serious, stack'em. It'll make a great shot. When I got my 255's and 285's the place had them stacked and everyone that walked by just stared at the mountain of rubber sitting there...
01-03-2006, 03:47 PM
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You didn't order the tire/wheel package from AFS?
I ordered the black ZR-1 wheels with 17x11 in back. The price was less than the web site. $1,350.00 shipped, mounted and balanced. They should be in either today or tomorrow.
I ordered the black ZR-1 wheels with 17x11 in back. The price was less than the web site. $1,350.00 shipped, mounted and balanced. They should be in either today or tomorrow.
01-03-2006, 03:49 PM
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Make sure to get some AWESOME pics of roasting the hydes you are trashing
01-03-2006, 03:50 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06,'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22-'23
I think we all appreciate fat tire rides
We'll be looking foward to those pics
01-03-2006, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by poplife
You didn't order the tire/wheel package from AFS?
I ordered the black ZR-1 wheels with 17x11 in back. The price was less than the web site. $1,350.00 shipped, mounted and balanced. They should be in either today or tomorrow.
I ordered the black ZR-1 wheels with 17x11 in back. The price was less than the web site. $1,350.00 shipped, mounted and balanced. They should be in either today or tomorrow.
where did you get those from?
01-03-2006, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by corvetteronw
Going on my 87 vert. The AFS wheels I purchased are manufactured with the correct offset for the 84 - 87 Corvette and these are the tires they recommend.
Where the heck is Elkton, Michigan?
Where the heck is Elkton, Michigan?
I can't remember if those rims and tires were afs or not
I believe I paid about 2,200 but I got the chrome ZR1 wheels, I know the back tires are $325 a piece. Elkton is in the thumb of MI.
01-03-2006, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by swatz
I can't remember if those rims and tires were afs or not
I believe I paid about 2,200 but I got the chrome ZR1 wheels, I know the back tires are $325 a piece. Elkton is in the thumb of MI.
I believe I paid about 2,200 but I got the chrome ZR1 wheels, I know the back tires are $325 a piece. Elkton is in the thumb of MI.
01-03-2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Admiral1
I want.
I actually browsed the Tirerack website yesterday and added some Good Year GS-D tires (315s and 285s) to my shopping cart........
hey I can dream! :o