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09-09-2009 #1
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New Houston area Wheel Fad?!?
Had to drive down to Houston last night for a meeting this morning....got passed by a white '10 Camaro with huge (at least 24's) spoke wheels complete with fake knock-off spinner caps...crazy enough, but what was really crazy was that the knock-off spinner caps stuck out at least 6" beyond the wheel/tire face - it looked absolutely ridiculous...almost like a Pimp My Ride meets Mad Max kinda thing...I couldn't get pics because it was dark and we were traveling 80+ mph on I-45 in North Houston.
Anyway, I just thought it was some isolated nutcase....until today on the way home - saw 3 more cars with the same type of wheels on them....goodness gracious they are freakin' ugly! Has anyone else seen these? I did a google image search and couldn't find anything.
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Ben Hur FTW indeed!
I know it's ridiculous to post something like this without pics, but it was just to0 crazy not to. Surely someone in the Houston area has seen this? NineBall? Anyone?__________________________
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okay...took plenty of searching through google but found some pics (and an article that pretty much point to this fad being confined - so far - to the Houston area)
http://blogs.chron.com/carsandtrucks...nd_spokes.html__________________________
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Totally ridiculous! Talk about curb rash potential!
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how about 26s
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the Camaro looks like he left the parking brake on..
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Don't even bother trying to read the comments on that video. I hate people.
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I can see every local dog lift its leg on those.
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Those rims are modeled after a Cadillac wheel made by crager in the 80's . They were 30 spoke, and only offered in 1983 & 1984 as an option for FWD eldorados. They are pretty rare & sought after in the lowrider community. The 84's poke out the farthest and can go for five thousand a set. Guess some wheel company capitalized on their popularity and started making aftermarket plus size versions.
see :swangers, elbows, 84's
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It's not new. I worked in a speed shop in Houston nearly ten years ago and it was being done then too (we sold wheels also). We sold 2 & 3 bar spinners and threaded extensions to make them stick out farther. Couldn't keep that crap in stock.
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Originally Posted by Ash
you think that impala has enough spares? LMAO!,I think it's missing a few on the hood and doors
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Well i hope what happen's in Houston stay's in Houston.
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nasty. why?
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Not really a "fad" here. I rarely see a ****box like those here, and I drive 100 miles per day in the city. One fad with wheels I do sadly notice is the big 3-spoke chrome wheels coming back in style. Yuck.
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Not sure what you mean, got any examples/links? Originally Posted by Nine Ball
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