Vette wheels on a 93-97 Firebird

[LarryMow]

Do any of you have these style Vette wheels on a black 93-97 Firebird. Im trying to get an idea of howd they look on mine before I went and bought a set.

[Blazer]

I do not have them but they look good an have seen them F-bodys. That would be a good looking wheel on your car.
Blazer

[oramac5891]

My brother has these exact wheels on his 2000 Black Z28. If interested, I can try to get some pics for you. It may take a day or two. I believe his wheels are 17x9.5 with 275's up front and 315's in the rear.

[RICEATER94Bird]

hey i have them on my '94 Trans Am and they look great! But i'd reccomend getting 18x10.5's in the rear cuz there's some gap in the fender. Besides that they look awesome

[LarryMow]

My brother has these exact wheels on his 2000 Black Z28. If interested, I can try to get some pics for you. It may take a day or two. I believe his wheels are 17x9.5 with 275's up front and 315's in the rear.

Pics would be great if you could manage it. Ive seen chrome ones and black ones, if I get any, theyll be black so the chrome doesnt clash with my gold stripes.

[Joshu]

Didn't Joe have a pic in the off topic forum with those on his?

[Injuneer]

There is a huge number of DIFFERENT diameters, widths and offsets in the Corvette wheels. To complicate things even farther, there are differences in the offsets of the various aftermarket wheels, compared to OEM GM wheels.

They all have the same bolt circle (5 x 4.75") as the 4th Gen F-Bodys. But there are two potential problems:

1) For 93-96 4th Gens, the inside diameter of the rear wheel hub holes may be smaller than the axle hubs on the 4th Gens. In that case, the inside diameter of the wheel hub hole will need to be sanded or ground to allow it to fit over the hub.

2) The offsets on Corvette wheels is generally very large, giving them huge backspacing. Anything more than 7.75" BS may cause problems with rubbing on the inner fender in the ba back. Then there are wheels with a 79mm offset, that requires a 1.25" spacer to fit on a 4th Gen.

The answer depends on the exact width and offset of the wheels. Before anyone can state with certainty that they will fit on your car, they have to be able to tell you the width and offset, or the backspace.

I have a post in the FAQ section of the CZ28.com Wheels and Tires forum that gives guidelines for acceptable offsets on 4th Gen wheels. Look at the bottom of the 1st page of the thread for photos and dimensions on spacers for the 79mm wheels. Look at the 2nd page for the post on width vs. offset:

http://64.65.63.61/forums/showthread.php?t=312442

If you are buying Corvette wheels with the tires already on them, note that the Corvette tire outside diameter is generally larger than the 4th Gen tire, and will require speedometer correction.

And DON'T put 315's on a 9.5" wide wheel. Most tire manufacturers recommend AT LEAST a 10.5" wide wheel for a 315 tire.