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Brando
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Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject: Delta 88 Wheels |
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What's the Bolt Circle on the Delta 88s? I think my current wheels are 14x7...I know they're 14" at least....would upgrading to 15x7 wheels hurt much? I am looking at some Cragar wheels that aren't too expensive and are chrome with a simple but cool design. They only sell em' in 15x7" and 15x8"...
Uh...how many lug nuts are there? I've never seen beneath the hub caps, my dad took em' off once....but uh..yea....
is it a 5 on 5.5" bolt pattern....for some reason that rings a bell...maybe it's not the right bell though :lol:
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88delta88
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| They're 5bolt... But I think the bolt pattern on the late 80's deltas are metric or something, someone once told me. Its quite common anyways, with FWD rims... I bought mine last year, but I never needed to know the bolt pattern, they looked everything up on the computer. Go to TIRERACK.com and select your car, and it'll show you everything about it. 5 on 5.5 is a GM pattern, but its too large for these cars. I beleive most 1/2 ton trucks with 5 bolt were 5.5". |
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Brando
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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TIRERACK.COM doesn't even show the right size....it shows 15" or 16"....it doesn't even give 14", which is what size my wheels are...STOCK....so...any better reference sites? Tirerack sucks... :lol:
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delta88uk
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| funnily enough, i looked at my spare today wondering about the stud pattern and it is 5 stud, but i couldn't tell you the exact details |
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86Delta
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Location: NJ, USA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| unfortunately aftermarket wheel selection for GM front wheel drive cars is pretty limited because of the 5x115mm bolt pattern, GM RWD cars are 5x4 3/4" and wagons are 5x5". i was looking into it at one time, i saw a nice set of American racing 5 spoke polished wheels that came in 16" and were the correct bolt pattern. |
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strokercutlass
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Location: Wis
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Brando, you'll most likely want to stay with the 15x7 wheel, as its already wider than the stock 15" wheel, which if I remember right is either 15x5.5 or 15x6. Make SURE the offset is correct on the wheels you're looking at, otherwise the wheels will sit out away from the car too far, and may rub on the fenders. Cragar and Eagle, as well as other companies, have wheels available in the correct bolt pattern and offset for your car, most of which use a stock type acorn chrome lug nut to hold them on. |
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Cutlass95Ciera
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Location: Portage, Michigan
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| Hey stroker, do you think it would be possible for Alero rims to fit on my car? I still have the factory tires and rims, and hubcaps :roll: , But I really like the Alero rims. |
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hkjensli
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:27 am Post subject: |
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This is a great site regarding bolt pattern and fitment issues!
http://www.mrt-wheels.com/boltpatternref.html |
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Oldsgeezer
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Brando,
I when out to tire rack and looked around a bit (sorry about your bad experience there). Searching on your car for tires showed that you were right on the 14'' wheels. 205/75-14 (this should be marked on your tires). All direct replacement tires are 5.5 rim width, 8-inch tire width and outside diameter of 26.1.
All wheels are 5 X 115 mm with 38-42mm positive offset. That’s about 4.5” between the nuts at about 25 mm to the inch.
Keep the outside diameter in mind if you don’t want to throw off your speedometer.
I would get a flashlight and check out my clearance from my wheels and tires to my struts and “wheel well” with the tires turned all the way out. You should have about an inch or more. Given you got an inch of clearance, I would go with 215/60-16 tires (26.1 OD) on 6 to 6.5 inch wheels
Also take a look at the other cars out there. Most front wheel drivers have a “positive offset” which throws the face of the wheel to the outside. Most rear wheel drivers have little offset which gives them a deep-dish look as the face of the wheel is in the middle of the wheel. From what I can observe, if you got rear wheel and want the performance look, go deep-dish 14” or 15” wheels with fat tires. If you got front wheel drive and want the custom look, then get as big a wheel as you can fit. With over two inches to spare on tire/wheel clearance, some 255/40-18 (26.0 OD) on 18”-8.5 inch spoke wheels…. Ah, you might want to check that out with the local custom wheel and tire shop, as it’s a bit of jump.
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Brando
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Cutlass95Ciera wrote: Hey stroker, do you think it would be possible for Alero rims to fit on my car? I still have the factory tires and rims, and hubcaps :roll: , But I really like the Alero rims.
Digging this topic back up, yea....it is possible Cutlass95Ciera, I am looking at some chrome Aurora rims, and they are 16 x 7 and 5-115mm bolt pattern. Alero rims are probably the same...
You would need some smaller tires, 205/55-16.
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