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Old 08-03-06, 04:20 PM
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Just got my 22's and the ride is still as smooth as before. The tires are Scorpions!!!
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Old 08-04-06, 04:50 AM
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Looks nice if you are into that sort of thing. Personally, it doesn't do anything for me.

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Old 08-04-06, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by wbupload
Just got my 22's and the ride is still as smooth as before. The tires are Scorpions!!!
they look nice.. but logically anytime u go lower profile tires.. it reduces comfort level... there's no doubt about that... i had 22's taken off my car becoz for me it was rough.. you cannot get the same ride from 22's as you would with 17" or even 20" unless offcourse you oversize ur tires... which doesn't look the case with u.
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Originally Posted by sayadil
they look nice.. but logically anytime u go lower profile tires.. it reduces comfort level... there's no doubt about that... i had 22's taken off my car becoz for me it was rough.. you cannot get the same ride from 22's as you would with 17" or even 20" unless offcourse you oversize ur tires... which doesn't look the case with u.
prob why i don't like them. i see them and think...ouch!

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Old 08-04-06, 06:13 AM
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Honestly, the wheels seem to look like hubcaps. If Chevy still made the IROC-Z, that's where I would like to see those wheels. This is like looking at someone's baby pictures.
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i'm sure they weren't cheap, but not feeling the wheels. sorry
Old 08-04-06, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by wbupload
Just got my 22's and the ride is still as smooth as before. The tires are Scorpions!!!
Whoa... people on here are kinda brutal... I think it looks tight... and you will definitely enjoy the performance gain!
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I like the wheels. They work pretty well on that GX. For some reason, to me, it seems right on the cusp of too blingy on that car. Probably have to see it in person. Handling should be a bit better but it probably slowed the rig down overall. Not enough to notice though.

Nice wheels.
Old 08-05-06, 01:02 PM
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very nice, always like seeing owners personalize their vehicles to stand out from the sea of clones around you, with wheels that heavy keep an eye on the brakes, my friend just put a BBK on his Tahoe cause the rotors had warped and the pads actually cracked, he also added SS brake lines, it's an impressive system, makes the Tahoe stop like a sports car, someone in a Corolla almost rearended him the 1st time out
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Nice. I wouldn't be feeling on the rims on a car, but on a truck.SUV, they look good!
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i would have put spacers in the spring and tried to fit 24s or 26s...but thats just me...it looks nice though...
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Originally Posted by StarbuckGX
Whoa... people on here are kinda brutal... I think it looks tight... and you will definitely enjoy the performance gain!
Sorry, he asked our opinion...didn't he??

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I wonder how much those rims weigh?
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To me, those wheels look like something a caricature of a Mattel HotWheels model would use. But hey, they are different.
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