These wheels are awesome in black, but I want them finished in bright silver with a chrome lip... except then you see all those holes in the middle. Do they make one without the multiple holes drilled in?

 

ummmm did you fall of the earth? lol

 

I've been looking at these exact same Rims lately....
I'd paint the center section Gold to match the GTA styling though...
Do you have any pictures with them mounted on your car yet?

 

Lol yea I did kinda bumed out no bad news so I was on my way from Los Angeles to San Diego and head gasket blew started overheating bad and I didn't want to nurse my baby a 2 hour drive to San Diego and risk make situation worse so I had to look up a mechanic near the area nice guy said it be done at end of the week so I was like cool I left the car the 1 week pass I go check on car I decided to add some parts that I had got the following week car was there stripped for parts my poor car and all the hard work gone tried to purse him thru the bureau automotive repair and nothing guy vanished

So now I'm looking for another third gen now I get to see 2 that I found this weekend thinking bout going for a white iroc with matte gunmetal wheels sum thing dif haven't seent a lot of white third gens at least the way I like it lol

 

Damn dude! That sucks! Anyone pulls that crap here in TX, they more than likely would soon be being pursued by the "Bureau of S&W". LOL!

 

Yea I know I was **** off he very lucky I didn't find him yea Texas you don't mess with people they have big guns lol

 

Getting xxr 962 should get here next week 17x9 ugh can't wait lol car been on jack stands for way to long lol

 

Ugh finally new shoes for my bb

 

Have your new wheels arrived yet? Can't wait to see pics of the car with 'em on!

 

No not yet should come thur or fri shooting to put them on on thur if not then sat

 

hurry uupppp hahahaha i wana see them

 

Lol I wish I bought wheels off a member on thirdgen and ups lost 3 of the 4 wheels If you search wheel max you can see them on his car

So I think ima go another direction the wheels are on back order online and no one has them

 

http://www.nlmotoring.com/XXR-521-Wheels-s/1521.htm

check this site

 

yea i have check that site out the issue is the company they been slowwing down production and there a high demand for them in the import world due to price and agressive fitment to make there cars sit flush that there are on backorder for a couple months and the only way that i seem too get a hold of xxr wheels is on the used market and there usally dont have out bolt pattern i had the 521 ordered and waiting for me to install then my head gasket blown and i took car to shop to rebuilt engine and trans and put couple thousand into it just to have car stripped down and they sold every part that can be unbolted including engine trans then i got the current camaro i have now but ive gave up on the xxr wheel because of that and the final draw was when i finally bought a pair of xxr wheels off some one but UPS decided to lose 3 out 4 rims "xxr 962" i had tires ready to put on and got off work early rushing home like a little kid on only one box was there so i just got a set of chrome irocs 16in but im now going to get zr1 wheels and paint them gunmetal i finally found for really good price and save up for some really good pair of wheels in the future because i havent had luck and im going to focus on other parts of car that been needing attention
so i have pretty bad luck in the wheel department and even more bad luck with the last camaro i had so my adventure with working on my camaros been really rough and disappointing this past year but theres little gains in how i want camaro to look and run so hopefully the future looks better lol

 

wow dude... just wow.... that just plain out sucks bro.....

 

guess what got really good news ill post a pic lol

 

guess it pays off in the end lol

 

whats the min amount of clearance you want to have with the strut body ?

 

Pics w/ them installed? Also, are you running 18 X 10 all around?

 

i would say at least 1/2" , rim and tire. thats about where im at and no issues. but different wheels and tires will flex differently.

 

any idea on the weight of a wheel? in for pics.
Kory

 

Had wheels mounted with out tires but forgot to put memory card in lol

I have 1 inch clerance right now I want to move wheel a .25 to .5 inch in As my my wheel is sitting flush with fender edge but doesn't pass it

25lbs I believe not sure

Pics coming this weekend for sure with out tires still checking clerance I might get used 285/35 mounted on one to get a better mock up

 

looking forward to pics.

25lbs? thats on the heavy side. Do they have a big lip? that may be why. you should weight them and see what they really are.

 

Yea they are little heavy but stock wheels are like 23 I could be wrong and roads in Cali are pretty bad they do have a lip on them I think at least 2in

 

are they stock irocs that heavy? they could be, i dont know, never checked. Im used to the crosslaces which are around 16.

the 18x10.5 wheels i put on my 92 weight 19.5 lbs

 

Yea crosslace are the lightest stock wheels out of oem wheels

 

Stock IROCs are not 23lbs. My stock IROCs + worn GS-D3 tires are 42lbs IIRC. According to Tirerack, that tire should be 27lbs new. So figure the wheels are probably ~17-18lbs. I'll weigh mine whenever I get the tires dismounted.

Your new wheels are insanely light. My 19's are way heavier.

 

Hmmm interesting that's what I've seen around the forum around 22-23lbs so who knows ive haven't weighed mines personally I have reproduction chrome irocs so Reproductions are always heavier then stock

19.5 Is light for 18x10.5 wheel Probably only notice a little difference in heavier wheel but the extra grip makes up for that lol

Thanks for the pm 86ta very helpful

87350iroc how heavy your wheels are ?
I was comparing tire weights of different tires and they vary from 1-4lbs pretty interesting if you really wanted to micromanage and attention to detail for lightest wheel tire combo

 

Mine are 24.5lbs IIRC. That is for a 19x10. Tires are a whole different game. The compound is way more important than the weight.

 

 

hopfully i have some time these weekend to get a tire mounted and test fit again also have to test fit rears also but shouldnt have no issues

been busy getting ready to move next week ugh hate it

 

ok i got some pics couldnt get a tire mounted but this is what i got
excuse the car being dirty lol it is a daily driver
front ride ride height looks high due to me being on a incline and not being level my car is much lower than that

im thinking of just running 1in spacer to tuck wheels a bit more i think it would be tight fit for front hub but it looks like it can move in .25 in more in

let me know if you see any issues ? with clearance

 

Can't see the pics

 

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im uploading on tophotobucket righ now

 

Front

 

 

Front is a lot lower then this

 

Sit flush to fender at ride height it's sticking out more do to suspension not being compress

 

Rear

 

A arm full lock

 

More pics in album
http://photobucket.com/albums/hh481/zachary_james3

 

//<86TA>\\ can you see them now ?

 

Yes I can! Fitment looks pretty good too.

 

Thanks those are with 1.25 spacer so I'm going to go with a 1 in and I think that would be perfect
To tuck them in a bit more
Your opinion ... I'm think about
color matching the front grill and headlight buckets and hood louvers to the wheels or carbon fiber ?

 

Fitment looks pretty tight, very flush. Do you think you will have to roll the fenders? Looks like it in the pictures. Also, whats your plan for center caps in the front? Wheels look great on there.

 

Yea it is pretty tight I'm most then likely have to roll the fenders .
I'm use a 1in spacer to move wheel in .25inch further the spacer I used was 1.25
If I use a .75 spacer I will have clerance issues with steering lock to lock
And have to bore out center bore of wheel
For center caps I'm thinking getting some custom ones made but have to find some one to do that tho as I don't know many people that do that type of stuff I'll ask my welder but I doubt he know anybody
Or I can play around with some fiberglass and add on to the center caps I have now

 

If I get a custom one made it prob be bullet shape or cylinder shape

 

Color matching some parts would look good, but fake carbon fiber always looks like fake carbon fiber, so I would pass on that option.

Keep in mind with the front that the wheels will tuck in a bit more when the suspension is loaded, maybe hold off on more spacers till you get the car on the ground with tires and see where you are at.

Also be sure that the front brake flex hoses are not going to rub the wheel/tire at full lock. They get close and you have have to tweak the bracket on the strut body a little for clearance.

 

fake carbonfiber
I would pass on that I laugh when I see it on roofs of BMW's and other high end cars
I'm going to use real carbon fiber

http://compositeenvisions.com/carbon...weave-726.html

Do it right or don't do it at all

it is a budget build but the little details like emblems paint etc make a big difference and hopefully bring my car together as in it's present state it looks mediocre

I didn't have issues with brake hoses I did notice my wheels wernt fully at ride couldn't get suspension to fully compress

 

Once you get the tires mounted it will be much easier for you to determine potential clearance issues. Are you talking about custom center caps because the dust cap sticks out too far for you to put the ones that came with the wheel? Mine were like that but someone suggested just massaging the dust cap in until the center cap fits. No issues, and they do fit.