tunedport77bird

here they are folks 17" snowflakes on my GTA for good, but as you can see from one of the pics i still have a lot of work to do putting in the lowering springs and replacing all the front suspension.

tunedport77bird

btw does anyone know were i can get chrome lugnut caps at. thanks mark

Twin_Turbo

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Just get new chrome nuts without seperate caps

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looks good, i think i like them, but im still on the fence.

chrome lug nuts, forget the caps

92RS(real slow)

Love them

Mongoose

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Looks good, post pics when you get it lowered.

karl's-92'-z28

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Take a pic off the grass, tires look flat.....i love that, i wonder how it would look on a 91/92 Formula?!?!?

tunedport77bird

lowerdddddddddddddd sweeeeeeeet

88fastgta

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hmmm... those actually look good....i never like aftermarket rims for a gta because to me it just takes away from the "GTAs" gold status.... ive always wanted gta rims in 17 or 18 inch size but no one makes them.. these look close enough and i can paint them gold to mimick the gta rims...

88TPI406GTA

Those look really good!

1. Those bolt on without spacers, right? Because they are for the late 70's T/A backspacing/offset?

2. Are those the "gold" colored ones? (as opposed to black or silver)? Some of the rims look different in different pics.


Thanks.

tunedport77bird

they bolt right up with out any spacers..they are gold. thanks

jmd

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SLP no. 82555 is a set of 20 nuts & caps. That's what I used on some ZQ8's. (below)

GM no. 10227993 cap might work; research it first.

88TransAmGuy

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Looks good man! I like the sleek look it has from front to back. Im getting the black glass torque thrust rims on mine,but im having air shocks put on the back so i can raise it a bit. And i know how you guys are about raising the height of thirdgens:P

scholtmj

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Looks great!

88FormulaKiller

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those look nice, i always wanted to see a black 3rd gen bird with 2nd gen flakes', I also would like to see these BR snowflakes on a 3rd gen but im not ponying up that kinda dough when i already bought my rims...

http://www.essentialstyleformen.com/.../11/banIII.jpg

88FormulaKiller

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+1, i have a 91 bird and its ALWAYS harder to find those certain photos of 91-92 birds with that spoiler or those wheels or w/e your looking for, i consider my "91-92 Bird wheels/spoilers/colors" folder of pics on my computer a folder of gold because of the hours spent finding all the HTF pics.

RubberDucky

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Well, if I ever get a black GTA I know what wheels to put on! You need to take a super nice pic, I need a new wallpaper.

Mongoose

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Looks great, mind if I ask the price for the wheels?

tunedport77bird

the wheels are $749.00 a set at year one plus $120.00 shipping. this does not include center caps or lug nuts.

88TPI406GTA

I think this is a pretty damn good deal for Firebirds. It is a direct bolt-on...so no spacer adaptors (assuming you order it for a late '70s Firebird, and not the 93-02 Firebirds). Plus, these rims will fit a 275/40/17, which you can have up front (assuming slight inner fender plastic modification) and in back.

As I look around at rim/tire packages, the 18 inch and up tire sizes are noticably more expensive than the 275/40/17 tire prices currently. And this wheel package looks great on our Firebird 3rd gens.

Just my opinion though

tunedport77bird

yes, they are for the 2nd gen, and absolutly no mods needed to work. i have lowered the bird and the front tires havent rubbed anything yet. the nitto 555 extremes that i used are only $141.00 each w/free shipping from www.discounttiredirect.com . i think it a hell of a deal and to me look way better than the 92 firehawk wheels.

Twin_Turbo

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It's looking awesome!!

KMK454

Looks good, what lowering springs are those?

88TPI406GTA

You have the 275/40/17 on the front with no rubbing...full lock to lock? I had researched and thought there would be some rubbing at full left or full right...

RubberDucky

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Lol, I'd trade you my 350 TPI swapped RS in a heart beat for that car.

91phoenix

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That car looks GREAT. I am refinishing a set of the 15 X 8 snowflakes for my Bird. I love the look of them but want more old school so 15's. My Bird will not be lowered due to the incline to get under my carport and the speed dips here. I must admit though that the lowered pic looks real sharp. When done my Bird will look very similar to yours just by coincidence.

tunedport77bird

just got it back from the alignment shop and tested ti to see if they rubbed turned lock to lock both ways and they did not rub.

bigdavesiroc

sickness.......i'm jealous

Ozz1967

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Fabulous looking car man! I've got a GTA clone and I want some new wheels...I've always thought about those snowflakes from Year One but now I'm sold!

Did you keep the tire diameter the same even though you went up in rim size or did you change that and change your speedo gears to accomodate?

twysted87

those are sweet, id thought about those on a thirdgen now imma have to rethink the rims im doin

MyGen00

Yea I would go with chrome lug nuts too

3318RS

That's different, but in a good way!

puma1552

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Those wheels are fantastic!

EDIT: Would love to see these on a Camaro but I bet they would look terrible.

Transmetal

Those match the car perfectly but I hate gold, I wonder what the black version look like? Where did u get these fron again?

firechicken76

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how much did you lower it?

Ozz1967

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It looks to me like he's got it lowered about 1.5" or so, the Hotchkiss lowering kit? That's what I've got on mine and it looks about the same.

tunedport77bird

they are eibach springs, 1 in. lowering kit. but i think it is lower than the 1 in avdertised, i think it is more like 1.5 in. thanks mark

Recaro trans am

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This is the first rim besides the Factory GTA wheel that i just love on our cars. The problem with the GTA wheel is there is no larger option. What do you sapose is the largest diameter wheel we can fit under a factory wheel well? And what with? I was thinking of using either an 18 or a 19" rim, maybe be able to squeez a 10" width since my car now sits on coil overs and not factory suspension.

FishOk

Those look amazing. I gotta get a set for my 87'.

T/Atime

car looks very clean with good taste. pro kit on the gta's seem to drop 1.5'', gta's sit very high.

again car looks killer, wow

rlewi771

that looks fantastic, so much better than a lot of these other aftermarket rims people end up putting on.

HiTech5

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Tunedport - Can you snap a pic from the back. I would to see how far the wheels/tires come out as compared to stock.

Good lookin Bird!

zfisher89

I think they'd look good on a camaro how different is the wheel fitment on a firebird compared to the camaro would they bolt straight to my 92 rs the way they do to yours?

whatever84

Looks great!!

Mark.

Slowridr

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Heres an ebay ad with lots of BR pics

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310203236852...84.m1438.l2649


Can anyone good with photoshop put a set of BRs on a Flame Red GTA? I have a GTA Vert and wouldnt mind seeing how they would look on it. Almost 3K for a set seems nuts though! Could anything be done with this pic or do I need to get a better one?

williemcfly

I'm putting these on all my future 3rd gens. There beautiful!

oldskool3gen

The 17' rims look perfect on that car. Since some of the replies on this thread mentioned it, here's a few pics of some second gen 15x8's I had on hand bolted on my new basket-case rs. They fit the offset and go lock to lock. My apologies for the visual downgrade, It's a work in progress.