People have been telling me that I need to get new rims for my 92 bird to go with my RAII hood, lol, I am looking at buying these... (I have included some pics of the car with the stockers.)

 

nice, i love the old school snow flakes.. i have a buddy with a 79 firebird and he has them. I think they set the car off. Never seen on a third gen tho. I like the look.

 

and for $200 bucks I really can't go wrong.

 

here is a third gen with them. Im thinkin about crosslace wheels for my iroc.

 

I have those in the 15x8 variety, with 275/60 on the back, 235/60 on the front...
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~jmknopp...t,%20may06.jpg

I like them.

 

Yours look nice, same color as the ones I want. Got anymore of those pics?

 

Hmm, I don't really think so... As you can see by the paint, it's not the most 'picturesque' type of car... More of a reservation rocket.

I have a video on youtube, search sonix69 I think.

Aren't you in Red deer? Next time you're down in cowgary drop by and i'll show you it.

Be aware! These wheels don't take normal tapered lug nuts! You need to find the lug nuts that have a shank and washer! I paid $80 for a set of these from a custom wheel place in calgary, they are rare like hens teeth.
I still have a bad driveline vibration, which may/may not be from the wheels....

 

My buddy use to have an '86 T/A and had those on his car. He masked them up and painted the inserts black and the outer lip polished as well as the spokes. Looked damn good. Being 15" rims, you can run 275's on the back like my buddy did.

 

I won't be in Red Deer until January, thats the first I have heard about those lugnuts, I will ask the seller if they come with the rims. Thanks for the heads up.

 

If the seller pulled those wheels from a 2nd gen and has the stock lug nuts,
let me be the first to tell you they won't fit.
2nd and 3rd gens have different threads on the lugs.
I got these wheels at a local swap meet for $300 w/nice tires

 

what options do I have to get them to fit?

 

buy lugnuts like I did.
M12x1.5 IIRC. The correct thread patten for a third gen, but with the collar and washer style.
the place I went to was on edmonton trail, and 32nd ave IIRC. Custom wheel or something like that. Right across 32nd from the home depot, little hole in the wall shop.
Told them what I was doing, and they found the lug nuts. $4 each I think.

 

would canadian tire carry them??

 

oh heck now. They are a very special item.
Meant for custom wheels on a 3rd gen. Not a standard item.

 

I am not sure I am close to any places that would carry such a thing.

 

What was the name of that shop, maybe I could get them to ship them to me?

BTW, I have indeed bought the rims, all in all in decent shape, I will post pics later.

 

Found it!
Wheel pro's
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&cl...40172375958460

4143 Edmonton Trail NE
Calgary, AB T2E 3V5, Canada


I don't see why they couldn't ship it to you. If you aren't in a rush I could get you the name of the person I got it from, and probably a receipt (ie a part number) when I get back to calgary... (saturday...)

Or just give them a call and feel 'em out on it.

 

That would be great thanks. So all I need is those special lugnuts with the washer and then they will fit?

 

go to action here in corner brook they should be able to order them for you dad needed new lugnuts when he got the wheels for his truck and they custom ordered them for him without problems

 

whats the number to these places??

 

action is 709-639-8181

 

where is action located in corner brook?

 

dont know the exact address but its on union street close to cna. goin to college so close to action was perfect

 

ok thanks man, i will keep you posted, i have to go in there this weekend

 

if only the weather were better we could meet up for a few pics, not many third gens around here. good luck man

 

that would be pretty cool, but my car still in storage. I am sure I will be in that way because I have to go to St. John's for poker in May.

 

mines in storage to... without a motor lol she should be done when spring actually comes and i get her on the road again. if your in this way sometime the summer pm me or something

 

I'm glad that some other folks have been considering this as well...

Not that I don't like the crosslaced wheels, but they are a PITA to keep clean and I'd like to upgrade to a larger wheel. Since no one makes larger styles yet I'm having to look elsewhere for wheels. I've found some good deals on eBay for replica Vette wheels that I could easily mount to my car using wheel adapters. I like the designs and the spoked look of the ZR1s and Zo6 wheels. Plus you'd be able to see my calipers...especially once they're red which I think is sexy.

Anyway, so I'm flipping through my HPP the other day and stumble across and add for Year One. On it is their new billet replica wheels as well as their "new" Bandit style ones. The new style looks alright, but a little exaggerated. What I was surprised to see is a set of original design 17x9 snowflakes. I got to thinking that maybe those might be the answer. They have an OEM look and are bigger in addition to being able to better see the planned red calipers.

So, I called Year One and talked with them. They said all I needed was the bolt pattern and the backspacing and they'd bolt right up. Since no one that I know of has done this yet there are no cars for me to see what it would look like. Enter Photoshop. It's not my best work, but it gives me an idea of what they could look like on my car. I'm looking for your opinions on how it looks before I spend money and buy them.

They say that rim choice is generally the hardest part of any buildup and I'm beginning to think they're right...

How do you think they'll look on my GTA?

 

fuggin sweet

 

I like em. I like the old school rims, 16's or 17's look good and 15's aren't even bad, u can't go wrong with old school.