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Old May 27, 2004 | 02:03 PM
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2nd gen wheels on a 3rd gen?

i have a '79 formula and i was wonderin if the wheels would fit on my 86 t/a?
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Old May 27, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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Try it out
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Old May 27, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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I know the 2nd gen camaro wheels will...not positive on the 2nd gen birds if the bolt pattern is the same.

A question: why would you want to? The 'snowflake' wheels on a 2nd gen firebird is a horrible design, IMO.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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Thier also rare .
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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well correct me if im wrong but u can put irocs on any f-body from 67-92 i belive. so i would think theyt would fit.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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iv seen irocs on a 55 bellair .... and a few others
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Old May 27, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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i dont have the snowflake pattern , i have like a rally style wheel and i ahte my stock wheels....i've seen them on like late 80's grand prix's...lol
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Old May 27, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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When my brother wanted to get 16" wheels for his car(84T/A)I let him use one of my wheels as a test fit to see how they would look. I don't know why but we couldn't get the wheel on,studs were just a smidge too wide apart I suppose.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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If you tried to put one of your rear wheels on the front of his car, that's why it wouldn't work. The offsets are different. Same reason you can't rotate the 16x8's front to rear.......unless you have 4 front wheels like I will day-after-tomorrow.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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the 2nd gen wheels will fit the third gen cars. if you have a dics brake rear , chk for caliper clearance.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by TheGreatJ
If you tried to put one of your rear wheels on the front of his car, that's why it wouldn't work. The offsets are different. Same reason you can't rotate the 16x8's front to rear.......unless you have 4 front wheels like I will day-after-tomorrow.
I did use my front wheel.
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