Anyone seen these before?
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Anyone seen these before?
I picked these up last night from a gentleman that said they came on his late 80's Greenwood Corvette. I thought he said the car was an '88 but the offset of the wheels has me thinking it was an 84-87 year Vette instead. I know that 88-96 Vette rims have the same offset as a 4x4 S-10 and fit near perfect on 4x4 S-10's. These however stick out a little past the fender which leads me to believe that they are a smaller offset similiar to the 84-87 Vettes. Basically what I know is they are American Racing 17x9.5 2pc wheels. I should have looked for the offset before I mounted them but I didn't think it was gonna be an issue. I looked all over the web and see all kinds of 16" mesh wheels and 17" BBS mesh wheels, but not these. Has anyone else ever seen these before?
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I have an 87 with that style but from a different maker, there are a few others here that have and use that style but from different makers, mine are 17x10, 17,11. without knowing the back spacing these folks wont be able to assist alot. it was a popular style back in the 80's. I have heard that 84-87 stock vette wheels are a good fit on S10"s. if you arent happy with them, you may be able to sell them on here or other sites that have a bunch of old guys ,hangin out'. hope this helps
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Yeah, I think they are BBS repos made by American Racing. On these, the lip is flat unlike the ones on the BBS wheels. My lips don't slant towards the center section. I like the wheels alot, but it bums me out they didn't fit right.
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Thanks! I'm sure you guys know that Vette wheels are a prefered wheel amongst the Sy/Ty crowd because they bolt right up, and if you get the 11" rears, you don't even need to run spacers. I had a set of 94 ZR-1's on there prior to these, but it looks like i'm gonna have to put those back on it.
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Thanks! I'm sure you guys know that Vette wheels are a prefered wheel amongst the Sy/Ty crowd because they bolt right up, and if you get the 11" rears, you don't even need to run spacers. I had a set of 94 ZR-1's on there prior to these, but it looks like i'm gonna have to put those back on it.
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BTW- the gray one in my avatar is for sale if your interested!! ***shameless plug to throw this thread offtopic*** LOL
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I thought about painting the centers on these black until I realized they didn't fit right. So i'm just going to sell them and try and recoup some of my money.
If anybody has a set in the 88+ offset, i'd be more than willing to work out a trade!!
If anybody has a set in the 88+ offset, i'd be more than willing to work out a trade!!
