I like the 17" wheels on my 92 RS. I'm leaning toward 18" for the 89, but that depends on the style that I go for.

 

18's seem to fit these cars best, remember its all about proportion. BUT, I am putting 19's on mine if I can ever get my sheeeet together with this car. We shall see...

 

IMO the 18" chrome iroc mags are the way to go. That is the plan for the vert.

 

I like the 18's on my car quite well, although my original plan was for 17's. I got a good deal on the wheel/tire package so I went with the 18's (plus the 18's give extra clearance for my front brakes!). Either 17's or 18's look great on our cars IMO. Despite the low profile of the tires, my car still rides great even on the HORRIBLE roads in Maine. Once I get out of this state I'll lower my car to perfect the look, but for now I live with some wheel gap so I can enjoy driving the car without ripping the undercarriage (and bumper/air dam/gfx) off it





Like everyone else said though. It's all about wheel/tire/ride height! And of course opinion

-Paul

 

17" - 19"


Both 16" and 20" are either too small or too big

 

15s on these cars is too small and look goofy. 16" in the stock wheels look good. 18s on some cars work really well, but I think they are too large for this car.

I would run 16s or 17s.

 

24's all the way!

 

Noone could have said it better...

I was writing that exact posts and had to leave and didnt post it...ironic

 

When I do wheels I plan on going with a set of corvette Z06's. Should I go out of my way to get 17's all the way around or does the 17/18 combo not really affect the rake of the car?

I was thinking 17x8.5 front, 17x9.5 rear. Any pics of this set up or similar corvette wheel set ups would be great.

set of 4 17/18 Z06 silver for 495+shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...7451QQtcZphoto

set of 4 17x9.5 chrome Z06 625+shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-Ch...0043QQtcZphoto

 

Personally i would want and plan on getting 17" Iroc replicas. I love the look of the first style irocs. But having like drag wheels i would want 15" and no bigger... but i have to say 17 inch for the win! -Matt

 

Rear - 17x11(4th gen offset) with 1.25" spacers on thirdgen style rear
Front - 17x9.5(4th gen offset) with 2" or 2.25" or 2.5" spacers(can't remember)

18s with C6 brakes look awesome also but I see too many advantages with 17s.

 

It all depends on the style of wheel. I honestly think our body style probably look best with 18's all around....not to big...and not to small. they fill up the wheel gap without to much overkill. I myself have 18's in the front and 20's in the back. Do I like? Yes. Is it Overkill? At certain angles...for sure. I've seen some wheel designs...in 19's or 20's look great on our cars...it works both ways...and it depends what style or concept your looking for.




My current wheels are by far not the best style....especially for a staggered look, but it had given me and idea for my new set of wheels in the near future.

 

for firebirds stock wheels look best, i only wish i could get them in 17's

for some reason in next picture the rear wheels look bigger than front(or is it me?)

 

18/19"

My 19's almost look too big. Almost, but not quite.

 

hay are those the stock c6 wheels? are you running the stock rear end or a 4th gen? i have the stock polished c6 wheels, 18x8.5 front, and 19x10 rear and im trying to determind what size tires to use in the rear.

 

cant go wrong with good old 15's.. prostars with big meats on the back and skinnys up front..

 

5678TA is right put some 15 with come big meats. and skinny in the front..haha i cant wait till i do it to mine. 15 ALL THE WAY!

 

wow...iansane! how much did you lower that beast? She sure looks bad-*** just sitting there,,,,nice look! any tire-rub with this combo?

 

17's tops. I just don't think the 18's have enough meat on them, and I'd rather fill up my wheel wells with rubber than metal. Little worse handling, less rotating mass.

 

Why do you think NASCAR uses 15" rims? lighter! better feel....?

 

cant go wrong with 22's, the BEST size hands down!!

 

My car with 17s



My car with 18s

 

Hey, kubus strinski, how much were those wheels and what color is your car?

 

I love my 17X8 torque thrust II's with the nitto 555 tires sorry for the pics she is in the body shop no way am I lowering it(was my moms car)

 

I think they were like 1700 bucks and people say my car is Med Quasar Blue but Im not sure if it is...

 

This looks like the right thread to ask this question. I've been checking out a lot of 18" chrome IROC repica wheels on ebay. All are new with out tires but the price varies from 500 to over 1200 bucks a set. They all look the same to me, so is there a quality difference from different brands? What brand should I avoid?

Geno.

 

Geno, I haven't looked into those wheels specifically, but one thing that makes a big difference in price (and quality) of aluminum wheels is whether they are cast or forged. Cast wheels will be a lot cheaper, but also a lot less strong, than a forged wheel. See if you can get the guys selling the wheels to answer whether they are cast or forged. Forged is worth paying for if you can afford it.

 

I don't know any wheel/rim sizes for the 3rd gen Camaro (which I'm currently interested in), and I was wondering, can somebody tell me if any of the sizes listed on the following site for 17" rims would fit on a Camaro (without major/time-consuming/etc. modifications)?:


http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com...d-Chrome.shtml

The reason I'm asking is because after I get a notchback, a Fiero spoiler, and change the headlights, I want to get the car painted black (with black-tinted windows) and get two red racing stripes down the middle, and I think the red/chrome rim color combination would look nice. And if those rims don't fit, are there any other nice-looking rims that are chrome and red?

 

You will need spacers for the wheels to fit properly. Other than that no issues.

It is not Med Quasar Blue....I believe it a blue only found on the corvette (like mine)

Have a look at AR's Chrome IROC's. They come in 18x8 and 20x8 both with a 4.5" bs.

 

AR's? Do you mean American Racing?

Geno.

 

Anything bigger than a 17 just looks ghetto

 

Quote: "Have a look at AR's Chrome IROC's. They come in 18x8 and 20x8 both with a 4.5" bs."
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I checked out American Racings version of the IROC wheel, $715.00 a set locally, but they are on back order thru January 2008.
Chrome plated aluminum.
OE Products makes an IROC wheel too but it's $90.00 more per wheel. Barton Wheels is the seller on ebay and his wheels are chromed aluminum too. $745.00 as set shipped, from California. Not bad. So I guess I can wait until January and spent my Christmas bonus on the American Racing wheels. Better to buy from the local guy anyway.

Geno.

 

Good luck getting them in Jan. Since they are on back order, all the orders waiting in line need to be filled first, then new orders, and who knows how long that will take. I was also looking into them yesterday and that's the answer I got.

 

 

I'd say go with 18's. 20s and up are overrated and look terrible on 3rd gens

 

It appears this forum has been going on for a while. So check out the wheels going on my coupe come summer
Sorry cant get just pic on here.
http://wheelpros.com/brands/index.php?id=2&pid=302&pg=8

 

15, 16 or 17 imo i like more tire then rim plus you get a softer ride

 

I'd love to see someone make 18" salad shooter rims for my Formy.
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No kidding about the roads up there. I was driving around portland getting killed. I was in a rental PT CRUISER though, so I guess I deserved it.

Is it me or are there a TON of graveyards up there? It was creepin' me out.

 

Unfortunately, that will never happen. I called boyd coddington and asked around how much it would be to have the GTA crosslace wheels done in 18" and they told me they could only get "close" to the design and it would be atleast 1000 a wheel. You guys might as well stop hoping and just find some 17s or 18s you like that are in a different design. Unfortunate I know, but its the truth.

 

Then how do they reproduce IROC wheels? Was it a pre-existing design before GM used it?

 

I think the deal here is that there is such a HUGE interest in the IROC wheels (and they're a more basic, 5 spoke design than the GTA wheels, or salad shooters) that they can be mass produced and people buy them. It's supply and demand. If 10 people want a set of wheels, the machines have to be set up to make 10 sets, then re-set for the next wheel, if 1000 people want a set of wheels, there's a lot less time spent setting up the machine on a per-wheel basis, so the cost is lower, and the price is lower.

I hope that made sense, basically the industry sees a demand for IROC repro wheels, so the supply is there. Not so with the GTA and salad shooters, despite the fact that I personally do see quite a demand for larger versions of the GTA's...but what do I know?

-Paul

P.S. Yeah, I suppose there are quite a lot of dead people around in Maine. I think it's because there used to be so many little towns and farms and people had their own graveyards. I don't think there are more graves, just more separate graveyards...heh

 

NO LESS than 17's....c'mon guys, it's 2008.....get with it.

I have 18's on mine and LOVE them, but somedays, depending on the angle I'll admit i've thought about 19's.

the final verdict (for my car at least) will most likely be staggered 18 and 19, similar to Orr89RocZ, but with either z06 or after makets.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...ighlight=18+19

 

I like my Centerline Venturas 18x9.5 all 4 corners(no spacers) 6in backspace[/IMG]

 

My personal choice would be 17'. But again, it depends upon the car size.