David_viny

It looks like the v6, z28, and ss's had the same brakes but cant confirm. So would factory v6 16" wheels fit an SS?

Would 15" wheels have a chance of fitting? Even just the back? 3rd gen wheels?

Looking for winter wheels for my SS. I though this bolt pattern was more popular, but it seems to be just GM specific.

98CayenneT/A

Don't drive the poor thing in the winter

David_viny

What fun is that lol. I dont really want to but my WS6 is the nice weather car so the camaro is the daily.

dailydriver

There are no 15" wheels that will fit over the stock brakes, as far as I know.

The factory, and other (cheap alloys in 16x7 from Tire rack, etc.) WILL fit on the SSes and WS6es.

I would not go any narrower than a 225/55-16 winter/ice/snow tire on the 16x8s (which is what I've done in winters past), but being where you are located, especially if you are inland, and NOT on the coast, I would go for 16x7s with Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2s in 215/60-16 on them, as they say this coming winter in the northeast will be one for the ages.

Nokian also makes this tire in the 225/55-16 size as well, if you want to use any of the factory/replica 16x8s.

RPM WS6

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Any wheel that will fit a Z28/base TA/Formula will also fit a WS6/SS. There is NO difference in brake components between the base V8 cars and the WS6/SS cars.

I also had dual LS1 4th gens at one point, one for show and one for daily driving. For winter the DD had 16x7.5" aftermarket wheels from Tirerack, with 225/55/16 Blizzak WS60s, the car was unstoppable in Chicago winters. I wouldn't hesitate to do this again, other than the toll all that nasty weather took on the undercarriage and engine bay - but driving the car in snow was no problem at all.

Ideally, I'd suggest the 16x7s with a 215/60 tire as mentioned above. For snow/ice traction, you want to concentrate as much weight as possible over a smaller contact patch (to cut though packed snow, etc.) for best traction. So in this case, narrower wheels and tires are preferred vs. wider. But again, I had no issues with 225/55 on a 16x7.5". Just make sure to go with a TRUE snow/ice tire rather than all-seasons.

David_viny

Thanks. Yea, i plan to go narrow if possible. I wanted to try and get some wheels at the junk yards but looks like f body wheels are the only factory ones that will fit. And those are 8" wide minimum from what i see.

I have been driving a 1995 t-bird with 215 artic claw tires. Def no problems with that setup.

guppymech

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The V6 steelies are 16x7.5 but are kinda hard to find. I've got my slicks mounted on a set and they fit fine over my LT1 rear brakes.