"84 Wheels - No 16's??

[Cartrax]

Went cruising the wheel sites looking for 16" wheels for my "84 and found nothing. A bunch of 17's and BTW you gotta buy the adapters.

I already bought new tires (16's). Am I like stuck with the stock wheels or is there something else out there? I like the 5 spoke mags - help! Thanks.

 

[boomdriver]

Went cruising the wheel sites looking for 16" wheels for my "84 and found nothing. A bunch of 17's and BTW you gotta buy the adapters.

I already bought new tires (16's). Am I like stuck with the stock wheels or is there something else out there? I like the 5 spoke mags - help! Thanks.

...probably if you want to use the 16" tires..

You;re lucky to find tires for a 16 these days, much less a selection of wheels.
Since most full size mfg make 17" or larger alloy wheels now as standard equipment the market for yesterdays technology is fading faster than an old polaroid. I see stacks of C4 16" rims at some vette shops. They can;t hardly give them away.

After seeing how limited the 16" tire selection is, I went ahead and bought some 17" wheels so I'd have more choices. The 17" tires are actually cheaper is some cases and there is far more selection. Now, I can't get rid of the 16" with new tires....

 

[catbert]

Keep yours eye out for used units on various forums, recyclers and ebay. New ones are hard to come by.

 

[Schrade]

What's wrong with the factory rims?

If you just want a new look, get them done in black. Find a shop that's getting ready to spray a black car, and ask them how much to get your rims done. Black OEM seems to always look better, IMO, like GS96, or these '88-'90 style:



On my '87, I had the recessed areas painted to match the body. The person who bought it thought it was a factory paint option!

 

[Cartrax]

What's wrong with the factory rims?

If you just want a new look, get them done in black. Find a shop that's getting ready to spray a black car, and ask them how much to get your rims done. Black OEM seems to always look better, IMO, like GS96, or these '88-'90 style:

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On my '87, I had the recessed areas painted to match the body. The person who bought it thought it was a factory paint option!

1. I just don't like the way they look.
2. Whoa - I like the black thing you did - oh yeah! will consider that - maybe I'll do some graphics stuff and post it - get some feed back. I'm also thinking about a black rally stripe.

As you know the "84 rims are a litlle different though. Still imagining this might look pretty sexy.

Thanks.

 

[boomdriver]

1. I just don't like the way they look.
2. Whoa - I like the black thing you did - oh yeah! will consider that - maybe I'll do some graphics stuff and post it - get some feed back. I'm also thinking about a black rally stripe.

As you know the "84 rims are a litlle different though. Still imagining this might look pretty sexy.

Thanks.

I've seen some paint-reversed sawtooth rims and they do look pretty good...
Get everything except the gaps between the teeth painted deep black with a heavy clear. Viola-- rally wheels.