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I have those same wheels (painted gold) on my black/black '87. They fit fine, but be careful with the tire sizes if you don't have rolled front fender lips.

When I bought the rims they had a set of well-used 225/45ZR17 front and 255/40ZR17 rear tires mounted.

At my ride height (basically Euro ride height) the 225's were an issue. I have since replaced both the front and rear tires, going to 215/45 in front and 255/40 rear and that is far less of an issue, but I still had to adjust the front ride height a bit so that at full fuel load the fender lip didn't contact the tire sidewall.

I also agree - these are nice looking wheels, and it was a good way to put 17s on the car, but they are quite a bit heavier that the stock Fuchs rims (which I kept so I could switch back to the stock look if I ever wanted to).

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