fl327 Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 hey guys, this might be a dumb question but have any of you guys done a five lug to chevy sizes and tried to stick the iroc two stripers on them, personally i think that would look really cool and give some homeage to the sbc without really saying it outright. they are like 16x7 or so and i know a lot of you guys are familiar with them. does anyone have them rockin right now or have a chevy lug conversion info so that i can see if it is cost effective and work without flaring the car.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Shasteen Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 That would look nice; especially the Iroc rims that were color matched to the paint of the cars.....Hmmm(?). Anyone know the answer to that question...what is the lug spacing on the mid 80's to early 90's Iroc's. What does the 5-lug spacing measure that everyone here is converting to? Kevin, (Yes,Still an Inliner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 Sorry guys - no go. I looked into this in the back of some of my Chevy mags. We're converting to a 5 on 4.5 patern, that's Ford and a dew others but NOT GM. Too bad, there's some decent GM wheels out there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 yep.......... GM's 5 on 5" pattern. the issue isnt the fronts... its the rears our stub axles dont have enough meat on them to redrill out to a pattern bigger than 4.5" . that means using adapter/conversion spacers look at it the other way.. with rx7, nsx, toyota supra, nissan, mustang all being 5 on 4.5 thats a big difference than the little you get with the 4 lug systems....... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted March 15, 2001 Author Share Posted March 15, 2001 man thats a bummer, but thanx though, dangit some vette rallies or irocs would just be fantastic. scca, does the five lug conversion kit youre talking about make it so that you can mustang rims (cobra rs????) or even the later nissan rims, i seen a couple z's with the 90-96 tt rims and i thought it looked pretty nice......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 GM is 5 0n 4.75 pattern. I'm running this on my 240Z. Since my rear end is a shortened 12 bolt Chevy, the rear isn't a problem. For the front I used a Chevy drum hub (which uses the same bearings as a Datsun). I then had my friend make a thin spacer between the hub and Datsun rotor, then bolted it on the hub like a stock Datsun. I'm now using Weld Rodlites wheels with a Chevy bolt pattern. ------------------ http://members.tripod.com/~SnowSurfer/mikekz1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 Fairlady, yep all the stuff were doing uses the cobra pattern, check out a prev post by mikelly he had just bought new cobra r rims with my front brakes.. he's got pics posted there too i think its www.yahoo.comdat74z ------------------ Mike mike@fonebooth.com http://www.outlaw-brakes raceparts and brake upgrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 Hey Fairlady, I've been thinking the same thing. A set of 17x9.5 Vette wheels would look nice inside my future bulged fiberglass fenders. So help us out SCCA, if we just have to have those Chevy rims, how do we do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 Ah, sorry have to qualify, ... how do we do it cheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted March 16, 2001 Author Share Posted March 16, 2001 exactly homie, cheap is the name of the game i would love to run a solid axle, but it isnt in the budget right now, but dang does that sound mean or what. cmon now, there must be a way to mount those great iroc z's on there vette rallies, new school ss maro and vette rims....dangit dangit...my buddy with the ss will give me his rims!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 sorry --no cheap way to do it. unless you want to use wheel adapters. the fronts are easy as i said earlier, the rears will need a adapter and then you would need to decide what you want for brakes under that big rim first ------------------ Mike mike@fonebooth.com http://www.outlaw-brakes raceparts and brake upgrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Ok, SCCA, straighten me out. Pros & cons of wheel adapters? I'm planning on leaving the brakes and suspension fairly stock, may upgrade the front calipers to Toyota. I won't be racing. I would really appreciate your insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 if you want stock brakes go for hte adapters ,,, but i'll heckle you or anyone else who i see with 17" wheels with drums/or stock brakes on it... MIke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Heh, those wheels and tires will cost big bux. Brakes all the way around if you don't go for the super duper would be like $800 up front and a yet to be determined amount in back. Not cheap but it will stop like an anchor has been thrown out and take advantage of whatever tire you throw on it.... As for the OEM looking wheels - check around. Like Mikelly found out - some companies make look alikes in various patterns. The Cobra R never came out in 4lug - until the aftermarket did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted March 17, 2001 Share Posted March 17, 2001 Fairlady 327's buddy will give him the cool 17" inch rims off his SS for free! That's the issue. Those wheels are sweet; I saw them and they would look so tuff on a V8Z! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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