I want your guys opinion on whether these wheels look right on a Trans am.. (they are 16x8 IROC rims I've got on my 2.8 '88 right now)

 

Wow man... horrid photochopping skillz! lol - also, anyone know the backspacing of these wheels? I'm pretty sure the 2nd gens are 4.75" max

 

IMO you need somewhat more curvy wheel on that car. The lines of a secondgen car ir much more rounded and wavy than on the sharper lined thirdgen.

The wheels by themselves can look good, and so can a secondgen car do, but the wheels and car must match to be a sucsess, and that combination there don't.

If I owned your car, I probably would have bought some original wheels, or some optional wheel +- 2years of your model. Then I would get them polished, painted and finally set up with some nice tires. Imo that's the best solution to most cars, but a better one on a car that's not too common anymore.

Just make them originals so snazzy that you would eat from them, and then your set.

 

keep that ch*vy shyt off that car. I'm gonna have tosmack you now . Ralley IIs, or snowflakes, accept no substitutes.

 

ever think about GTA wheels??

I know the 16" Convex formula wheels don't look bad.

 

i would rather run on donuts.

 

No substitutes? Um. And what kind of Z rated performance tire can I get in a 15"?

 

Any pics of the Convex Formulas?

16x8 Crosslace's wouldn't look too bad, I suppose. They look alot like the original snowflakes, anyway!

 

The general idea is for a 16"+ wheel on the T/A, to run some stickier tires. 400+ ci of Pontiac Torque fries most 15" tires.

 

245/50-15

jsut pick your size @ the tirerack

 

but that's not what you said on the original post. in that case, 16"+ are fine. just don't put Camaro wheels on it. my 2 cents, of course.

 

455s also tore up the tires, but they seemed to do just fine w/15 rims.

Never underestimate the POWER of the Poncho. But then you're living that already.

It's just one of those things you get used to, your camaaro rims just don't look right on any firebird, no matter which incarnation. The same goes w/the third gen T/A wheels. I've seen pics of those on 2nd gen birds, and it just didn't look right to me.

 

15x8 WS/6 rims will go on for now, till I can get some 17x11 and 17x9.5 TT2s for her