Black GTA wheels on a cutlass?

[Geesie]

Mother's Wire Wheel spray gets rid of the brake dust pretty well. Not perfect, but a toothbrush and the solvent will get the rest of it.

 

[83Cutlass2181]

okay, so im defenitly gunna try to get these wheels, and ive seen some deals on ebay. will they fit on my 83 cutlass? whats my 5 lug bolt pattern?

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Your bolt pattern is 5x4.75. Be careful when buying wheels! You need 4 with a 4 in back spacing, so a set off an F body will not work. Only 2 F body wheels are 4 in, the others are like 5 in. There is a front to rear offset difference. I know this because I used a set on a 1984 Z-28, and they were different.

Oh, a cool tip is that the stickers in the center caps can be removed by popping them out with a screwdriver from behind ( GTA wheels, not Enkei's!). Then, you can find a set of reproduction stickers for your brand of car and use them instead. We did this with the Camaro and used a set of stickers for a Z-28. They were almost exactly the same size and it was a nice detail since they matched the gray color of the emblems on the ground effects.

Some more pics of the Enkei's:

The nice thing about these Enkei's is they come from The Fatherland ( Germany) and not China, like many newer wheels do. (I saw a set of chrome "Giovanna" 22in wheels at the tire shop and they were made in China! Italian in name only, I guess) They are a 2 piece design with a spun outer rim and a cast spider that is full welded to the rim.

 

[83Cutlass2181]

how do these look? right bolt pattern, and pretty clean.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... :IT&ih=018

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

They will not work without spacers. The one pictured is a rear wheel with a shallow offset, which won't fit a g body.

 

[83Cutlass2181]

ahh, ok. ill keep looking for some.

 

[jonnyslick]

Your bolt pattern is 5x4.75. Be careful when buying wheels! You need 4 with a 4 in back spacing, so a set off an F body will not work. Only 2 F body wheels are 4 in, the others are like 5 in. There is a front to rear offset difference. I know this because I used a set on a 1984 Z-28, and they were different.

^ So does that mean if i go to the scrap yard to find some IROC rims that I will need four fronts IROC rims to fit correctly?

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Sure does.

 

[realjwann]

you can easily use spacers with either the iroc or f body mesh rims....not a big deal if ur just running a street car, now if you plan to go to the strip then why would you even want either wheel, they are extremely heavy....

 

[jonnyslick]

Yeah not really looking to build a strip car, but I don't really want heavy rims either. But ... I think finding some decent IROC rims might be the ticket for decent looks until I can get something like and the perfect size ($$$$$) ... 8)