Raised-Letter Tires for the OCC?

81X11 wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

Hey, are my 18's ghetto???



A set of grey Coy's C5's will actually look killer on that car!

ok OK I'm sorry! There I go offending folks without even trying.

What I meant is my wagon will never look like this....

To Mike 15" cragar SS wheels are over the top,way too shiny and funny shaped spokes!Gets nauseous at the sign of Keystone
originals!

Flasheroo wrote:

81X11 wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

Hey, are my 18's ghetto???



A set of grey Coy's C5's will actually look killer on that car!

ok OK I'm sorry! There I go offending folks without even trying.

What I meant is my wagon will never look like this....

To Mike 15" cragar SS wheels are over the top,way too shiny and funny shaped spokes!Gets nauseous at the sign of Keystone
originals!

Haaa--Haaa

Those are probably 22s. I agree, that's too large.

18s or 20s would look just fine, though.

Also of note - 20" tires are becoming more common as many OEMs are going to bigger wheels. Something to consider.

If you go SS wheels, paint them grey like the bottom of the car and leave the lip aluminum.

Mike,
I found this company when I was looking for wheels; their stuff looks gorgeous!!
They buy up OEM and old-school aftermarket wheels, re-machine the faces, restore or replace all the trim and powder coat the wheels.
They all look better than new.

It looks like you can find what you're looking for here, but but the prices are steep...
Check this out: http://detroitvintagewheels.com/

Here are a couple of examples of what they have listed in their ebay store:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/15x8-5-15x10-Appliance-Wheels-Rims-Turbine-A-Team-5x5-5x127-GMC-G20-Van-Chevy-/111013434636?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19d8ea950c




I think these would be just about perfect on your OCC, (but with gray instead of the graphite/black between the spokes):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/15x8-5-Vector-Turbine-Wheels-Vintage-Rims-5x5-A-Team-G10-G20-GMC-Chevy-Van-/111018690010?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19d93ac5da






I've never visited their shop, but Royal Oak is only about 8 miles away.
Let me know if you want me the check the place out.

Crack pipe... I'd rather get a nice set of aftermarket wheels then shell out that much for 15" wheels.

I'm with Tim,thats just too much money for restored rims!I am sure someone will pay their price when restoring a priceless old muscle car!

I could buy another car for the price of those re-conditioned rims. But they do look perrrrtttty

Neat link but I can have wheels polished here for $75 each...and paint them myself!

I actually put a "wheels wanted" post on Craigslist yesterday looking for a set of the factory turbines I had on my '89 OCC. Will see if anyone locally responds to me!

http://austin.craigslist.org/pts/3645585131.html

To me these look bigger and classier than my stock '92 wheels. If I can find a good used set, I'm going to clean them all up and go back with Radial T/A's like I had on my '89. I loved the way they looked.

Will save the '92 wheels in case I ever want to go back stock again.

We'll see!

-Mike

buy these

http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Adapter_5_Lug_4_25_To_5_Lug_4_75_p/5425-5475p.htm

then buy these

buickestate wrote:

buy these

http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Adapter_5_Lug_4_25_To_5_Lug_4_75_p/5425-5475p.htm

then buy these

That'd look so sweet... Match my Cutlass!

81X11 wrote:

buickestate wrote:

buy these

http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Adapter_5_Lug_4_25_To_5_Lug_4_75_p/5425-5475p.htm

then buy these

That'd look so sweet... Match my Cutlass!

then do it, call em up give em your credit car number and wait for delivery

buickestate wrote:

81X11 wrote:

buickestate wrote:

buy these

http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Adapter_5_Lug_4_25_To_5_Lug_4_75_p/5425-5475p.htm

then buy these

That'd look so sweet... Match my Cutlass!

then do it, call em up give em your credit car number and wait for delivery

Hahaha....any idea how much 5 kids eat?? I just paid off Christmas!

You can find those rims, not chrome of course, in 15x7 5x5.

^^^^ Great find!

Gastt wrote:

You can find those rims, not chrome of course, in 15x7 5x5.

they were limited production in the early 80's, hard to find, so rare that many olds sites and so called olds experts don't even know they actually exist

A set of these old SS IV Polycast wheels would be cool. 5x5 from early '70s Delta 88.

I love those Polycast wheels. Missed a good set up north a few months back...no funds at the time.

We do what we can!

-Mike

Me personally Im thinking of running 255/55/17 Gold stripes from DB Tires,mounted on Rally II wheels from Year One. Kinda of retro thing....

255/55 is kinda tall....

It's a 28" tire, same as the 235/70/15's. Not too tall.

28" is decent on a 15" but looks funny on a 17", IMO..

Just an update, and possible pics coming tomorrow.   I found a deal on some nearly-new 235/70/15 BFG Radial T/A's for my Olds wagon.
 
I'd installed some 235/60/15 RWL tires on the car earlier in the spring, and while they ride and handle fine, they don't fill out the front wheel-well enough...and it looks a little silly.   I posted about those here: https://gmlongroof.4umer.com/t8170-235-60-15-too-small-for-our-wagons . If I was willing to lower the car a bit in the front, they would look fine, but I don't want to sweat going over speed bumps and steep driveways...want to keep the stock height.
 
I've also noted that at toll-road speeds here (85mph) that the Olds speedometer is reading way off due to the short-sidewall tires.   It also feels like the engine is working harder than it needs to at those speeds.
 
I'd really considered putting Impala SS wheels on the Olds.  I still love the way the Impala's look, but my stock Olds wheels are still in nice condition, and with the correct-sized tires, I think I'll like the look. 
 
SO we'll see!   Working on a deal for those 70-series BFG's now.   Payday is tomorrow.  
 
I'm going to give the 60-series tires to my Dad.  They're the right size for his Camaro.   Kill two birds with one stone.
 
Pics tomorrow if it works out!
 
-Mike


Oh and PS, these T/A's are the new E4 model.  I need to Google and see what E4 means......

Save the factory wheels for snow tires,and run the SS wheels the rest of the time.Done. Next problem please:tongue:

Lol he told Mike to use rims for snow tires.

I meant to say....."show tires"Ya thats it,"show tires".....cause who would want snow tires in Texas? Jeez....lol

Thank the Lord I don't have to deal with snow tires any more.    I don't even like to put on long-sleeve shirts anymore!

Did the deal.  235/70/15 Radial T/A's

What do you guys think?













Sure brings back memories of my last Olds wagon!!

Looks great Mike as always!What are you doing this weekend without the family around?

Flasheroo wrote:

Looks great Mike as always!What are you doing this weekend without the family around?

Sprocket is in town, and I'm hoping we can meet up.   We might hit a salvage yard Sunday morning.   We'll see.

Tomorrow I don't know.   Think Dad wants to play with his Camaro...but it's in the upper 90's by early afternoon....and I'm a wuss when it gets this hot.   I'm thinking about sleeping in, then cleaning around the house and taking the wagon to the Cruise-In at dusk Sat evening.

We'll see!

I'm sure liking the new tires.   I put the GPS in the window and got on the highway.   Speedo and GPS are MUCH closer now.   Speedo still 88 when I'm going 85 on the toll road, but that's tons better than before.   It was into the low 90's when I was going 85 with the 60-series tires.   The 70-series are a ton better!

-Mike

The White Boxey rocks!!!!!

Andebe wrote:

The White Boxey rocks!!!!!

Yep....should not have let that one get away.   The only things I didn't like were the industrial seat fabric:


And the gutless 307 totally covered with vaccum lines and emissions crap:


Other than that, I loved that '89!

Those look MUCH better!


(still needs more lower tho'    screw speed bumps! I'm lowered and never hit!)

JaySS wrote:

Uh, no.

I wouldn't choose to put 15's on anything I own, simply because tire availability is so poor.

Even 16’s are becoming more difficult to find in the wider sizes.

Witness the proliferation of 17” factory-styled wheels available over @ www.yearone.com

Also, as you have access to used tires, the selection so much better in the larger diameters.

For an OCC, I think a set of 17” C4 Corvette sawblades fitted with Olds centercap emblems would give the “stock, but better” look to the car.



Plus they can be picked up dirt cheap. Add a set of inexpensive adapters and you’re done.

- J

I really like this look & idea.
Would these wheels fit a 96 RMW?
Or what year Corvette would, isn't the bolt pattern different?

This is a 92 Corvette size:OEM tires: 275/40-17 (652x275mm). Bolt pattern: 5x120.65 (5x4.75). Offset: 40 to 60 mm. Tires up to 672x295mm (front). Rims up to 20x11.0" (front).

This is 96 RMW: (711x235mm). Bolt pattern: 5x127 (5x5). Offset: -12 to 15 mm. Tires up to 731x255mm. Rims up to 22x9.5".

He specified in his post "Add a set of inexpensive adapters"

It's been done before. C4, C5, and C6 wheels have all been done on B-bodies.

I see you put on the adapters which change the bolt pattern and the offset.
Any ideas of amount of adapter MM to make them fit?