As the title states the DD z24 got a little bit of love. This love comes in the form of 16 x 7.5" Eagle wheels that I used to have on my GT back when I was 16! I just got the wheels themselves back through some trading with my dad, and for tires I just had the tires from my stock z24 wheels mounted up.
I did it almost 100% to get the extra inch of wheel on both sides of the car, at least that was my initial motive.
The tires I had worked extremely well, but a 225/50-16 on a 6.5" wide wheel is balloon tire city and it kind of screws with handling - at least at the limit of the tire. You can see the ballooniness above.
After I got them on the car I was pretty happy with how it looked too, I knew it would be an improvement over stock but I'm actually really fond of how they look. I've always thought this to be somewhat of a timeless design, though it has grown semi-dated in my opinion.
On with the show!
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Rear pic for lack of ballooniness reference point and a showcase of the napped out rear tint. It just needs me to get in there and finish pealing it out... what a suckass job.
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On this next pic you can see my sweet DD elite weight reduction beginning below the filler door.
more pics can be found here - http://kflo.berettaspeed.com/cavalier/cavy09/
At this point I really only want to get the car lowered and get a decent tune on it. The tune needs to come first, I am really ##### tired of how
ty the car runs sometimes - especially if I don't have or can't afford to put 93 octane in it to feed the bumped compression. With a good tune I shouldn't need the expensive gas.
Lastly, while I was back at home to swap these on and be rid of my 195mm wide winter edition pizza cutters I took a few photos of my wheels and tires for the GT that are all mounted and balanced - and waiting for the car to be aligned. I'll let these speak for themselves.
I can't wait to get this car fully drivable for this summer. The only other hold up will be trying to get a garage at my apartment. No garage = No Beretta.
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Not gonna lie to you, I have always liked the stock 95-99 Z rims. There is just something about them that is very appealing.
Nice tires for the GT btw
I agree completely, I just wish they were wider. Even if they were 7" I'd be happy.
Oh well, just gotta work with that I got. Kinda like kickin it 01/02 style up in here. If I had a time machine I could go back to then and be cream of the crop.
LOL
I swapped to Beretta GTZ wheels which were 7 inches wide.
I still have them actually, might rock em on the DD Sunfire this year.
omg your from iowa?
what a tool.
I'm tired of wasting my time... now I'm breakin' free.
hey at least were between the state that blows (nebraska) and the state that sucks (illinois)
I'm tired of wasting my time... now I'm breakin' free.
Yeah, I can only imagine life in Nebraska. Little house on the prairie anyone?
