Anybody know anything about these rims:
http://customwheelsmarket.com/18irchwhri.html
They they have a
Wheel offset: 0mm, Wheel Backspacing: 4.50".
Direct fit - No spacers or modifications required
I know the front and rear have different backspacing on my IROC, but theirs are the same for both.
Do they look right when mounted? Just curious i don't much about rims in general.
Thanks in advance

 

Wondering the same here.

 

Looks like you have IROC wheels based on the picture in your sig. Why don't you slap one of your front wheels on the rear and see if you like it?

To you answer your question, they will fit fine.

 

Wait a minute..Did an 87 come with a staggered setup? I've never checked mine out but my front wheels are marked FRONT and my rears are marked REAR. So I always assumed they were staggered? I remember trying to fit my rears on the front and it wouldn't go on.

 

IIRC the rears will not fit the front, but fonts will fit the rears.

The wheels linked above have the same offset as the stock fronts, 0mm. So if you slap a front wheel on the rear, that is what those replicas will look like.

All IROC wheels are have different offset front to rear.

 

Makes sense

 

They will if you use a thin spacer. I put the Rears on the front & Fronts on the rear over 10 years ago using a the factory slip-on spacers that some cars had & never had a problem with them. IIRC, they are about 3/16" thick.

 

Alright so if I am going out to buy a new set of wheels. 16x8. What offsets will I have to worry about?

 

http://www.skulte.com/adapterfaq.html

A popular thing to do is run 4 rears (4.9", so use 5" because you'll never find aftermarket 4.9" if you use spacers or 4.25" without spacers) for matching wheels for easy tire rotation. I have 4.5" bs up front & the fit is snug. Doesn't damage anything & 4.5" bs works perfectly fine with 17" wheels. Not sure it (4.5") would work with 16" wheels.

 

Damn I didn't think it was going to be this hard to get wheels.

So backspacing is my main concern.

I have a set of wheels off of a 2005 Corvette and I remember putting on and they rubbed the inside of my well. Im going to go take measurements today and see what their backspacing is to figure out why It wouldn't work on my car.


Just trying to find something temp so I can refinish my original irocs.

 

I hate to bump this again...but I recall the vette wheels are 17x8's But when I put them on with no spacers...they rubbed.

I used a half inch space I had on hand and I didnt have enough stud left to grab onto.


Should I go out and buy a 1/4 spacer to see if it works? I cant measure the backspacing without tearing the tires off.

 

It's not that hard
All reproduction irocs come in o offset so the rears will stick out 1/4 inch more depending on tire but it's not noticeable to most people I notice it but I also didn't mind it and they still tuck in nice iroc only come 8 in wide if it was wider then offset would be more important
Just go to website posted above and do some simple math

what's offset of those vette wheels and exactly what vette wheels are you running ?
Are the because I'm curious what vette wheels came 17x8 Because 2005 vette wheels are c6 wheels and I never seen oem 17x8 unless it's a reproduction

Because corvette wheels I usually see people run 2 inch spacer theres a thread on here thats just for corvette wheels with pics

 

Im going to go check soon, they are in a storage unit and I havent looked at them in 5 years. (I was 15 back when we got them, sorta car stupid back then lol).

But If I do have to use a 2 inch spacer how is that going to work? I barely have enough stud as it is with 1/2 inch spacer...If I have to go changing out the studs then I will just forget about it.

Im going to try and take a picture while i'm there also.

 

Any thing LESS than 1/4 inch is a slip on spacer That slips on wheel studs with no issues don't need extended studs unless you use bigger than 1/4 inch spacer I wouldn't feel safe about that
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pcs-5mm-Hu...#ht_1587wt_922

This is what you need !
any thing MORE than that ie 1, 1.25, or 2 inch are wheels adapters that are bolted on to hub like a tire and has wheel studs press in so you don't need extended studs

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pcs-5x4-75...#ht_1473wt_922

 

they are 17x8.5

Looks like I will need a wheel adapter if I wanted to get these to fit but I might just hold off on the vette wheels for now.

 

I have irocs that I'm planning to sell if your interested

 

Your located on the other side of the country haha

Tryin to keep it local, not much money to spend.

Someone here sold a full set with tires for $250 (It was the guys wife and she had no idea what they were)

Sucks that I missed it.

 

good deals do come up once in a while
yea i got mines for 200 irocs chrome with old tires .....then put new tires has less then 200 miles on them
at $400 obo i think is a steal cosidering i paid 450+ just for tires with tax mounting and install etc lol
but anyways back on subject
what corvette wheels are they for 17x8 size that cme out in 2005?z06 c5 c6 zr1

 

They are actually 17x8.5 and I noticed on the inside that it said 04-05.

They look exactly like these
http://www.corvettesofclarksville.co...6_Corvette.jpg

 

Are they oem ? Or reproduction ?
I can only find for c6 wheels only shows 18x8.5 and 19x10
The oem c5 wheels came in 17x8.5 aka y2k also the magnesium wheels came in that size I believe
C6 Reproduction came in 17x8.5, 17x9.5,18X8.5,and 19x10 sizes

 

Thats why I am thinking they are reproductions. I will head down and get a picture really fast so you can see what style they are. I have no idea what style they are lol.

I might be willing to drop the $150 or so just to get them on the car.

 

Here they are

 

There are C6 wheels
Yea there c6 reproductions they would look good on your camaro you need 2in wheel adapter to make it work prob best route since you have them already till you save up for better wheels
I wanted oem compitition grey 18/19 ones but there hard to find
Check this tread has everything you seek many many people run those wheels so it wouldn't look much different then any other thirdgen and answer most of your question
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/whee...s-post-14.html

There's a member on here selling 2in spacer for cheap just search classifieds

 

I'm looking up to see if any local stores sell 2 inch spacers. It said Orielly's carries them but I will have to wait till tomorrow to see.

With the 2in spacer it wont rub the outer fender will it?

I guess I can buy one and see and I can always take it back.

It's just these wheels are nice and they have a brand new set of tires on them and I would save me alot of money to get them to work.

 

Read post I just posted it has a link you need for your questions

 

Thanks for the replies I posted this a few days ago and got no replies as of yesterday, and now 24.

 

I've have 16x8 iroc replicas and pics
Did you get the irocs ?

 

Oh man I cannot find 2 inch spacers anywhere without having to pay out the butt or wait a month for them to be delivered.

 

eBay or look at the classifieds on here
eBay is around 130 and take like under a week to ship That's how long they took to get to me from ebay
Honestly where are you looking bro it's not hard
Do ever use the google thirdgen or eBay search box It actually works

 

Nah Nah I can find them on ebay and what not but I've been trying to find them locally.

And it figures my rinky dink town doesn't have anything within 100 miles.

Would rather find one to see if I need 2 or 2 1/4

 

Oh I see my experience is that anything local they up charge the hell out of stuff one place try to charge me like 80 bucks for each spacer lol

 

You could get a 4th gen rear which means you'd only need 2 spacers for the front & by going with a 4thy gen rear than means you could be getting a better posi (lower miles for sure) & along with bigger/better brakes (if you get a 98+ rear).

 

so you want them locally, but they are too much or take too long... so order off of Ebay... I guess I don't get your dilemma. Are you trying to support your local economy or something? If you need the adapters then find the right price and get them ordered. It is what it is.

 

As for the original post...here are the 20" replicas I put on last month. My tires are an inch taller in the back and a half inch taller in the front than the original IROCS and they fit fine. 0 offset, 9" wide, 285/30 rear, and 255/30 front. I'm going to start installing my lowering kit tomorrow and it should still be just fine.

 

Nah I wish I could find some locally because I don't want to buy 2in and then find out I need 2 1/4 to keep it from rubbing something.

Locally I would just buy one, put it on to see if it works, and then order online.

I found out my local Sears has 1, 2 1/4 inch spacer.

I don't get that....why would you carry ONE space...

 

looks good any updates on the lowering springs? what spring you going with?

 

Just wanted to bump this to ask Z28Johnny a question. Any rubbing yet, where did you source those from?

Thanks,

 

I lowered the front, but have yet to lower the rear. I used the Eibach Sportline kit. The rims were only $700 shipped from Ebay (search for Black Iroc rim). I love the way the front looks. No rubbing at all!! I don't think the back will rub, but like I said the rear isn't on yet. Here are some pictures with the front lowered.

 

To the OP. I run four front wheels on my car. Barely noticeable. Dont even worry about the slightly different offset front to rear. Nearly every car you see with aftermarket wheels has the same offset front to rear, ESPECIALLY with aftermarket IROC wheels. The only cars that look weird are the ones that have fourth gen rears, which are 2 inches farther out on each side. I think the offset difference adds up to a half inch or so on each side. it really isn't much and it isnt noticeable.

Here is my set of four front wheels, which will make the rear wheels sit out farther:



What brand are they? Ive never seen IROC replicas wider than 8 inches, and none that arent chrome either... Although MrGoodwrench I think has a set like that, but even he had those widened...

 

...Some off brand. I think they tend to be a little bit newer. I never saw them until I went to buy mine a couple of months ago. I have to admit I was really excited to get the painted ones in a wider wheel. Just right for how I want my car to look.

 

nice need bigger brakes ar least ls1 or bigger and little more lower but springs havent settled down it looks like so it will go lower

 

any updates on the rears lowered? does the front rub at al?l at full turn with the lowering springs? do you know if those wheels will clear my c6 z06 brake swap spoke wise?

 

What's up man!! Do you still have those PE1 wheels? I live in the Imperial Valley. I wouldn't mind driving to the big SD to pick up some wheels. Might even go to Mission Beach.

 

I bought the 18x8" IROC with Nexen N3000 245x40zr18 installed and balance shipped for $1399.
Looks great and cost less than to get my 16" rim re-chromed.

 

WHAT!!!! To chrome my PE1's, it'll cost me just $150.

 

the rims only cost $190 the tires were the rest of the cost.
Wasn't going to get mine chromed but re-chromed. Check this sight:
http://www.calchrome.com/rechroming.php
Oh, one of the wheels had a small gouge that could maybe have been repaired, either way these were 18" and brand new.

 

I checked the website you posted. I read that it cost $200 per rim. Notice that I posted PE1's. I can get my PE1's (all 4) for $150 Mexicali. Now that's a deal.

 

In Mexicali I meant.

 

I don't go to Mexico anymore. Not sure what PE1 means.

 

WHAT!!!!!! If you don't know what is a PE1, well I'll just leave it as that. Besides, Mexicali has a lotta good shops. Where are you from, specifically?

To distinguish a 1986 IROC-Z on the street, they had a third brake light on the rear hatch at the top. They had the PE1 Aluminum Wheels. The double stripe just above the ground effects had the black stripe on the bottom. The IROC-Z door emblems were towards the front of the door under the sideview mirror.

No convertible was available in 1986

Leather was not an available fabric in 1986

The 5.7 Liter 350ci engine was still not available in 1986

All 305 TPI LB9 motors (1985-1992) came with one of two basic cams. An easy way to identify the type of cam on an LB9 car is to look at the tach: the lesser cams have a yellow line at 4500 and red line at 5000; the hotter cams have a yellow line at 5000 and red line at 5500.