aza z15 wheels

[3800v6]

http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=16445

just came upon these wheels and cant find any pics of them on a bird. anyone got some? and is it just me or do those kinda look like bmw replicas?

[whitdog54]

Re: aza z15 wheels

never seen them on a bird. Will a 40mm offset work?

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

Re: aza z15 wheels

40mm offset is fine for an 8.5" rim, but that isn't the right bolt pattern. Our cars are 5x120.65mm. Those would fit GTOs and the like, but not correctly on our cars.

That said, I know some people have made 5x120mm wheels fit on f-bodies, but there is controversy on whether or not this is safe/okay.

[3800v6]

Re: aza z15 wheels

40mm offset is fine for an 8.5" rim, but that isn't the right bolt pattern. Our cars are 5x120.65mm. Those would fit GTOs and the like, but not correctly on our cars.

That said, I know some people have made 5x120mm wheels fit on f-bodies, but there is controversy on whether or not this is safe/okay.

hmm. i didnt even realize that they were 5x120mm. i put in the make model and year and that came up in the list of wheels for my car so i thought it would be fine

[3800v6]

Re: aza z15 wheels

"When you order with Wheel Max, you can always be sure to recieve wheels with the correct lug pattern for your vehicle."

and this is stated on their webpage 0.0

[screamin 99]

Re: aza z15 wheels

if you can get them to fit i think they would look great. good price too

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

Re: aza z15 wheels

they look nice

[stevethepirate]

Re: aza z15 wheels

way too narrow for 18" rims imo. Whatever floats your boat though.

[traumadog]

Re: aza z15 wheels

way too narrow for 18" rims imo. Whatever floats your boat though.

Depends on what tire you're using. It's too narrow for a 275-section tire, but a 245/40/18 would fit just fine (per TireRack). As most of the V6 cars start with a 235-width tire, I'd think it'd be ok.

And as for the 5x120.65 (F-body) vs 5x120 (GTO), it's hard to say if it'll be that much of an issue - each lug hole would be off about 0.33mm - but for some, since you're cranking down on the lug nuts to a fair amount of torque, that side load's an issue. Of course, if you don't have a proper hub-centric fit, then you have the potential to be out-of-round and have bad balance issues if you torque the lugs incorrectly.

[stevethepirate]

Re: aza z15 wheels

Depends on what tire you're using. It's too narrow for a 275-section tire, but a 245/40/18 would fit just fine (per TireRack). As most of the V6 cars start with a 235-width tire, I'd think it'd be ok.

I'm just saying that if I was going to buy 18" wheels, I wouldn't want to be sitting on honda-esque 245's.
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