KurtRardin

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Any one have any pics of a Camaro with American Racing 200s wheels in 15's? I've seen plenty of 17x9 pics, but I'm more interested in seeing what they look like in a strait-line setup, with DRs and skinny front tires.

Lately I've been watching some old movies like Hotrod and Two Lane Blacktop where they always seem to use these wheels... only with really fat 1960's tires

Here's a shot of a surviving '55 from Two Lane Blacktop, which was later transformed into Bob Falfa's '55 for American Grafiti:



I LOVE the offset on the back rims! Would it look good, or hideous on a Camaro?

KurtRardin

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I believe the back are 15x10, while the smallest wheel made (still?) is the 15x7. Not exactly a skinny , but I'd still like to see how they look. It might make for a pretty retro looking setup with these wheels, maybe even sandblasted to a matte finish, some retro Z/28 badges, roll cage, thin three spoke steering wheel, and some old school racing buckets.

Hm. Something to ponder. Too bad I can't photoshop

In the movie Hotrod the main characters car was a '41 ******. I'm pretty sure it only used rear 200s wheels, with some cheap steel skinnies. Would anything look good with these as rear wheels on a Camaro?

KurtRardin

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Buuump for the early morning crew.

KurtRardin

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I really want to see what these would look like. With wheels like this, I would be one strait front axle away from a "gasser"

Oh, and evidently back in the day you could get the front in a skinny. Here are some 15x4's, and some 15x10.5's





4" back spacing on the rears. Part of me thinks these would look kinda cool on a Camaro, and the other part says "sweet wheels, wrong car."

KurtRardin

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Damn, no one even wants to comment?

fossilrunner

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personally I think it would look good. Go for it man. Here is a members car with them photoshoped on

pozesd99'

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thats jeffs car

fossilrunner

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yeah the pic was perfect for the angle and it had great resolution so I hope he doesnt mind

KurtRardin

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Man, that's more than what I was expecting on a reply! Bad ***! After seeing that i might actually look into getting some... Thanks.

I wasn't really into how the 17s look, but i am definitely diggin those!

Beaflag VonRathburg

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It would definetly be different. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing though.

leadfoot4

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Actually, it's more like "sweet wheels, wrong offset"....


A stock 4th gen wheel is 9" wide overall, with 6" of backspacing. That's 3" of rim on the "street side", and 6" on the "backside".

The 200S, in a 7" width, is 8" wide overall, and with 4" of backspacing, and that means there's also 4" on the street side, and that extra inch might be a problem.

Secondly, you'd have to carefully test fit a wheel on the car, because A) the upper ball joint and spindle clearance could be really close with a 15" rim, and B) brake caliper clearance would also be tight due to the 15" rim.


However, I really DO like those wheels, as well as the original Torque Thrust Ds. They're both classic and timeless designs. The design of the 4th gen suspension, however, might prevent you from using them.

KurtRardin

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Yeah, I'd like to see some more pics before I go out and get some. I was actually thinkin about just getting some used rear wheels for DRs. Maybe if they look good then I'll go all in and get a full set.

Thanks for the heads up on the suspension and back spacing issues!

KurtRardin

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Well, I've got an S60 on the way now so I might actually look into getting some old rims to put some sticky tires on What backspacing/bolt pattern should I be looking for? Chances are I'll run accross a set of wheels at some backwoods Alabama yard sale so I won't have any reliabe references to source when I do find something.