I am thinking about getting these for my cars. I don't want to run spacers any more, and unfortunatly the company only sales 4th gen wheel offset. I am thinking about talking to them about make these wheels in the 3rd gen offset so we can have some more direct fit options. However, I think I'll need some seriously interested buyers in or for them to consider making any. I'm posting this to guage interest before I contact them again.
Here are other wheels they offer:





They also sale replicas of ZR1s, C5, C5 Z06, C6, C6 Z06, etc in most sizes/finishes.

 

I bet it would cost BIG $$$$$ to get them to specially make them? I'm sticking with 17" IROCs

 

I don't think it would cost much more than what they are now if they made enough and knew they'd have a market in the future. I wouldn't think there's any difference in the cost of manufacture between the offset for third and fourth gen wheels, just that there's more of a market in 4th gen offset. As many of us that are running spacers, I'd think there would enough people interested in not wanting to run them to get someone making some wheels for the thirdgen scene.

 

Just got an Ecklers magazine today. They have ZR1 hyperblack 17x8 with the correct offset and backspacing for a thirdgen. $819.99 a set.

 

screeeeeeeeeeeew that. i dont think ill ever pay more than 70 bucks a wheels. WOW.

 

i know that today everyone wants rims that are flat, but im old school, i want the rims to be recessed. while the rims look good i prefer the shape of the stock ones. i just wish my stock rims were more than 7 inches wide, because i like the style.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't pay that much for a 8" wide wheel, either. They are direct fit, but they are still only as wide as the stock wheels. I would (in the future) dish out ~$750 a wheel for some Fiske FM5s....hehe
I was hoping there'd be some interest in getting direct fit 17x9s. All the wheels I have picture are 500-600 shipped for 17x9.5s (for a set).
I think that you could get your stock wheels widened if you like them, but then you'd have to find tires that are wide enough but fit a smaller diamter wheel. Not easy to do, unless it's a drag radial.

 

I'd be Interest. I'm currently trying to get my ride up in shape to put these on 17"

I'm currently talking to the same company that you are talking with cause I found their replica rims a lot less money then stock and more to my taste cause there black. I would love it if they would offset for us cause I really don't like the idea of spacers and it would save me a step. Be a very big selling point for me.

 

while i have absolutely no interest in these wheels, which is just a matter of personal taste, i feel that if the company could make the wheels at the same price as the 4th gen offset wheels, then there would be a market for them. I personally would rather buy a wheel with the correct offset than have to use spacers.

 

I rest my case. They're not going to change a wheel design for a "few" people that might be interested.

Truth be told, most thirdgen owners are either super cheap, broke or younger people that don't want to spend the $$$ right now.

It's not really a great market.

 

Just curious as to what would be heavier...

A 4th gen offset wheel with the correct adapter (ex: LS1 wheel), or a 3rd gen offset wheel with no adapter (ex: stock IROC-Z wheel).

Would this be done to save weight or for the added security because there will be half as many lugnuts to tighten?

Mike

 

Not really a great market? Have you seen how many 3rd gens that have 4th gen spec wheels with spacers? You figure wheels + $300 of spacers and you have alot more than just the wheels, even if they are $50-100 more than the same 4th gen wheels. While I agree that, in general, 3rd gen owners don't have the funds that 4th gen owners do, but enough seem to have the money to buy 17x9s or 18x9s etc and generally the needed spacers. I think it's fair to say most would prefer to avoid spacers.

I think that generally the 4th gen wheels (16x8) are lighter, but the 3lbs or so for the spacer generally puts the 4th gen combo at the same or more than the 3rd gen wheel alone. I was posting this more for those who run 17x9.5s or bigger and want to avoid spacers. I'm sure that the correct offset 17x9.5 with no spacer would be lighter than a 4th gen offset wheel with spacers...lol

 

How many times have companies or even sponsors on this site polled people offering a new product or a group purchase on "X" product and had a TON of interest but when it came time for people to pay up they were nowhere to be found?

You can pick up 4thgen rims and tires for $400, give or take. Add some spacers and you're still cheaper than what the rims posted in this thread are new.

I'm not trying to be mean to anyone or be insulting but there's a big difference between picking up a used set of rims/tires and buying a brand new set or rims and new tires.

So what if you had 10 people from here seriously interested? I doubt a company would come up with a different offset for a handful of people. By all means try, they're all bad *** rims, I was thinking of getting a similar set for my C5 before I sold it.

 

Suddenly two people speak for all the third gen owners in the world. The only one out of the two quotes that you posted that said no was Ca[maro]88 and truthfully just cause on person is cheap does'nt mean every thirdgener is cheap. Lastly why do you care? You don't seem interested so move on to the next post. Why when people ask if people are interested, the thread is bogged down with people fighting the idea. If you like it post, if your not interest then don't post.

 

double post

 

I've not been around as long as you and don't normally pay much attention to when companies show up offer to make something. But, the 3rd gen community needs more things made for 3rd gens. I'm just trying to see if I can make that happen.
These wheels are from $500-600 shipped for a set. You figure a set of used $400 wheels plus shipping, then another ~$150 per end for spacers (or $250-450 for a 4th gen rear end) and you are way over the $500-600 for a set of the wheels posted in here. Of course, they may be more, but I don't see them being more than wheels, shipping, and spacers/rear end. I have yet to see a decent set of 17x9s with tires worth a crap for $400. I got mine that way from LS1tech, but I knew the tires were ish and the wheels were in rough shape.



I think I have to agree.

 

I didn't say that those 2 posts spoke for the entire community. I was just preparing the OP in case the company tells him to go pound sand. Is it a great idea? Absolutely. Would a lot of cars look bad *** with some of those rims? Sure. However to say the market is huge is a bit of a stretched BASED on some of the posts I quoted.

Sorry for adding my opinion on a public message board...how ignorant of me.

 

, have fun being ignorant. At less you were knowledgeable to put rolling eye after that.

 

I'm fully aware they may tell me to get lost. I'm also aware of the market conditions for 3rd gen parts. I appreciate your input on the matter, but no one said there was a huge market but you. I said meaning that if they say a market and knew that there would be one in the future, the wheels they make for 3rd gens probably wouldn't be much of price difference in the 4th gen and 3rd gen versions.
No one said it was ignorant of you to post your opinion (at least before you did), just that your opinion wasn't condusive to point of the thread as you don't seem interested in the wheels. If you are, great, speak up and I'll add you to the list. If not, you've posted your opinion on the matter and it's been noted, so....

 

EDIT: I'm going to play nice, RS Reaper isn't worth my time.

91_5.7_TPI-Best of luck with the work ahead of you. Just some advice. If you're going to go to the company make sure you have a list of DEFINITE buyers so you can use that to support your cause.

 

I think what made that even more funny is I'm now pretty sure I'm talking to a 13 year old. Let me lay it out for you we are trying to find people interested not people that are not interested. I love how when people finally get to were they can't figure out anything else to say they talk about my engine. I have a 455hp El Camino that would screw your -250 hp engine even with a turbo but nice try you almost had me there.

I'm done for tonight, guess I'll see your reply tomorrow.

 

I have a turbo? Wow, I never knew Procharger made turbos :woot: Good for your El Camino, I could care less if it had 455hp or 800hp, it's still an ugly *** ******* mobile El Camino..."you almost got me there".

Anyway, I edited my post before you posted and said I was going to play nice. It's funny, you whine about me being off topic yet you need to get the last word in.

I guess I'll see your reply tomorrow to further derail this thread. Go you.

 

Turbo…Supercharger… Both work off the same principle. Your pathetic attempts to right yourself are feeble. You tried to laugh at my 3.1 engine but I was only happy to enlighten you that I have a 455hp El Camino. Clearly any car can look ugly to any person, just because you don’t like the look of it doesn’t stop me from getting tons of compliments on it everyday and truthful I happy you don't like it just makes it all the more better.
You must insult a lot of dumb people if you don’t expect them to retort back after they have been called out or possibly face to face you just look that much of a joke. Now I’ve said that, I’m done not going to reply to you. You’re welcome to have the last word in the conversation if you think that is what I truly wanted, go for it. I’m back on to how to make this possible cause I care about getting this company to off-set us some rims. Have a good life man, maybe one day you will grow up and not use phrases like “sand in your virgin”.
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91_5.7_TPI, I got two third gens around here that seem interested but they want to look at all the rims they offer. Just want to get conformation that the company you are talking about is oewheelsdirect. I'll have them post here if they find a set they like.

 

would you please take your pissing match elsewhere and leave this thread to the topic at hand?

Like said in an earlier post, if you want to try and make this happen you really need to get a list of serious, money in hand people, to present to the company so that they can get an idea of the interest and if they can make a profit off he idea, that is of course their bottom line.

 

OE Wheel Distributors, LLC is the company I found the wheels listed by on eBay.
I hope we can get enough people interested, even if it's only for a one time group purchase. I'd like to get those wheels so I could ditch the spacers and have something a little more unique than the ZR1s. And if we can get some made, then others may join in and want some as well.