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Old 03-30-2012, 12:02 PM
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Your looking at 17" rims with tires under 26" tall. These look short and stumpy to you?
Big G... I'd never call you short and stumpy, But then again I haven't met you in person yet
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Ron, I'm gonna go totally against the grain here. But, I vote flat lip if you ask me. I love the deeper look, and to me, that's what pro-toring exemplifies on wheels...the bigger deeper look with a fat rear tire. I know for you track guys, the step lip is for function, etc. But coming from me, a guy who has a zero desire to take my car to a track, function matters not to me. Now, a wheel has to function of course in general, meaning I will not put the bottom of the barrel on my car, but it will have to function the rigors of me hauling ass on the freeway. To me, there's nothing sweeter than a nice, fat 335/30/19 on a 69 with a fat lip. That's just me. Step lip wheels look so throwback to me when the largest diameter wheel we had was a 15" back in the 80's.
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Well Ron, as you mighta guessed, the Chairman of the Board wants to see some 17's...






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Your looking at 17" rims with tires under 26" tall. These look short and stumpy to you?
nope the fact that you are tucking quite a bit of tire changes the look. but the cars that sit higher on 26's get that drum look going on with the short WIDE rear tires.

my car is the same color and has the same color stripes. I prefer a bright wheel though.
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Well Ron, as you mighta guessed, the Chairman of the Board wants to see some 17's...
if you and the COB say so Skip, then that's what I'm gonna do...

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Big G... I'd never call you short and stumpy, But then again I haven't met you in person yet
You will....(Call him short and stumpy) Big mouth too.
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You will....(Call him short and stumpy) Big mouth too.
Thank gawd! I thought you guys were talking about me....


I love "PAYTON'S Patented" step lip and the stagger... if it wasn't yellow it'd be perfect! Who would own a yellar car anyway?
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You will....(Call him short and stumpy) Big mouth too.
Nothin' as fun as stirrin' the pot Especially yours.

Then again, a little phrase about casting stones and a glass house comes to mind
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You will....(Call him short and stumpy) Big mouth too.
Cool. Him and I will get along just fine..

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I love "PAYTON'S Patented" step lip and the stagger... if it wasn't yellow it'd be perfect! Who would own a yellar car anyway?
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