impala SS wheels

[smitty62]

Anyone have a picture of one of our trucks with '94-'96 Impala SS wheels? I sure would like to see it!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I DON THINK THE WHEEL'S WILL FIT BECAUSE OF THE BACKSPACING SEEM'S LIKE A LOT... YOU MAY HAVE TO FIND A AFTERMARKET SET IN A SIMILAR DESIGHN TO GET THE LOOK YOUR AFTER..

[Tx Firefighter]

they fit fine....

HERE is a thread about them.

If you go to buy them new, PM me and I will get you a way to save a pile of money on them.

[smitty62]

D@@mn! Those look GREAT!! A lot better than 99% of the aftermarket stuff I see! Firefighter; Tell me more--use PM if you prefer. Thanks!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Man those do fit and look pretty damn good too, thank's for the correction TX...

[Tx Firefighter]

I'll get you the part number when I get home. My neighbor is a GM parts guy. He was showing me that you can order them through GM Performance Parts rather than GM service parts.

Last time he checked for me, they were about 140 each, including center cap, 5 lug nuts, and a valve stem (it's a kit).

If you buy them over the counter for an Impala, they cost gobs more.

BTW, you can get a real nice Bowtie cap from a Lumina I think that fits the wheel perfect, but has the bowtie rather than the Impala emblem. The Lumina uses a real similar version of this wheel in 15 inch size.

[smitty62]

Thanks, Firefighter! Is the Lumina wheel our bolt pattern? What width are they?

[Blue Beard]

Tx Firefighter

You said those are 17" but what width are they, and what size tires will fit without hitting anything.........?

Also on your signature I see your 70 with the 5 lug swap....

Did you make the conversion, and if so what was used.........?

[Tx Firefighter]

Smitty...the Lumina pattern is not the same, it's just the center cap fits the Impala wheels. (It might be a Monte Carlo or Malibu or some other FWD late model GM. I never pay attention to them anymore, I think it's Lumina)

The Impala wheel and all of the accesories that are included in the kit are available trough regular GM dealer parts channels if you wanted to pay more. The GM Performance Parts stuff is available through any dealer that is setup to sell GMPP. It's kind of like the hot rod division of General Motors. GMPP number for the wheel kit is 12495438. Includes 1 wheel p/n 12360496, one wheel cap p/n 9592229, 5 wheel nuts, and one valve stem. If you ordered any of this stuff outside the kit, through regular channels, the price is about triple the cost.

Blue Beard- they are 18 x 8.5 width. I've seen everything from a 255/50/17 all the way up to a 275/60/17 on them under these trucks. It all depends on which width rear end you're using, how much drop, whether the drop is spindle or spring or both in the front. Each truck is different.

Yes, I did the 5 lug swap on my truck. I used ECE drop spindles, Summit lowering springs, 77 vintage rotors, bearings, and seals, and 71 spec calipers.

In the rear, it's a 71-72 rear end with ECE 6 inch springs, Super Trac bar, and shock relocator kit.