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Old May 5, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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are these even t/a rims?

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my 84 t/a had gold ones......put they look liek they came off a sunbird LOL.

I also noticed the set is "offset" only fronts on front and backs on back.

my question is are they trans am rims and if so what years did they come on,

cause as far as i knew GTA and t/a came with these in black and gold

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Old May 6, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Yes. Yes they are.



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Old May 6, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Originally Posted by iansane
Yes. Yes they are.



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They came on '84 to '87 Trans Ams. The Dimondspoke (GTA) wheel was optional on '87s and standard equipment on '88 to '92 TAs.
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Old May 6, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Rims?













What rims?
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Old May 6, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

LoL

The '87 Formula used these wheels as well. True, the 80's Grand Am's and Sunbird's used the same style, but those were only 14" and made for FWD.

There's a video of an '86 Pontiac commercial on YouTube that shows these wheels on a TA.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

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The '87 Formula used these wheels as well.
My first car was an '87 formy with those wheels in silver. Man I miss that car. My buddy had an '85 TA with the same wheels but in gold. So ugly.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 02:16 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Yea mines a 85 T/a and there gold aswell as the whoel car... i dont like it.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 02:36 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Those look like fwd rims to me,The trans am ones the center of the rim was sunk in more the fwd ones it was pushed out.Look at the rims http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/4---P...706999101.html
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Old May 7, 2011 | 03:52 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

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Those look like fwd rims to me,The trans am ones the center of the rim was sunk in more the fwd ones it was pushed out.Look at the rims http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/4---P...706999101.html

No. The ones you pictured are the 15" versions similar to the 16" formula concave style. The original one posted are a 16" convex style.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

See http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Picture...-Grand-Am.html
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Old May 7, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

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Like I said, the wheels in the pic at the top of this thread are 16", and they were only made from '84-'87. The 84's were usually white, 85's & 86's were usually gold, and the 87's were silver alum. The concave ones were from '84-'92.

The wheels on that Grand Am are the exact same style, but they're 14".
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Old May 7, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

I had 16s stock on a grand am in that style rim,14s was standard the se cars had 16s on the grand ams.
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

[quote=80schild;4914738]The 84's were usually white, 85's & 86's were usually gold, and the 87's were silver alum. [quote]

Actually, these were always white in 1984 because they only came on the 15th Anniversary Trans Am that year. The picture shows is actually a 15th Anniversary car.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 01:16 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Those are 16" WS6 rims that came on standard WS6 equipped TA's from 85-92.
If it was a GTA, then the it got the cross-laced GTA wheels, and these GTA wheels were optional on other WS6 TA's.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 04:17 AM
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Re: are these even t/a rims?

Originally Posted by 80schild
Like I said, the wheels in the pic at the top of this thread are 16", and they were only made from '84-'87. The 84's were usually white, 85's & 86's were usually gold, and the 87's were silver alum. The concave ones were from '84-'92.

The wheels on that Grand Am are the exact same style, but they're 14".
[QUOTE=Thirdgen Ranch;4914816][quote=80schild;4914738]The 84's were usually white, 85's & 86's were usually gold, and the 87's were silver alum.

Actually, these were always white in 1984 because they only came on the 15th Anniversary Trans Am that year. The picture shows is actually a 15th Anniversary car.

thanks so much you two, taught me somethin new bought my car
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