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Old Jan 30, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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Rims: Z28? or IROC?? Which are these???

Hey. Finally getting rid of those #$#$(&$# S10 Rims, and picked up a set of what I thought to be IROC rims. New rubber. No road Rash. Perfect set of rims. Just missing the center caps.

Just wondering if these are Z28, or IROC rims.
They are 15" rims





And the best thing is, I got all four, for only $250 CDN!!!!

Thats roughly $180.00 US!!
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Old Jan 30, 2004 | 11:47 PM
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Sorry to tell ya, but those are 15x7 RS/Z28 wheels...
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Old Jan 30, 2004 | 11:50 PM
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Thanks for the crazy fast reply. Dont be sorry. I really like these rims. I seen them before I bought em. I still like em. Ill find a pic of what WAS on there.. gimme a sec..

And the magic of computer land 5 mins later



As you can see I am much better off.
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Old Jan 30, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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Yeah those aren't IROC's. Iroc's are 16x8, i have a set of iroc's and those z28 rims are my burnout/ crappy tire set.
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 12:17 AM
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You're right, that is WAY better then what was on there....

And there also are 15 inch IROC wheels, but the ones he has are the RS/Z28 style, not the 15 inch IROC wheels...
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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u sure there's no road rash? i see the sides all scraped up
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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its prolly just clear coat crapping out on them, mine are starting to do it too
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 01:48 AM
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You're right, that is WAY better then what was on there....

And there also are 15 inch IROC wheels, but the ones he has are the RS/Z28 style, not the 15 inch IROC wheels...
Actually, I believe those came stock on early Irocs and the 16's were an option. The 15's which looked like 16" Irocs came later, so the rims he has might have come from an Iroc
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 10:36 AM
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In 1988 the 15" Iroc wheel was the same as the Z28 wheel. So those rims could be off of an 88 Iroc.

In 89 the 15" wheel was restyled to look like the 16" wheel.
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 11:25 AM
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Yeah the rims are completely MINT. My camera was just making them look like junk. I had to take those photos in my garage, I just got them after work yesterday. They got a big sidewall, R60. So not as sporty as I wanted, but then again if I wanted sporty why would I go for 15"??

I traded a guy those ^ Junky rims, with completely bald tires. I mean 0% tread left. Along with $250 for those rims/tires.

225/60/15 For the back
205/60/15 For the Front

For some reason I never really got into rims, I just dont see the big appeal of them. I am more than happy with my new ones. Thanks for the replys everyone
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 05:26 PM
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Good *** who put those rims on that you had originally, that should be a crime?? I snagged a set of 16" IROCs to replace my Z28 wheels awhile back (for $200 US with tires), you could have had my old Z28 wheels for free if you were around here. Think I ended up throwing them away but they look like a 1000 bucks compared to the trash you had on there, dang.

Wheels make all the difference in a good looking car IMO, not that you have to spend a grand to get a decent set though.

Anyone have a pic of these "15 inch IROC rims", always hear about them but I don't think I've ever seen one...

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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 01:40 AM
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Guys take a closer look at that first pic of the rims. The only difference between the z28/rs/Iroc rim and the early 90's blazer rims where that the Blazer had a full center/hub cap. It was different than the cap on the camaro. Same wheel, diff. cap.

Now tell me that it doesn't look like those wheels have the wear marks of a FULL cap.....meaning they came off a blazer.



....and yes, that style wheel was the base 15" Iroc wheel. Of course in 89 they had the 15" iroc style wheel.
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 01:47 AM
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....eh....I dunno....maybe they are Cammie rims.

Strange that they rest of the wheel is "fairly" clean, and the lug/center area is so dirty, but if they were under the blazer center cap...you'd think they'd be EXTRA clean, not extra dirty.


Here's a pic of the blazer wheels...FYI
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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Are there some kind of serial numbers on them somewhere.. I wont have any prob mounting them will I?
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 11:07 AM
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i think they are from a camaro , my set that i have had a black insert around where the lug nuts go, so they looked exactley like yours. Yeah they wil fit your car
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 11:11 AM
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I got all that chrome trim tho. My rims look EXACTLY like the pic posted with the Blazer junk. Do the Z28/RS rims have the little chrome plating thingys?
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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The 3rd gen F-bodies and the S-10/Blazers share the same bolt pattern and backspacing. You should have NO problems.

I happen to think that the Blazer cap actually looks better than the Cammie wheel cap.
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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i do agree that the blazer cap looks alot nicer, i wonder how hard they are to find, and how they bolt on to the rims?
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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I got that pic from an auction currently on Ebay under "Blazer wheel".
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 08:19 PM
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very nice
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