Cascade Crew

Dewey316 · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 3:58 am Post subject: 16" Wheels or larger

Hey,

I'm just looking to see if anything is available.

16" Wheels, pretty much anything execpt for the firebird aero style. something like GTA, IROC, 91-92 Z, etc.

if someone happened to have a set of 17's for a good deal, i might be interested in those also.

(I will add, I am pretty cheap Wink

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PonchoTA · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 5:13 am Post subject:

I've got a great set of tires for those too when you get 'em!

Very Happy

Camaro350Z28 · Member Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 237

i got 2 rear iroc early style stripped and need to be paint and clearcoated... just find two fronts..

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:58 am Post subject:

I may take you up on that, if someone has a couple of fronts. Having just 2 doesn't do me a ton of good.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 8:49 am Post subject:

Get that mullet rake action going on Lama boy Cool

O_o

-Schultzy

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 10:45 am Post subject:

I need a pair of fronts too! First Series Iroc.

ET phone hoME · Member Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 237 Location: Oregon

does it really matter if theyare labeled front or rear? whats the difference? wont any 16" that is 5x4.75 fit on either front or rear?

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject:

front and rear have diff offsets.

-Schultzy

chevymad · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject:

If you try to put a rear wheel on the front, you'll find out that the wheels wont roll. Every time I get new tires, I tell the tire store they're different.. Every time they balance them all the same, then put the wrong ones up front.. go to back off and the front tires skid.. Luckily they havent broken anything yet. Rolling Eyes

ET phone hoME · Member Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 237 Location: Oregon

what exactly is an offset and why does it prevent the wheel from moving? cant you get wheels that are fully interchangable?

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 11:46 am Post subject:

A pretty good thread on thirdgen.org on the subject

^--- click me

kurfbird · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject: Back spacing

I have the shims for the 16 in rims for sale. Asking 15.00 shipped.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Back spacing

kurfbird · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 12:05 am Post subject: Shims

Shims were designed for the offset on the rear wheels only on iron drum brakes. Aluminum drums did not need them. 16 in rims were made front and rear only. If you had drum brakes on the rear you have the shims. They were also to help keep the rims from sticking to the drums.

Some say you don't need the shims. I figured for the small price for the shims I would rather be safe than sorry.

You don't put the shims on the front. And you can't put rear only rims on the front.

Bruce

laegion · Member Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 96

you can put the front rims on the rear though, imo it looks better with the offset that the fronts have. if i was going to do stock 16's i'd get two sets of fronts.