Preview to my new setup

[carcrobatics]

It's bout to get real stupid










5x115 to 5x120 30mm thick
wheel is 16x8 ~+62 offset

questions comments welcome

[blueguy]

You've got an F-Body/Vette bolt pattern now.

Go get better wheels.

Naaaaow.

[dsmuts]

How thick is that spacer?

[carcrobatics]

How thick is that spacer?

30 millimeters thick

[carcrobatics]

You've got an F-Body/Vette bolt pattern now.

Go get better wheels.

Naaaaow.

I would but I just got a full new set of tires that's not gonna go to waste. More time to find the perfect set though!

[dsmuts]

What a set of those set you back and where did you get them?

[carcrobatics]

What a set of those set you back and where did you get them?

Wheel Adapters, Wheel Spacers, Hub Rings, and much more! | Motorsport Tech
305 flat, very very high quality stuff here.

[Bio248]

...have fun trying to fit a wheel with okay specs now that you've got an automatic 30mm more offset.

[carcrobatics]

...have fun trying to fit a wheel with okay specs now that you've got an automatic 30mm more offset.

I don't plan on it honestly. But there are wheels out there to suit every situation.

[92builtbird]

Isn't there an adapter plate that is less than 30mm??

[Bio248]

Isn't there an adapter plate that is less than 30mm??

i think you can get adapters in as little as 15mm thick, but the issue with that is you'd have to trim down the stock wheel studs. 25mm or more allows you to not have to do that in most cases.

[carcrobatics]

i think you can get adapters in as little as 15mm thick, but the issue with that is you'd have to trim down the stock wheel studs. 25mm or more allows you to not have to do that in most cases.

This is correct, though there are pockets in-between the stud holes on my wheels that allow the studs some clearance before touching the wheel so I wouldn't really have that problem.

[carcrobatics]

Everything is on officially, one wheel needs to be repainted due to clearcoat peeling. Just need to figure out where I can get a paint match for Pontiac's silver wheels.
Also, I'll be ordering coilovers next weekend because I have a one finger gap in the back and two in the front, not on my watch!




There will be more pics in my build thread tomorrow at different angles if anyone cares.

[h0wl0ngcanitbe]

Love it!

[Bio248]

i like the look. sucks they are tiny wheels, though.

[92builtbird]

I guess I don't see the point.

Why not run an 8.5" wheel with a 30 or 36mm offset?

[blueguy]

Because: moar poke + fbody wheels?

[92builtbird]

Or you could run virtually any 114.3 wheel that you want.
I'm not hating, just unsure of the point, especially when you're already not flush with an 8" wheel. Basically handicapped yourself into running >8" wheel

Like this guy said: ...have fun trying to fit a wheel with okay specs now that you've got an automatic 30mm more offset

Clean car though!

[carcrobatics]

Or you could run virtually any 114.3 wheel that you want.
I'm not hating, just unsure of the point, especially when you're already not flush with an 8" wheel. Basically handicapped yourself into running >8" wheel

Like this guy said: ...have fun trying to fit a wheel with okay specs now that you've got an automatic 30mm more offset

Clean car though!

Well I'll eventually upgrade to the WS6 Trans Am wheels that are 17x9 with the same offset of the wheels I have now, then I'll be able to run a summer tire on those. I really like the style of these wheels because I feel they match the car pretty well also. I don't feel like buying new wheels for this car anymore, I'm just about done with it.

[92builtbird]

Well I'll eventually upgrade to the WS6 Trans Am wheels that are 17x9 with the same offset of the wheels I have now, then I'll be able to run a summer tire on those. I really like the style of these wheels because I feel they match the car pretty well also. I don't feel like buying new wheels for this car anymore, I'm just about done with it.

If you run those wheels with the same offset, you'll be sticking out yet another inch.