Which rims for a 79 Trans Am?

[79 Bird of Prey]

Hey, I'm looking for some aftermarket rims for my 79 Trans Am Gold SE. im looking for aftermarket ones because the stockers are just way too thin.

what would look good? i know Smoothie II's are nice, but the smooth look of the Smoothie doesn't go as well with the sharper more angled look of the car.

what do u suggest? keep in mind the car is gold, so chrome won't look too great (either gold or black rims). thanks!

[Jeffro]

I like the 15X8 snowflakes myself. ;)

[98 SNAKE EATER]

How about those Billet aluminum Rally II 17"-18" wheels they have available now:think:


I have yet to see them on a car, but they look pretty sweet:cool:

http://www.wheelvintiques.com/images/newwheels/400/93---Billet-Pontiac-Ralleye.jpg



Here's a pic of their 17" Chebby Rally Wheels on a 1st Gen

http://www.fuelslut.net/hosting/uploads/17inchbilletcamaro.jpg

If my car was gunna be anything but a weekend cruiser, I would consider them:cool:

[Bird of Fire]

Rick has the right idea IMO. Those snowflake wheels are heavy as all hell too.
Secondly what is the car going to be doing? Road racer? Drag strip bruiser? What kind of a look ya going after? If it's drag racing, a set of centerline solids, or Weld prostars are timeless. Absolutely gorgeous wheels. For some road racing wheels hrmm....lemme think. The BBS GT wheel is gorgeous. Multispoke gold face with a silver lip :drool
http://www.bbs.com/motorsport/challenge_01.jpg

Pretty much any 10-12 multispoke 17 inch BBS wheel would look good on a 79 T/A. The second gens just look gorgeous with modern wheels on them for some reason if ya ask me :)

[79 Bird of Prey]

BOF: i cant find any of the wheels u just mentioned :(

[Bird of Fire]

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ast-Auto~styling-Road~Wheels.htm

Or if you go to any local tire/wheel shop they should be able to give you a catalog that you can flip through and see what you like. :yup:

[79 Bird of Prey]

i mean the Centerline Solids and Weld Prostars.

I would probably opt for the Fiske Profil 10 if i wanted a nice 10 spoke with that style, or the HRE 540R.

its weird, the 2nd gen TA is just such a busty car, the rims need some thick spokes to match its styling.

[Bird of Fire]

Oh the centerlines? Gimme a sec, summit has em.

http://store.summitracing.com/eproduct.asp?N=120+4294923107+4294923106+300312&x=12&y=10

Some people think they're redneck, but I love em on certain cars.

http://store.summitracing.com/eproduct.asp?N=120+4294923107+4294923106+302041&x=12&y=10

Classic. I'll probably end up running those on the 67 for strip duty :)

[79 Bird of Prey]

hmm, the thing is, i dont know what color rims to get either. if the car was a Black and Gold, id get Gold rims hands down.

however, since its gold, gold rims may be too much, and i dont know how black rims would look.

i think ill post a few pics up in the wheel/tire forum and ask for photoshop assistance.

btw, u have any good, large side pics of a Gold TA? thanks :)

[Jeffro]

I'd go gold on a gold TA. On the 2nd gens, if the car is gold or if it has gold accents, hood bird, etc., then gold wheels look great.

[Bird of Fire]

Well black faced rims with a silver lip would look good on a gold t/a perhaps.....kinda offset the abundance of gold, and bring out the highlights in the black bird. Damn I'm starting to sound like a hairdresser now. :\

[Chief Pontiac]

What about these?

[79 Bird of Prey]

hmm, looks pretty good (although i am going for a larger rim). maybe ill go with gold Smoothie II's

[ill deuce]

Originally posted by Chief Pontiac
What about these? yeah,ya can't go wrong with torque thrust Ds:cool:

[Chief Pontiac]

Bird of Prey you get those up to 15X10

They come in....

15X6
15X7
15X8.5
15X10

I agree ill deuce,I have seen them on every muscle car from the 60s and 70s and they look good on them.:)

[79 Bird of Prey]

i have some photoshopts, some of them look kinda wierd due to the angle of the car (not my car, found it on the web). ill post soon

[79 Bird of Prey]

Old School Nascar rims
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/SkateBmx/79GoldTAwcamaros.jpg

Weld Prostars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/SkateBmx/79GoldTAWeldProstar.jpg

Smoothie II's
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/SkateBmx/79GoldTASmoothie.jpg

540Rs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/SkateBmx/79GoldTA540R.jpg

[Jeffro]

I dont like any of those but the smoothie 2's are the best out of all of them.

[79 Bird of Prey]

the rims would probably be gold.

[Chief Pontiac]

Try photo shopping the ones I showed you.

[79 Bird of Prey]

too many people have the Torque Thrusts though, id like something different :)

[brihoop]

not a very good pic of the wheels, but heres mine...
http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/upload/100_0012.JPG

[brihoop]

found the wheels on the net.
http://www.americanracing.com/images/wheels/mega/m767.jpg

[Jeffro]

Yellow Formulas are bad ass. Nice car brihoop. Is it a 77 or 78?

[brihoop]

Originally posted by Morpheus
Yellow Formulas are bad ass. Nice car brihoop. Is it a 77 or 78?
thanks man. its a 78