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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

If you have an IROC-Z with the Z28 wheels, could you post a picture so I can see how they look before I get some ?
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

Heres one I saw on ebay yesterday.

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Im guessing you wanted these z28 wheels right? It looks ok. Imo.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

#1......The IROC was a Z, for the years the IROC was around.

#2....WHICH wheel you looking for? The 91/92 16" version?
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

........be more specific '60s-2002 z28????????
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

I think Sonymaster nailed it! Looks good!!!
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

yea thats such a nice car, and its a silver. not to often you see that.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

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#1......The IROC was a Z, for the years the IROC was around.

#2....WHICH wheel you looking for? The 91/92 16" version?

correction.. the z28 was dropped in 1988 and iroc became a model
although they still used z28 on the dash board why i dont know

z28 came back in 1991 when the iroc racing used another brand car and gm lost the rights to that name..
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

Originally Posted by lordmetalz28
correction.. the z28 was dropped in 1988 and iroc became a model
although they still used z28 on the dash board why i dont know

z28 came back in 1991 when the iroc racing used another brand car and gm lost the rights to that name..
What "correction"? You said the same thing, just worded differently.

Z28 became IROC, GM lost the rights to the name, IROC returned to Z28....So, IROC is just another name for Z. Simple name change, that's all.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Re: Z28 Wheels on an IROC.......?

I know you guys are technically correct but I always figured that any Camaro with the Z28 option code is a Z/28. I like the term better even though mine is an IROC-Z.

Now I have two
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