I custom made the best rims ever known to man. You guys will get a kick out of this.

It started out as a concept, well not even a concept, a 5 minute picture edit job my friend did on paint. It was a joke, since I'm so picky about rims.

A few weeks ago, my friend had bought a 1986 V6 Camaro, for $500. He was just trying to copy my awesomeness. It fit our little concept picture perfectly, since it's black. It does not run, and probably never will. The snow definitely won't bother it.

Then it snowed.. So we thought, why not?

Here you go! They are 18 inch Snow Man Rims, wrapped in 275/40/18 Ice tires. I couldn't resist.. It's the Holidays, someone has to bring a bit of humor around.

 

the best looking one are the originals on steroids of course

 

 

So what size are they? Really wanting to get rid of my zr1"s

 

anyone got pics of a GTA with 80's IROC rims? love to see it!

 

I do not think it would look good at all... Firebirds have softer fender flair edges, where the IROC 5 spoke rim does not look right IMHO... The IROC has the hard crease for the fender flair, so they can pull it off much easier...

John

 

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...o/88camaro.jpg

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...o/camaro31.jpg

 

They're 18" x 8.5" with a 5mm offset, unfortunately I forget what the backspacing is... I love these wheels, they have a nice flush look on the car and they constantly receive compliments... Also the build quality is great, they've been on the car for over three years now and i've never wrecked one... You can rest a lil easier knowing that bone-jarring pothole you just hit didn't cost you $300 dollars, haha... Eventually i'll have the rears widened, just havn't had the initiative yet...

To me, the look of these wheels flow perfectly with the stock body lines...



Damn, my old paint was faded.. haha...

 

That is just a hair under 5 inchs BS...(4.94ish)

Here are mine. They are Stern 18X8.5 front and 18X10 Rear. I am a tire size too small on the rear but I will fix that when I get the next set.

 

I just painted my wheels, I'm partial to them

 

Still reckon Torque thrusts look ace on earlier cars!

 

18 ' boyyd cottington hot rods

 

Whoa, car looks good...except it sits up like a truck. What's up with that? No motor/trans? Needs a lot of lowering.

 

stock springs. I need to get some oval tubing for the dual exhaust where it runs under the trans x-member before I lower it.

 

My new wheels:

 

These have my vote, hoping to snag a set, but they will fit our cars with small spacers.

I know it's a 4th gen but:

 

Found a few more pics of my Deep Dish Y2Ks. Thought you guys would enjoy. Sad part is that I have not been able to take them out for a test drive Currently in the process of tearing down the car to get it ready for paint next month. Will post pics of the process.

 

One more showing the lip on the rear wheels

 

I like my wheels.

 

Found some pics of my old '82


These were Fenton rims from the 60's (Centerline lookalikes) that i bought to replace my beat up stockers. They were extremely lightweight.





the fronts were 15x6 and the backs were 15x8 or 9


I'd love to find the current owner and trade them up for the ones on my Camaro..

 

Those look like mine. Hp Design Evo's. I'm using 1.5" spacers

 

Y2K's on the 383 <-- I cant wait for to finish up the motor install in this car

Cragars on the 3.4l <- I miss this car

 

IROC fan...maybe if they ever make chrome honeycombs in 18's I would switch

 

Searching through google and came across my car!

For anyone interested..... pics on page 2 ----> http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/g...k651/?start=40

More pics... http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/wheels...r-18-pics.html

Sorry for the shitty quality.. Never got any before winter hit and too cold now, I have a shoot planned as soon as it warms up though!

Thanks for the comments!

 

I always liked that car/thought it had potential... I like the early 3rd gen TA's and the retro centerline look is just cool... but could never get past that 4x4 + stink bug stance.

there, better:

 

LOL, that's awesome, I think I pulled that pic from LS1tech since I frequent there and here, considering my car is some what of a hybrid. Do you like those wheels? They have to be one of the most gorgeous wheel designs on firebirds. Gives it and almost instant road racing appearance.

They remind me a lot of the BBS mesh wheels, but they are a bit more expensive than most other designs like it.

 

I absolutely love them man.. Can't say good enough things about them and get compliments 24/7.
The ONLY thing I have negative to say is the water/brake dust marks left on the front dish. But that is with any deep dish wheel so that isn't necessarily a complaint about these rims, just deep dish rims in general.
They stay looking clean for around 2 weeks if you drive it everyday in normal conditions then they need a wash but nothing extreme. I take them off about once every 3 months to clean the inside of them rim.

Extremely happy, especially for the price.

 

lol, nice!


but then my longtube headers and TD's would have drug on the ground

 

Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to look good.


My '83 was lowered almost 3". Even with >26" tall tires on the front and >27" tall tires on the back I regularly tore pieces off the bottom of the car... I think I smashed 2 tranny pans going over bumps in the road and my wife smashed the exhaust on a gas station in-ground tank fill cap (next time you're at a gas station take a look at those things... that car was low...). Take it off, hammer it straight, weld it back together and get on with your life... the car handled awesome also.

 

I have never seen a pic of a thirdgen firebird with the 17inch firehawk rims from the 93-02 firebirds anyone got a pic of like the 89's body style i got a 89 formula350 swap a lsx/t56 and looking to throw some new shoes on her so any pics would help thanks guys, GREAT looking cars btw

 

wow, that's low.

i had about 3" clearance to the exhaust as it was, i drug the collectors getting in and out of my driveway every day.

 

Still, no one has ever put 15" Gen2 Rally II Wheels on a 3rd Gen car? I'm surprised no one has a pick of such?? I know I have been asking for a while now . I'm still working on this car and its not at teh stage to be concerned about wheels . . but its coming. I want an older look for the '84 Trans Am. I painted the engine Pontiac blue during the engine work . . thought I would like some of the 2nd Gen graphics and possibly some non- trim rings Rally IIs. Any help??

 

I'm pretty sure I've seen them on another member's car on here... I think it was 1tinindian's.

Also, does anyone have any more info or a more specific name on the american racing/ eagle alloy sawblades from a few posts back? I've tried googling them but can't seem to come up with any prices, specs, or installed pics. I figured they'd be easy to find since I remember them being everywhere when I was a kid in the mid to late 90's.

 

 

yeah the vette rims are cool if you have a nice brake setup
but i like the ronal firehawks 17x9.5
unfortunately there are only
three of the set of four available
these days-discontinued rare and expensive
i purchased the last available set of four
for the original price- they are super deepdish

 

Pete, found the thread with the Rally II's.
http://earlythirdgen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=104

 

Thank you very much for that link. I looked on this site and found nothing , now I see why But thanks for digging it out from that site!! I already posted on there. I have a vision

 

it appears 1986 was the last year for Rally IIs ??

and here:

http://austin.craigslist.org/pts/1548725782.html

 

I'd put these on just about any car. They are one off customs made for a mini-tubed first gen camaro. The rears are 11inches wide and have 335/35/18's on them. The centers were sanded to a silver finish then clear coated per the owners request.


This is the car they were made for.

 

Looks like the rear axle needs to be moved back some to be centered on the well. That kind of stuff bugs me when I look at a really nice car!

I do like the wheels though.

 

Here is an example of new wheels vs. tree across the highway...

 

Project almost done !!!!!!

Before and after pics..........yes,,,same car. Have now for 3 weeks ,LOL

By the way....these wheels i have for sale ,,,,BRAND NEW TIRES !!!!!! (ok,ok,,,10 miles on them ) hehe

Not the tires on the red,,,that was the old ones .

 

2 weeks later..........

 

Today............

 

OUCH !!!!!!!!

 

Your correct. This car has a Detroit Speed four link set up that has not been adjusted at all. I am still wiring and plumbing the car. After we get all the weight in it we are getting it aligned which will include aligning the rear end.

 

^ that's what I figured. The 68' we did looked the same way (we also ran the DSE kit). We waited until the new rear was finished and all the weight was in the car to get everything fit perfectly. Looks good!

 

i personally love the wheels on my car. don't ask me what they are, because they came with it.

 

qualifier from centerline look mint

 

those are american eagle 028's... they're a good looking rim IMO.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/B.../?autoview=SKU