Thread: 16 Inch Rim Options

Originally Posted by themantis

Not planning to upgrade anytime soon, but what are my options for selecting an aesthetically pleasing set of rims without increasing unsprung weight or changing stock dimensions --> (225/60 R16 98T tires just put on)

Pre-gens dude! they looks sweet on the 97-03 wbodies



I would give photo credit but im unsure of the owner, hopefully he doesn't mind.

Id also say pregens. I had them for a while a long time ago.

*1st gen W


iirc tq stars are some of the lightest oem wheels for the 2nd gen, lighter than the 1st gen "pontiac 5 spoke"

I've had both T-stars and pre-gen rims on my old car. I think I weighed them both and T-stars were around 16-18lbs and the pre-gens were maybe 1 lb more because of the thicker spokes. I have a spare pre-gen rim in the garage but I'm too lazy to go weigh it again.

Originally Posted by Silver2kgtp

Id also say pregens. I had them for a while a long time ago.

I like seeing color matched pregens, very nice ride man.

Since everyone likes to whore out their pictures lol, I will join in to show a 4 door.

Pregens on my bronze coupe

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/foru...go-here-8.html

On dem mickey Thompson drag radials too.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

Since everyone likes to whore out their pictures lol, I will join in to show a 4 door.

What size tire are you running?

The factory 225/60/16 size.

Those were Cooper CS4's, a now discontinued tire option. They seemed to be a wider 225 option if that makes sense, not all 225's are "exactly" the same and don't all look the same on every rim.

Originally Posted by GTPkirmet

I like seeing color matched pregens, very nice ride man.

THX!!!

Welcome sir. And to answer your original question, either stick with you tstars or go with pregens if you want to stick with 16s, otherwise any after market wheel wouldn't look quite right with all that rubber on it. Go with a 17 or 18" wheel if you want aftermarket.