TuffSS

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Well, my 2000 SS is missing its original wheels. My SLP stickers are also unfortunately very very faint and difficult to read. I can make out on the passenger side sticker one of the options being chrome wheels. Is this simply refering to the standard SS chrome wheels???? Or something else?

Just curious, as I'm needing tires and am considering different wheels.

Thanks for any light you might be able to shed on the listed option.

Xsta Z 28

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GM never provided Chrome wheels for the SS.

All the chrome wheel offerings were from SLP.

2000 you had the 5 spokes.
2001 and 2002 you could have either chrome 5 or 10 spokes.

TuffSS

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5 spokes in 2000, really?

I've seen so many pics of them with the 10 spokers though. Including a factory poster I have of a black car like mine.

Sure, no 10 spokes on a 2000????

Xsta Z 28

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2000 was the first year for PAINTED 10 spokes. So only chrome 5 spokes were available from SLP.

Once enough take off stock of 10 spokes was built up by SLP, then they offered the Chrome 10 spokes in 2001.

Juiced2000SS

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I was going to say, my 00 came with painted 10 spokes. The first owner replaced them with chrome 10 spokes.

TuffSS

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You boys sure on this????

I suppose I can right off the GM/Chev poster I have of a 2000 with the chrome 10 spokes, sortof like Dodge never making a 71' TA Challenger yet a pic or two was released of a car they built before the TA got killed in the board room (I'm a recovering Mopar addict).



So all these 2000's I've seen with chrome 10 spokes had them added after leaving SLP????

I'm trying to accept this as I'm a newb to these cars, but all the pics I've seen is making my mind play tricks with the concept.



So, with my barely readable 2nd sticker saying chrome wheels means automatically the 5 spokes is what she was born with.......hmmm.

Anyone have a pic handy of the wheels my car was born with???? If not, I'm assuming they looked something like the ZR1 wheels I've spotted.

My interest stems from, firstly just wanting to be clear on how my car was really born and then secondly I may change the wheels so ........if I could get an aftermarket set that looked like the OEMs mine was born with but perhaps in improved (bigger) sizeing ......well that might be a sleeper option I'd choose.



Thanks much guys, really appreciate the help and clarification.

Talk in a few..........

Xsta Z 28

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The ZR1 style 5 spoke 17" wheels were the ONLY chrome wheel available for 2000 SS, and those wheels were installed by SLP. I just dug out my warrantee card.

Chrome 10 spokes from SLP were NOT available till 2001.

Not sure which poster you may be refering to, since I belevie I have them all . . .

TuffSS

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My mistake, the poster I was referencing from memory has silver painted 10 spokes.




Ok, I believe.............lol. You guys clearly must be correct........



So, the chrome wheels my car was born with.........is there anything unique to the SS ZR1 type wheels????

Center caps, backspacing? What width? 17x9?

Xsta Z 28

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The Painted and Chrome ZR-1's as well as the 10 spokes were 17" x 9" with a 56 mm offset.

The Painted center caps for ZR-1's had red bow ties and the Chrome center caps had black outlined "SS" on them.

The Painted center caps for the 10 spokes had some physical detail, a recessed ring and 5 dimples, with a red bow tie. The Chrome 10 spoke center caps were smooth and concave with a black outline "SS".

TuffSS

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Hey, thanks a bunch for all the details, clarification, and general setting me strait. I really appreciate your help..

TuffSS

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Is it safe to assume 17 x 9 wheels off a 1997 SS would be the same????

I found some black ones that I'm curious about as I'm on a tight budget and these might be had cheap.

Fulton 1

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Not that its necessary, but I can vouch for what Andy's saying. When I bought my SS new in 2000, I was debating which (if any) SLP options I wanted and the only wheel choices were the painted OEM 10-spokes and the SLP chrome 5-spoke ZR1 style. There were no chrome 10-spokes available stock or through SLP at that time.

If memory serves, 1997 SS wheels would have been painted ZR1-style 5-spokes with SS logo on the centercap and black lugnuts covers.

TuffSS

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Thank you for the confirmation.

These 97 wheels I have come across are painted black. With my black SS I thought they might not look to bad.

Just need to confirm the backspace/offset on them then I'll decide.

2000BLKSupersport

my 00 came with chrome 10 spokes

RacerScott

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my 98 came with 10 spokes when I bought it, I wonder what happened to the zr1's, guess ill never know.

Xsta Z 28

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Not from SLP it didn't, either the dealer had them chromed or you bought it used and the previous owner put them on.

2000 Camaro SS's did not have chrome 10 spokes . . .