Help me decide on new WHEELS
08-14-2001, 06:04 PM
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Car: 1987 Camaro IROC-Z
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Help me decide on new WHEELS
alright Im trying to decide between the chrome 16" Irocs or the 17" polished Irocs from performancewheeloutlet.com. they are both $200 and thats all i want to spend. im young and i dont have that much money. Would the 17s look much different then the 16s or would my car look nicer with chrome wheels even tho they are 16"? what do you guys think? Thanks in advance!
08-14-2001, 06:38 PM
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Car: 1990 IROC-Z (De-Badged-Carbon Hood)
Engine: Superram 383
Transmission: T-56 w/upgraded Viper Internals
Axle/Gears: 3.73 18x8 and 18x11 irocs
The bigger the better! I would definetly go for the 17's. Here's a pic of the 18's...polished and painted....btw....don't spend the extra cash on chrome.....they are not worth it.......look how nice my polished rims look:
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08-14-2001, 07:25 PM
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The visual difference between 17 and 16 is noticable. I would go for the 17 rims.
08-14-2001, 07:52 PM
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Car: 91 RS
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Transmission: 700r4
Chrome shines more, and gives more to the paint, but you cant drive with them in the winter, and polished looks just as good as chrome when new and taken care of. If the polished isnt kept up though give them a year or two to be dull. Theres definitely a huge difference with rim sizes, it looks cooler unless you get stupid and put 20s on your ride, but also know increasing your rim size slows down your acceleration because it messes with your gearing. Id say save up an extra hundred and get chrome
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08-14-2001, 08:06 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mac:
but also know increasing your rim size slows down your acceleration because it messes with your gearing.
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but also know increasing your rim size slows down your acceleration because it messes with your gearing.
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Car: 1987 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: BW 9 Bolt 3:27
hey guys, thanks for all the input. Im leaning towards the 17"s cuz i could take care of em and make em shine just like chrome. But do tires for 17" cost more than they would for 16"s? O and 17" never came stock on Irocs right? yea im pretty sure 16"s were the highest they came. MR. IROCZ those are nice rims, how much did you lower it? Those Chrome 18" 2000 Vette Wheels are beautiful... too bad theyre $322.00 ea. 
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08-15-2001, 12:25 PM
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Car: 91 RS
Engine: 350 H.O.
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17 inch tires will definitely cost more than 16 inch tires especially if your going low profile, which I would hope you would want to do. Cause to me at least it doesnt look right without the rubberband look, thats why that iroc-z looks so dope. You realize if you got those vette wheels youd have to get wheel adapters too. I have a set of 16 inch chrome 5 starts for real cheap if anyones interested in them, they re beautiful wheels
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mac:
I have a set of 16 inch chrome 5 starts for real cheap if anyones interested in them, they re beautiful wheels
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I have a set of 16 inch chrome 5 starts for real cheap if anyones interested in them, they re beautiful wheels
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08-15-2001, 04:17 PM
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Car: 1987 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: BW 9 Bolt 3:27
yea i might be interested too depending on price and condition, are we talking Iroc 5 stars or RS or aftermarket? o i know the vette wheels would need adapters but theyre just soooo nice. Can anybody give me an estimate of the lowest price 17" tires? Even a link would be helpful. thanks
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Judging by your name you have an '86 sport coupe which gives you different options for rims, i'm gonna have to say SCs with iroc rims just don't look right, you might want to check out some Weld pro-star rims, they look great on our cars and i've even seen cragars that look good on our cars cause we don't have ground efx, ADV_1 has pictures somewhere on this board of his SC with cragars, so consider this before you get the iroc wheels.
08-15-2001, 06:28 PM
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Car: 1987 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: BW 9 Bolt 3:27
adams87camaro: check my sig 
O and i've seen an all black sport coupe on this board that has 16" stock iroc rims and i think its one of the nicest SC's ive seen.
carndrvr: did you sell your camaro yet?! haha that was a nice ride, anyways...what condition are those tires in?
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O and i've seen an all black sport coupe on this board that has 16" stock iroc rims and i think its one of the nicest SC's ive seen.
carndrvr: did you sell your camaro yet?! haha that was a nice ride, anyways...what condition are those tires in?
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