rennoc442

What do you guys think of the new hurst rims on a 70 cutlass? I plan on painting it like a 442, but Im not sure of what it would look like, ride like etc with 20 inch rims?

joe_padavano

It will ride higher because your wallet will be MUCH lighter...

rennoc442

I would hope to find a set used, no way I could swing it buying new

Oldsmaniac

Since I am "over the hill" my opinion is pretty much any older car with over stock diameter wheels and with low profile tires looks horrible. Just my opinion.

rocketraider

Won't those have a metric bolt circle anyway?

I about smacked the computer when I read that nonsense propaganda GM/Hurst put out about the Hurst Camaro's "classic Hurst colors of silver and black". Since when? Except for the 68 H/O, ALL Hurst Special Vehicle projects were white/gold or black/gold until the 83 Hurst/Olds showed up.

What the silver and black with red accent is, is Dale Earnhardt NASCAR colors and nothing else. GM is trying to capitalise on the DE association to market their ugly-*** Camaro, since its target market is roughly the same demographic an Earnhardt Monte Carlo SS would have been 25 years ago.

If you want the Hurst wheel look, the original style is reproduced. I've never seen a car they didn't look good on.

firefrost gold

go to year one they have a hurst style rim in 15" set up parts place only sells 14

rennoc442

I've had the 15" chrome rally ssIII's on my old 442, and they are nice. Just want to step it up and get a newer look and have a better handling A body. I don't need 5 feet of rubber between me and the road.

I doubt I would want 20"s on my Olds, but maybe some 17"-18" torque thrust would look nice. I just don't want to blend in with the others.
http://www.americanracingwheelsinfo.com/images/505.jpg

Napoleon Solo

I was considering the same thing. Stuffing a set of those under my '65 coupe. Why they wouldn't make 17 - 18" wheels is beyond me. Every site I went to extolled the virtues of the new Challenger and Camaro fo which they were apparently designed. Narrow minded marketing in my opinion. The style is nice but cars like ours need more rubber.

OldsManNJ

Take a look at my album - my 71 had those rims until a week ago. I had the spinner center caps though - were 275/50 16's in back and 245 60 15's in front. I like it so much better with the 245/60 14 SS3's personally.

Nilsson

x2 on the SS3's.

Gator69olds

X3

firefrost gold

I like the look of a 16" wheel but 17's will give you more tires to look at .

ThePackRat

I'll admit I have personally DROOLED over those particular wheels.

However ..... I think they would look much more at home on a full size truck or SUV than an old school Olds.

18's I think is about the max I'd want on an old school Olds.

I think Tire Rack might be/will be selling some sort of repro-replica type deal of these ... a helluva lot cheaper than what a set would cost your thru Hurst.

Standard disclaimers apply .....

No idea on what the quality of those are.