GTO wheels on Grand prix..?

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hmmm...
unfortunately, soon as you're into 17" wheels, you're automatically into 5"+ BS, atleast for production cars. Corvettes already used big BS, and even Camaro's were around 5.5" to 6" BS when they went to 17" rims.

But I do know, for a fact, that C4 Covettes had wheels with small or big BS depending on what model Vette you ordered. For example, the C4 ZR1s used wheels with as much as 58mm offset, and as little as 36mm offset. I think that works out to 7" to 5.5" BS.

... I think either way you look at it, this won't fit under a small budget. For a set of adaptors, you could fund a frame notch job. And this way, you won't need to worry about running big adaptors and breaking studs and hubs.

This being said, I'm always running into adds for used 17" rims, like American Racing, Torq Thrusts, etc... You might be able to snag some that were used on an old Hotrod with small BS.

any chance a 16" rim will work on your brakes?
 
16's won't fit and some 17's may or may not fit depending on the rims. I wanted the Torq Thrust's but read they wouldn't clear the calipers. I am debating on buying these new:
http://www.jegs.com/i/American-Racing/2 ... tId=795642
But i won't be able to get them till the end of summer :roll: Or pick up some decent 20's that will clear everything for now.
 
those cross drilled and slotted rotors look great but you need to keep an eye on them since they have a tendency to crack around the holes due to uneven heat and cool down of the metal surrounding the holes. I have used cross drilled and slotted rotors and the two sets I have used ended up the cracks around the holes. I now just use the slotted rotors which keep the pads clean and have no issues with them.
 
That s what i have reading as well go figure i already had bought them.How long did they last and what brand rotors? I went E-bay and ordered power motive rotors and pads for around 130. 😀 I figure if they last at least 2 summers then that's good enough. I haven't drove it more than 2k miles in the last 10 years..Once i m done then i will drive it way more 😀
 
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