What do you think of these rims on a Charger?
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I'm not much of a fan of the curved spoke design.....but the larger diameter wheel has grown on me over the years however wheels that are larger than 18's are not on the list.
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Moving the envelope... For years most guys who aren't hard and fast stuck on 15's were willing to accept no more than 17's... Now 18's... And I agree, Kern's 18's work... Gotta have a lot of tire sidewall to make it work but the right wheels can work as 18's...
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Yes, I want 27-28" diameter to try to have some sidewall, I hate the rubber band look as well but do want a modern tire on this car now.
I've been wanting to upgrade, hard to tell in this photo, but the 20yr old bfg gave up
I've been wanting to upgrade, hard to tell in this photo, but the 20yr old bfg gave up
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Nice separation.... Very common on T/A's...
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Not hard to see at all lol
Very common on any 20 year old radial lol
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She sure was a lumpy bumpy squirmy roll down the block and then back into the garage. Took a few turns to see it
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An 18" aluminum version of keystones would be interesting. My first car, my Coronet, had keystones when I bought it
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Interesting, they don't look like they are made in a backspacing that works for old cars tho
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those basically are the same as the vn510 and they look awesome. They really are the perfect Trans Am style rim, I know they are awesome on an E body, I think they would be sweet on a B as well.
One thing I wish was different about the forged 5 star was them having a lip. AI generated one and I think they are pretty hot, i deleted it tho
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I reset the prompt and started again and gave a long text prompt along with the photo and it got a lot closer on the VN510's, interestingly it can't quite get the shape or the light gray correct but the all silver version the shape was pretty good. Though there's only 9 spokes...
The car lost the rear side marker tho lol
the prompt was this and I attached the photo of the vn510:use this rim. 10 spokes, 2 different sized triangles between the spokes. The spokes are the same width their full length. The rim is silver and the spokes are gray, the center cap is silver. The spokes are flat, not round. there are 10 spokes. make sure both wheels have 10 spokes
The car lost the rear side marker tho lol
the prompt was this and I attached the photo of the vn510:use this rim. 10 spokes, 2 different sized triangles between the spokes. The spokes are the same width their full length. The rim is silver and the spokes are gray, the center cap is silver. The spokes are flat, not round. there are 10 spokes. make sure both wheels have 10 spokes
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I've had too much experience with belt separation on tires with the worse being Generals. Had 3 go bad with one actually shedding the tread and damaging my Dakota. Fed up with the brand I filed a claim and sent the tire to them and they actually paid! One that shred itself was a Michelin but it was 21 iirc and was on my flat bed trailer but never ever had any problems with BFG's. Go figure.
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Yup, separations have been a problem for as long as there have been belted tires.... The old Firestone 721 was next level I probably replaced 300+ bad 721's... And I only worked as a tech in a service station for a couple years...
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now with 10 spokes...
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and the 5 stars again for comparison
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I remember them turds lol. Seems like changing the direction of rotation was a no no with those?
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Loose those... They don't complement the styling of a Charger... The VN510/Rambler looks good, probably to modern for a Charger but still a good look...
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No offense but.....
I don't like any of those wheels. This is just my opinion so don't get pissed at me!
That 'Cuda looks great with the wheels partly because I personally see the "Cuda as a car ripe for a modern wheel design.
The big 5 spoke design reminds me of the IROC wheels that came on the Camaros of the 80s.
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