Where do you buy your wheels?
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Car: 92 T-Top RS Camaro
Engine: 305 .30 over Mild RV Cam
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Where do you buy your wheels?
Ok guys i only know of 2 sites to check for wheels, Summit and Jegs, im after some wheels for my FACTORY 3rd gen camaro and am having a real issue finding something that i like or even in the right size i want.
Basicly i want to stick the widest wheel and tire set up under my 92 camaro without having to buy any spacers/adapters, or rolling the fenders.
From what i read on another thread is I can put the following.
Front
17 x 8" 4.5" bs with 255 40 17 or 255 45 17
17 x 9" 5.5" bs with 255 40 17
17 x 9.5" 5.25" bs with 275 40 17
17 x 9.5" 5.5" bs with 275 40 17 (may rub tie rod...may not) (not gonna risk it)
Rear
17 x 9.5" 5.5" bs with 275 40 17
17 x 9.5" 5.85" bs with 275 40 17
17 x 10" 5.5" bs with 285 40 17
So im looking at getting
17x 9.5" 5.25" bs with 275 40 17s (wheel n tire combo) for the front
and
17 x 10" 5.5" bs with 285 40 17s...
ONLY ISSUE I can not find any 5.25 BS wheels only 5.0 and 5.5 in a 17.
Other issue is the only 17x10s i find are drag lights and what not, i want a simple but cool looking wheel, im not big into the hole 15 spoke wheel look either, dont like the tuner wheel look.
Im after something that looks like it belongs on a muscle car not a *****.
If you guys could help id be much appreciated... and please no flaming or that i cant use.
Im tired of racking my brain on this one, i just want some nice looking wheels for my car as im tired of skatein around on ugly dinged up junked out nasty looking slightly bent FACTORY 92 RS wheels... MAN THESE WHEELS KILL MY CAR... almost as bad as the ugly hood lol...
Thanks guys hope you all can lend me a hand.
EDIT (figured id edit instead of posting on this thread)
I may end up getting these if i dont find a set of 17s i like, if i buy these would i need spacers? Only considering 16s because i have 2 brand new 16 inch tires on the rear of my car now (how i found out the wheels are slightly bent) there the factory size tires, if I do go with 16s whats the widest tire i can put on? like ??? ?? 16s...
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ARE-6906861/
Brand
American RacingManufacturer's Part Number
6906861Part Type
WheelsProduct Line
American Racing Chrome AR-690 WheelsSummit Racing Part Number
ARE-6906861
Wheel Diameter
16 in.Wheel Width (in)
8.000 in.Wheel Material
AluminumPrimary Wheel Color
ChromeWheel Finish
ChromeManufacturers Wheel Series
American Racing AR-690 SeriesBackspacing (in)
4.500 in.Offset
0.00mm
Basicly i want to stick the widest wheel and tire set up under my 92 camaro without having to buy any spacers/adapters, or rolling the fenders.
From what i read on another thread is I can put the following.
Front
17 x 8" 4.5" bs with 255 40 17 or 255 45 17
17 x 9" 5.5" bs with 255 40 17
17 x 9.5" 5.25" bs with 275 40 17
17 x 9.5" 5.5" bs with 275 40 17 (may rub tie rod...may not) (not gonna risk it)
Rear
17 x 9.5" 5.5" bs with 275 40 17
17 x 9.5" 5.85" bs with 275 40 17
17 x 10" 5.5" bs with 285 40 17
So im looking at getting
17x 9.5" 5.25" bs with 275 40 17s (wheel n tire combo) for the front
and
17 x 10" 5.5" bs with 285 40 17s...
ONLY ISSUE I can not find any 5.25 BS wheels only 5.0 and 5.5 in a 17.
Other issue is the only 17x10s i find are drag lights and what not, i want a simple but cool looking wheel, im not big into the hole 15 spoke wheel look either, dont like the tuner wheel look.
Im after something that looks like it belongs on a muscle car not a *****.
If you guys could help id be much appreciated... and please no flaming or that i cant use.
Im tired of racking my brain on this one, i just want some nice looking wheels for my car as im tired of skatein around on ugly dinged up junked out nasty looking slightly bent FACTORY 92 RS wheels... MAN THESE WHEELS KILL MY CAR... almost as bad as the ugly hood lol...
Thanks guys hope you all can lend me a hand.
EDIT (figured id edit instead of posting on this thread)
I may end up getting these if i dont find a set of 17s i like, if i buy these would i need spacers? Only considering 16s because i have 2 brand new 16 inch tires on the rear of my car now (how i found out the wheels are slightly bent) there the factory size tires, if I do go with 16s whats the widest tire i can put on? like ??? ?? 16s...
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ARE-6906861/
Brand
American RacingManufacturer's Part Number
6906861Part Type
WheelsProduct Line
American Racing Chrome AR-690 WheelsSummit Racing Part Number
ARE-6906861
Wheel Diameter
16 in.Wheel Width (in)
8.000 in.Wheel Material
AluminumPrimary Wheel Color
ChromeWheel Finish
ChromeManufacturers Wheel Series
American Racing AR-690 SeriesBackspacing (in)
4.500 in.Offset
0.00mm
Last edited by 92RS_T-Top; 03-10-2011 at 05:57 AM.
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Re: Where do you buy your wheels?
I bought my wheels on TGO classified boards! But seriously I have bought @ Jegs as they are literally 4-5 mi. from my hse.....
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