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I wanna thank all you good Olds people on the forum here for the Year One wheel suggestion. I got them on the car to see how they look and it's very nice!
The 455 is with Mark Remmel, so the stance is nose high and I didn't get any full car pics. However, I am so looking forward to getting the drivetrain back in and getting it out for glamour shots.
Thanks all!
Ok, no they don't. Just kidding. I would like to see the entire overall car with those wheels, but I can wait. As good as those wheels look, the only thing IMO that could make them look a tad better would be if they had a "rounded step" in the rim with the centers just a hair smaller to closer mimic the trim-ring-less wheel of that era. But maybe not.
Those look awesome! As I said when I suggested these in your other thread, I prefer the exclusively Olds SSII/SSIII look compared to the SSI/Magnum style used by Chevy, Buick, Ford and Dodge. The SSI wheels are nice looking, which is probably why ever other manufacturer used them, but the SSII/SSIII scream Oldsmobile.
Yes Joel, thanks a bunch for the help in the other thread!
Hey Bruce, not too bad, there are a lot of choices in 17" nowadays. I wanted some 255/50-17 for 27" tall and the 50 aspect ratio was a little thin on MFR choices. However, Nitto has some nice ones. I went with their NT555 G2 in 255/50ZR17. Nice footprint, great performance tread pattern and looks great on the car.
The 20th Anniversary is an actual thing since I got the full 20th Anniversary kit that Hurst Performance offered in 1988 for turning a 1988 Cutlass Supreme Classic into a 1988 20th Anniversary H/O. I just have to finish the emblems and the exterior on that car is done. I'll post some pics I took at dusk the other night in another thread in the H/O Vehicle Lineup sub-forum here.
Yes Joel, thanks a bunch for the help in the other thread!
Hey Bruce, not too bad, there are a lot of choices in 17" nowadays. I wanted some 255/50-17 for 27" tall and the 50 aspect ratio was a little thin on MFR choices. However, Nitto has some nice ones. I went with their NT555 G2 in 255/50ZR17. Nice footprint, great performance tread pattern and looks great on the car.
The 20th Anniversary is an actual thing since I got the full 20th Anniversary kit that Hurst Performance offered in 1988 for turning a 1988 Cutlass Supreme Classic into a 1988 20th Anniversary H/O. I just have to finish the emblems and the exterior on that car is done. I'll post some pics I took at dusk the other night in another thread in the H/O Vehicle Lineup sub-forum here.
Interesting, I knew about the body kit, but didn't realize it was an H/O package (or just forgot).
I'm going to say it: switch wheels 😎
Haha! I knew that was coming. Funny, both sets of wheels are 17x8. I have 245 width on the silver car (Centerlines) and the 255 on the black car (SSII). I am going to do gold accents on the Centerlines with a gold pinstripe around the circumference like the '85-'87 442. Maybe that will do it?
June 5th, 2023, 10:24 AM
