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In any case these will be widened originals as only 15 x 7 were offered.
Or new 15x8 hoops with original centers.
According to some the aftermarket hoops they used for previous repro's didn't match the originals very well though. I have a set of repro chrome 15x8 SSIII's on my car and as far as I'm concerned you really have to have them side by side with an original 15x7 to tell the difference.
Last edited by allyolds68; Aug 30, 2016 at 01:30 PM.
I have a set of repro chrome 15x8 SSIII's on my car and as far as I'm concerned you really have to have them side by side with an original 15x7 to tell the difference.
The chrome isn't a dead giveaway? Original 15x7 SSIIIs were painted body color.
Ah, that explains it, '80s era G-Body cars. Were those actually called SSIII wheels?
Not what I have really ever paid any attention to other than back in high school occasionally seeing the front grill of one in my rearview mirror.
Maybe it's just the angle, but those wheels look to have a different spoke contour than the non-chrome wheels.
edit: I just haven't seen many of those. Even when we had ~120 cars at our annual All Olds Car show I don't think there was a single G-Body in attendance. The club now has one, I think an '84 HO, but I never really noticed the wheels on it.
some were painted black some were gold as above .....IIRC the wheel was just about the same as the painted ss3 except no need for the d rings the color and lack of d rings may make it look different
A chromed version of the Super Stock III wheels was offered from 1983-1988 and came in two sizes, 14 x 6 and 15 x 7. The 14" option code was N66 and N83 was the 15" option code. The N66 wheels were available on any RWD Cutlass from 1984-1988, except for the Hurst/Olds and 442. They had black painted insets and no pinstripe around the edge of the wheel. Center caps show a black background with the red rocket symbol in the middle. The N83 wheels came only with the high-performance Cutlasses (H/O, 442) from 1983-1987. The Hurst/Olds wheels had argent painted insets and a red pinstripe, whereas the 442 versions had gold painted insets and gold pinstripes. Also distinguishing the 442 wheels are the center caps, which read '442'. All wheels were of a two-piece design. They were chromed as separate pieces and then assembled by Motor Wheel
My car. Factory chrome15x7's on the front, repro 15x8's on the back. The 15x7's are nearly identical (probably are identical) to body color SSIII's
Obviously not "correct" for 68 but they sure do look good.
Do the 15x8 rims have the same offset from the outside of the wheel as the front 15x7 rims?
Most of the time the offset for these two rim sizes is the same from the back of the wheel - setting the center deeper within the 15x8 rim than the 15x7 rim, and making them noticeably different.
If the outside offset is the same, I've never seen this done with different width older type rims, only those on newer cars.
Ah, that explains it, '80s era G-Body cars. Were those actually called SSIII wheels?
Not what I have really ever paid any attention to other than back in high school occasionally seeing the front grill of one in my rearview mirror.
Maybe it's just the angle, but those wheels look to have a different spoke contour than the non-chrome wheels.
edit: I just haven't seen many of those. Even when we had ~120 cars at our annual All Olds Car show I don't think there was a single G-Body in attendance. The club now has one, I think an '84 HO, but I never really noticed the wheels on it.
because local chapters are full of old heads stuck in their ways and dont respect the entire marque. these local chapters are going to die a quick death if they dont start including and encouraging the 30-40 year olds to start joining. When i went to nationals i looked at every type of olds there. i have as much love for a cutlass ciera as i do a 72 hurst olds. Im actually tired of getting JWO every month and there being some 50s car on the cover. the G-body crowd is on the rise and the OCA and local chapters need to see that for the future of oldsmobile preservation.
all across the country moose lodges, american legions, and similar clubs have shut down because the unwillingness of stubburn old men to welcome in young men. Now i've never felt unwelcome at any OCA or HOCA event on a personal level but i've felt because i had a g-body and not a 70s A-Body that my car wasn't looked with the same level of respect. it was a great feeling when my slug 307 took down a 70 supreme and a 69 w-30 at cherokee raceway friday night at the nationals. Its not about A-body envy either. While i am mostly a G body guy, I have a restored 70 GS stage 1 as well.
i just want to see efforts made to pull in younger olds owners so that will solidify the future of the clubs as well as ownership of the older cars. My father and I talk about this a lot. who is going to want 40s and 50s cars when their owners pass? its a sliding scale. Sure, certain models like 57 chevy will always be popular but what about the not as popular makes? Not every single one of those cars is going to get passed down through a family. Pulling the younger gen in through the 80s and 90s olds is a way to get them interested in the older models. me personally i started with a 87 ciera and moved into G-bodies. thats what i grew up with in the 80s. My parents also had B-bodies. after being around the OCA now, i would love to get my hands on a turbo jetfire. i think those cars are super cool and an imporant piece of american automotive history.
70s A body owners need to realize there is olds before and after their brief era. I dont mean this as a personal attack at all, we are all oldsmobile brothers and sisters, but this is more of a wake up to say "hey we are out here, come check out OUR oldsmobiles and ask us questions"
NOS 15x7 Rim on my '83 H/O mounted on a factory NOS Eagle GT, was available for '83-'84 H/O with a 4" back space.
'85-'87 442 15x7 rim on my daily driver '85 442, notice the areas where the chrome is thin in the channel, that's were these all rot out. Nearly impossible to find a nice set with bright chrome and no rust or pitting in this area.
NOS 15x7 Rim on my '83 H/O mounted on a factory NOS Eagle GT, was available for '83-'84 H/O with a 4" back space.
'85-'87 442 15x7 rim on my daily driver '85 442, notice the areas where the chrome is thin in the channel, that's were these all rot out. Nearly impossible to find a nice set with bright chrome and no rust or pitting in this area.
i hate the correct gold on the stock 442 wheels. it doenst match the stripes at all.
I'm looking for the 80's version if possible but will take non rusted, non bent, unpainted steel wheels. Have to check to see what center caps I have on mine.
because local chapters are full of old heads stuck in their ways and dont respect the entire marque. these local chapters are going to die a quick death if they dont start including and encouraging the 30-40 year olds to start joining. When i went to nationals i looked at every type of olds there. i have as much love for a cutlass ciera as i do a 72 hurst olds. Im actually tired of getting JWO every month and there being some 50s car on the cover. the G-body crowd is on the rise and the OCA and local chapters need to see that for the future of oldsmobile preservation.
all across the country moose lodges, american legions, and similar clubs have shut down because the unwillingness of stubburn old men to welcome in young men. Now i've never felt unwelcome at any OCA or HOCA event on a personal level but i've felt because i had a g-body and not a 70s A-Body that my car wasn't looked with the same level of respect. it was a great feeling when my slug 307 took down a 70 supreme and a 69 w-30 at cherokee raceway friday night at the nationals. Its not about A-body envy either. While i am mostly a G body guy, I have a restored 70 GS stage 1 as well.
i just want to see efforts made to pull in younger olds owners so that will solidify the future of the clubs as well as ownership of the older cars. My father and I talk about this a lot. who is going to want 40s and 50s cars when their owners pass? its a sliding scale. Sure, certain models like 57 chevy will always be popular but what about the not as popular makes? Not every single one of those cars is going to get passed down through a family. Pulling the younger gen in through the 80s and 90s olds is a way to get them interested in the older models. me personally i started with a 87 ciera and moved into G-bodies. thats what i grew up with in the 80s. My parents also had B-bodies. after being around the OCA now, i would love to get my hands on a turbo jetfire. i think those cars are super cool and an imporant piece of american automotive history.
70s A body owners need to realize there is olds before and after their brief era. I dont mean this as a personal attack at all, we are all oldsmobile brothers and sisters, but this is more of a wake up to say "hey we are out here, come check out OUR oldsmobiles and ask us questions"
My friends & I often talk about this at car shows. Not many younger people taking up the "cause". Just look around at the next show. I have some regret about selling my '84 Brougham but then I read something like your post & maybe not.
Seems like the younger people are more interested in high tech video games, etc. or what's on their phone than anything else. A lot of us are in their 70s now.
