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Peter
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Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:22 am Post subject:
Wheels for my Roadmaster |
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Hello all,
I drive a 1994 Buick Roadmaster in Sweden. This car is not very common here
and not many people here knows much about this car. Neither do I.
I need a set of wheels for winter tyres and need to know about what other
cars that has the same bolt pattern. I have seen some Chevrolet S10 wheels
for sale here, does theese wheels fit my car? What about wheels for
Chevrolet van?
Many of theese wheels are ugly as hell "chrome or white spoke" but the
design must be a secondary issue - my wife drive the Roadmaster with the
kids and the safety is more important then the design.
Are there any european made cars thas share the same bolt and offset
dimensions?
/Peter, Sweden
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Peter
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
Re: Wheels for my Roadmaster |
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Thanks for all help. This group has been very helpful...not!
"Peter" <peter@vonne(remove).se> skrev i meddelandet
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| Quote: | Hello all,
I drive a 1994 Buick Roadmaster in Sweden. This car is not very common
here
and not many people here knows much about this car. Neither do I.
I need a set of wheels for winter tyres and need to know about what other
cars that has the same bolt pattern. I have seen some Chevrolet S10 wheels
for sale here, does theese wheels fit my car? What about wheels for
Chevrolet van?
Many of theese wheels are ugly as hell "chrome or white spoke" but the
design must be a secondary issue - my wife drive the Roadmaster with the
kids and the safety is more important then the design.
Are there any european made cars thas share the same bolt and offset
dimensions?
/Peter, Sweden
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Ray
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
Re: Wheels for my Roadmaster |
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Peter wrote:
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Are there any european made cars thas share the same bolt and offset
dimensions?
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Unfortunately, I don't think so. For most GM RWD applications, there
was two sets of bolt patterns - IIRC 4.75" and 5" spacing. I believe
your car is the 4.75 which is common with most of the RWD cars except
wagons. Unfortunately (again) used Camaros and Corvettes are probably
not that common over there and I'd say otherwise it's pretty much a GM
of North America pre-80's car type bolt pattern.
Even if the bolt pattern matches, you still have to worry about offset.
You'd probably be best off getting a set of cheap steel wheels from a
tire place. (They're available in Canada for about $40.)
Or look on Ebay. Seriously - take one of your wheels off and measure the
bolt pattern and backspacing - you might find a nice used set of stock
Camaro 15" wheels that match up.
Ray
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Robert
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
Re: Wheels for my Roadmaster |
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The Camaro wheels will not fit. Try impalassforum.com. The Impala SS,
Caprice, & Roadmaster share the same parts. Someone there can tell you what
else will work.
Robert
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| Quote: | Peter wrote:
Are there any european made cars thas share the same bolt and offset
dimensions?
Unfortunately, I don't think so. For most GM RWD applications, there
was two sets of bolt patterns - IIRC 4.75" and 5" spacing. I believe
your car is the 4.75 which is common with most of the RWD cars except
wagons. Unfortunately (again) used Camaros and Corvettes are probably
not that common over there and I'd say otherwise it's pretty much a GM
of North America pre-80's car type bolt pattern.
Even if the bolt pattern matches, you still have to worry about offset.
You'd probably be best off getting a set of cheap steel wheels from a
tire place. (They're available in Canada for about $40.)
Or look on Ebay. Seriously - take one of your wheels off and measure the
bolt pattern and backspacing - you might find a nice used set of stock
Camaro 15" wheels that match up.
Ray
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LeBuick
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Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:52 am Post subject:
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"nickss" wrote:
| Quote: | The Camaro wheels will not fit. Try impalassforum.com. The
Impala SS,
Caprice, & Roadmaster share the same parts. Someone there can
tell you what
else will work.
Robert
"Ray" <ray@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Peter wrote:
> >>Are there any european made cars thas share
the same bolt and offset
> >>dimensions?
Unfortunately, I don't think so. For most GM RWD
applications, there
was two sets of bolt patterns - IIRC 4.75" and 5" spacing.
I believe
your car is the 4.75 which is common with most of the RWD
cars except
wagons. Unfortunately (again) used Camaros and Corvettes
are probably
not that common over there and I'd say otherwise it's pretty
much a GM
of North America pre-80's car type bolt pattern.
Even if the bolt pattern matches, you still have to worry
about offset.
You'd probably be best off getting a set of cheap steel
wheels from a
tire place. (They're available in Canada for about $40.)
Or look on Ebay. Seriously - take one of your wheels off and
measure the
bolt pattern and backspacing - you might find a nice used
set of stock
Camaro 15" wheels that match up.
Ray
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You can go to about any tire site and see what wheels will fit your
car. Most will tell you the bolt pattern and everything you need to
know. Try discount tires, the will even tell you how to oversize and
keep your speedometer fairly close. http://www.discounttire.com/
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