I just had to mess with ya, with the teddy bear wheels.

I always liked the look of the crosslace wheels on the Camaros, in the SCCA/road racing, even back in the 80s & 90s.

 

very cool...gotta love a little inovation. Knowing what I spent on my boyds, I can only imagine what you dropped to have a custom set made, nice job!

 

Thanks, and yea, they weren't cheap.....

 

Those look sweet... it's really awesome that you got something like that done! I'd love to do the same concept of a larger version of a stock wheel with the crosslace rims. They'd look great in 17 or 18 inch diameter without that big step-down in the lip.

 

since you had them custom made, do you own the rights to the design? there can be some bucks in the resale rights, especially if you sell them at a perpiece commission.
i like that the center caps dont just come off - my 90 has the old tap and steal center caps.
be sure to post the link to where your can is on the site so we can all link to it.

nice job.

 

Boyd owns the rights to the wheel. I set it up this way in order for them to be available to you guys, my little gift to all of you!

The wheels are still too new to be on the site. I haven't sent Boyd pictures of the car to put on his site yet... I think they still haven't finalized pricing yet also.


When the pics are up on his site, I'll post a link for sure!

 

I like your initiative to get things done your way! But as others have said, the wheels don't really blend in with the car too well. The wheels have a large surface area, and you need to offset the look of the wheel. To add some character to the wheel, I would suggest to add some paint to the stripes or to the insides of the spokes. Another thing that distracts from it is the deep dish rim. In my opinion, this design would look better with a less inset center, just like how the stock 91-92's were.
In any case, these are just my thoughts, sounds like you love the wheels, so that's all that matters!

 

Love the wheels! I have the 91-92 style and I'm currently in the process of fully polishing them but wish I could afford to chrome them. If these were resonably priced I woud definitely look into getting them for the following reasons.
1. They would look great on a dark car
2. They look stock but are subtly different
3. They have a nice a nice dish to them
4. Since they are a bigger diameter they will clear bigger brakes
5. They are available in bigger widths. Personally I'd like them at 17 X 9 and they will have the proper backspacing where you don't have to run cheesy spacers.
6. Finally an alternative to the aftermarket 85 - 87 Iroc wheels!

Honestly I'd much rather have these than the cross lace wheels some people seem to think are the holy grail of third gen wheels.

 

I think they're the best looking stock 3rd gen firebird wheel... I don't care for them as much on Camaros. Just because they're popular doesn't mean people are praying at their alter!

 

Guess I hit a nerve there with you. Don't get butt hurt that not every one thinks they are the best looking wheel.

 

17 x 9.....0 offset/5" bs is a perfect fit, front & rear. Ask me how I know.

As for crosslaces being a "holy grail", its not so much the looks, which I DO love, its the weight, especially for autocross/road racing cars. Lighter weight on drag cars is good too, but the lack of width really restricts their use in drag applications.

Only 16lbs each. Lightest factory 16" 3rd gen wheel, hands down. Which allows the suspension to do their job better, without dealing with heavy wheels.

 

Look pretty sweet. Kinda look like Ronal Firehawk wheels.

 

Now that you mention that, they are almost a happy medium between the Ronals and the stock wheel.... IMO

 

I think they are sick but I agree that the lines should be painted atleast black, also I think if the dish wasn't as deep I think that would be better as well

 

If you don't mind me asking, but what did that set you back to have them custom made?

 

They look great! I would have personally wanted 18's but thats me. I thank that a brushed finish on the face of the wheel would be sick, but again

Great looking car. Thanks for stepping up the game with these wheels!

 

I can't discuss pricing, you'll have to talk to Boyd Wheels about that. All I can tell you is that Boyd Wheels aren't cheap! But I think they are worth it.

I think the wheel looks fine as it is. I thought about doing the lines and the holes between the spokes in Silver as well as doing the center circle of the hex nut in black with the Camaro lettering in polished alum., but that would have been alot more $$$. They were already enough $$$ as is.

Maybe one day "if" I get bored with them, I'll take them to a paint shop to have them customized further.

 

Here is a picture one of the 17x8's (a little dusty straight out of the box)....

Can someone who's good with photoshop do the following? -

Color the lines and the holes between the spokes in silver. Then color the center circle of the hex nut black while leaving the "Camaro" lettering in polished aluminum? Then maybe change the silver coloring for black?

If so, that should show a good idea of some different possibilities of this wheel....

Just a thought!

 

Can you get a more straight on shot? And with less light?

All that refection makes it harder to distinguish parts in PS, and paint just those areas.

 

those wheels are dope. any idea of when they will be released?

 

I'm sure it will be soon. You would have to call Boyd Wheels for pricing and availability.

The only other picture I have of just the wheel is kind of a crappy cell phone picture that the production guy sent me once he had one of the wheels finished. Check it out and let me know if it's something you can work with? If not, I need to figure out how to turn the flash off on my camera and I'll take some more pics. The flash makes them look extra bright.....

 

The higher resolution the pic, the better.

I couldn't get the 'CAMARO' lettering to stand out front the center cap enough to separate it.

 

I think it looks really good. I would have chosen these as my first choice versus the chrome iroc-z rims. I got.

 

There you go. Sorry, couldn't separate the lettering in such a low resolution pic, beside the shine "blending" things together.

If you have a HIGH-res pic, you can email it to me.

PM me for the address.

 

I definitely like them without the black better. Someone above mentioned that they were chrome. They look like highly polished aluminum can you verify if they are chrome or polished 1BAD91Z?

 

They are polished aluminum billet wheels, not chrome.....


Stephen - Unfortunately, those are all the pics I have! I was in a hurry to clean up the car the afternoon that I took and the posted the pics. I can take a high res pic of the wheel once I figure out my new camera (on how to turn off the flash). I'll try to take some better pics tomorrow of them if its not raining. PM me your e-mail address, and I'll send them as soon as I have some more pics.

The following is a VERY rough 30 second MS-paint mockup of what I was referring to -

I would have the grey areas painted in silver, but white cars could have that area done in white, red cars - red, etc.... to match the color coded option that some '91-'92 cars came with.

 

ill do a different view of this.

 

so you want silver?

 

 

sorry about the silver one that one was a lil harder then the rest of them

 

Yeah the black looks a TON better. I definately like it.

 

Looks like DeathMetalTony already knocked some pretty good ones out for you!

 

i tried my best so yeah, hey check my post out that i posted in the same section as this one i need some help nameing a rim it would be real cool if you guys will help me out and the post is called, AER American Racing Wheel's? Help!

thanks. tony.

 

Good job on the photoshops! Could you do one in white as well?



Stephen, I'll still send you a couple of better pics when I take some.

 

man black looks good. its like if you leave it polished, its to much. but then if you make it black there isnt enough polished. *scratches head* f*ck it i cant think of anyting. start a poll or something. lol

 

well what if you just knocked the polish off of the parts you wanted black? not like silver, but aluminum without the shine. with more of a dull, lighter shade, gunmetal look to it? IMO that WOULD look the best..

 

The red and blue look sic

 

Ahhhhh! Put em on the car so we can see them! After I saw the chrome irocs in bigger sizes I always wished the same for the 91-92.

I've looked at tons of rims for my car and never been satisfied with the appearance (except for boze stingers).

I wonder if boyd would add these to their line? They do look great, especially with the color offsets.

 

They are on the car!! See pics on page one....

 

yeah the photoshop's did come out good let me know when you need something done like that.

 

DeathMetalTony - would you mind doing one in white, like you did above?

 

I'd like to see DeathMetalTonys PSs in more solid colors, than the candy his came out as.

 

oh crap, put me in for a set of red!!!! i think what you had them do is cool as heLL. i would think the blacked out ones would look really sharp on your car. but so does the way they are now. i will be going completely away from stock looking rims. love your car, and hope all is figured out for what you want to do with them.

 

BigDave - the red ones would look pretty sick on your car!

 

Re-request....

DeathMetalTony - If it isn't too much trouble, would you mind doing a wheel with white accents, like you did above?

 

I'm in for a set.

 

i did them that way for the reason being that i think getting the rims powder coatet or how ever you spell that, on chrome will look nice and also i could make them in a solid format too, if thats what you like to see?

thanks. tony.

 

dude im sorry i been away from home for a couple of days out in los angeles, but when i get home today ill try to one in white for you, and once again sorry about that.

thanks. tony.

 

No problem, I didn't realize you were away! Thanks again for the artistry!

 

Hey I just noticed that in the first pic you posted that the area behind the spokes is painted black. Is that the way they came from Boyd or is that something you had done afterwards?

Also, in the same pic, the hex is black--was this photoshopped or were you using a factory center section with the boyd signature outer ring? Just curious.

Car looks great! Thanks for getting these made. The thirdgen SLP ZR1's were nice, but then everyone complained that they weren't any wider than stock. Now that you've gotten these made, it seems everyone has a reason why they aren't happy with them. I personally think they look great. They're deep dished, polished billet, no spacers needed, and made by Boyd--hell yeah.