New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA

carlos66212 · 01-12-2016

I put my new wheels on a little over a week ago, but I didn't bother with trying to pull the car out of the garage since the roads and weather were pretty crappy. Yesterday was a decent enough day to pull the car out and grab some pics. The tires are 275-40-17 Yokohamas and the additional width fills the wheel wells VERY nicely in comparison to the stock wheels and smaller tires. The lower profile tire sidewalls are also more attractive.

1badGTA · 01-12-2016

where are you located..
one day... you and me at a stoplight...lol

GTABill · 01-12-2016

Very nice. I assume those are the ones offered through Hawks Third Gen? I like how they fill the wheel well. I was noticing how "GOLD" they are. Are they really that bright or is it the camera exposure?

carlos66212 · 01-13-2016

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Originally Posted by 1badGTA

where are you located..
one day... you and me at a stoplight...lol

HA HA!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTABill

Very nice. I assume those are the ones offered through Hawks Third Gen? I like how they fill the wheel well. I was noticing how "GOLD" they are. Are they really that bright or is it the camera exposure?

It's the color temperature of the photos... they're not really that bright.

89-5.7GTA · 01-13-2016

Those look awesome. I assume there is no front-to-rear difference in the setback?

carlos66212 · 01-13-2016

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Originally Posted by 89-5.7GTA

Those look awesome. I assume there is no front-to-rear difference in the setback?

All four wheels are the same, but two small spacers are included for the front wheels so they'll clear the strut brackets.

DynoDave · 01-13-2016

Nice!

87350gtanj · 01-15-2016

Nice x2

Big&Bad89GTA · 01-15-2016

Sharp.

86TA355SR · 01-17-2016

Those are bitchin'

Always been a fan of your ride, it looks sweet.

89JerseyGTA · 01-18-2016

Gorgeous Car Carlos. Are you the same Carlos that got us the T/A trim rings for the gauges ? Had a Turbo GTA ?

brett89ta · 02-10-2016

Those look awesome is your car lowered or riding at stock height ?

***FrankieRider2*** · 03-04-2016

As I told you on FB Carlos....that looks excellent!

JonBlake · 04-29-2016

Those rims look nice but they look just like originals. What size is the original rims on these cars? I thought they all looked 17 inch which seems pretty standard on cars. 15 inch seem a bit too small.

carlos66212 · 05-09-2016

I accidentally deleted the photos in my image hosting album. I see that this forum doesn't give users the option to edit their posts, so I couldn't fix my original post to include links for the rehosted photos. SOOOOOOO... here are the photos that got deleted in my original post.

JonBlake · 05-09-2016

Wow, huge pix and I don't see any flaws, so you know that GTA is in awesome shape.

These cars look magnificent! I can't believe it's as old as it is. Sweet! Thanks for sharing. Ya got my motivation levels up with those pix. I have seen the light brothers! I WANT A GTA!

1badGTA · 05-10-2016

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Originally Posted by JonBlake

Those rims look nice but they look just like originals. What size is the original rims on these cars? I thought they all looked 17 inch which seems pretty standard on cars. 15 inch seem a bit too small.

they came stock with 16" like mine..
Stock is not a bad thing

just bigger so fills the wheel wells better

JonBlake · 05-11-2016

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Originally Posted by 1badGTA

they came stock with 16" like mine..
Stock is not a bad thing

just bigger so fills the wheel wells better

It's just a one inch difference, or 1/4 inch at all sides. That's pretty small of a difference. So I take it you can't go too much larger then the factory 16 inch rims before it starts rubbing on stuff?

Most cars come from the dealer with 18 and 19 inch rims these days I would guess. Has anyone thought about an 18 to 19 inch rim? I'm guessing it would be rubbing though.

Jon

1badGTA · 05-11-2016

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Originally Posted by JonBlake

It's just a one inch difference, or 1/4 inch at all sides. That's pretty small of a difference. So I take it you can't go too much larger then the factory 16 inch rims before it starts rubbing on stuff?

Most cars come from the dealer with 18 and 19 inch rims these days I would guess. Has anyone thought about an 18 to 19 inch rim? I'm guessing it would be rubbing though.

Jon

since the 245/16 size are rare then it opens up a lot more tire sizes

carlos66212 · 05-11-2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonBlake

It's just a one inch difference, or 1/4 inch at all sides. That's pretty small of a difference. So I take it you can't go too much larger then the factory 16 inch rims before it starts rubbing on stuff?

Most cars come from the dealer with 18 and 19 inch rims these days I would guess. Has anyone thought about an 18 to 19 inch rim? I'm guessing it would be rubbing though.

Jon

If you purchase the correct size tires when purchasing a larger diameter wheel, the overall diameter will still be the same as the factory combo. A 275-40-17 tire (which is what I have) is the same overall diameter as the factory 245-50-16 tire that our cars were originally outfitted with.

Sooooo... if you want to go with a larger diameter and wider wheel and not have interference issues, the wheel and tire sizes I recommend are:

17 x 9 wheel / 275-40-17 tire
18 x 9.5 wheel / 275-35-18 tire
19 x 9.5 wheel / 275-30-19 tire

Again... those wheel and tire combos I listed will be no taller than the stock 245-50-16 tires which means NO RUBBING.

01-12-2016	#1
carlos66212 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 42	New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA I put my new wheels on a little over a week ago, but I didn't bother with trying to pull the car out of the garage since the roads and weather were pretty crappy. Yesterday was a decent enough day to pull the car out and grab some pics. The tires are 275-40-17 Yokohamas and the additional width fills the wheel wells VERY nicely in comparison to the stock wheels and smaller tires. The lower profile tire sidewalls are also more attractive.

01-12-2016	#2
1badGTA BAD GTA 88 5.0 TPI/T5 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,217	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA where are you located.. one day... you and me at a stoplight...lol __________________ 1988 5.0 TPI 5-Speed GTA 1 of 809 made 22,000 miles - original floor mats

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GTABill Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lone Jack, Missouri Posts: 446	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Very nice. I assume those are the ones offered through Hawks Third Gen? I like how they fill the wheel well. I was noticing how "GOLD" they are. Are they really that bright or is it the camera exposure? __________________ Bill 1991 Bright Red GTA...1st place Light Modified Class 2009 & 2014 TA Nationals 41,xxx original miles as of 4/18

01-13-2016	#5
89-5.7GTA Tony Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rocky River Ohio Posts: 307 GTA Year: 1989 GTA Engine: 350 TPI Automatic	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Those look awesome. I assume there is no front-to-rear difference in the setback? __________________ L98 700R4 3.27

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Big&Bad89GTA Car info: 1989 GTA 5.7L ASC Convertible, with RPOs: B2L, JG1, L98, and N10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 61	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Sharp.

01-17-2016	#10
86TA355SR Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: IN Posts: 552	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Those are bitchin' Always been a fan of your ride, it looks sweet. __________________ 1991 GTA, SLP Perfomance Package 1989 GTA, 26K Original Miles 1988 GTA, Stock

01-18-2016	#11
89JerseyGTA Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 427	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Gorgeous Car Carlos. Are you the same Carlos that got us the T/A trim rings for the gauges ? Had a Turbo GTA ? __________________ [/SIGPIC] 89 GTA 350 1990 Iroc Vert 305 Previous cars 69 Camaro (81 to 84) 78 Trans Am(84 to 86) 84 Trans Am (86 to 88)

02-10-2016	#12
brett89ta Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 5	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Those look awesome is your car lowered or riding at stock height ?

03-04-2016	#13
*FrankieRider2* Site Administrator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Central Arkansas Posts: 2,233 GTA Year: 1988 GTA Engine: 350 TPI Automatic	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA As I told you on FB Carlos....that looks excellent! __________________ Frankie Rider, 2 Administrator The GTA Source Page E-Mail

04-29-2016	#14
JonBlake Hopefully soon to be restored Third Gen owner. Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 253	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA Those rims look nice but they look just like originals. What size is the original rims on these cars? I thought they all looked 17 inch which seems pretty standard on cars. 15 inch seem a bit too small.

05-09-2016	#15
carlos66212 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 42	Re: New 17x9 GTA Wheels On My GTA I accidentally deleted the photos in my image hosting album. I see that this forum doesn't give users the option to edit their posts, so I couldn't fix my original post to include links for the rehosted photos. SOOOOOOO... here are the photos that got deleted in my original post.

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