Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
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Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
Apparently due to GM's unoriginality, I guess the GTU wheel was offered on cavaliers in the 90s, in a 15.
http://www.finishlinewheels.com/CHEVY/C ... -05004U10/
I'm probably the last one in the world to find out about this, but I got little rustled when a cavi I was looking at had tiny gtu style rims with a bowtie center cap. Why do they get cool center caps? Why do they even get the style at all? They didn't get Z wheels...I mean if your gonna go into the parts bin for "inspiration"...
Perhaps I will put 15s on the front to give it that "no really its a rear wheel drive" look.
http://www.finishlinewheels.com/CHEVY/C ... -05004U10/
I'm probably the last one in the world to find out about this, but I got little rustled when a cavi I was looking at had tiny gtu style rims with a bowtie center cap. Why do they get cool center caps? Why do they even get the style at all? They didn't get Z wheels...I mean if your gonna go into the parts bin for "inspiration"...
Perhaps I will put 15s on the front to give it that "no really its a rear wheel drive" look.
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Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
They are also only 6" wide
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Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
I've seen them on lots of different Cavy's but I typically see them on the Z24's.
So they get Baby-Z wheels, like the Baby-Z that they are.
So they get Baby-Z wheels, like the Baby-Z that they are.
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Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
they are gtu wheels... not Z lolKoots wrote:So they get Baby-Z wheels, like the Baby-Z that they are.
Minivans got the 15" baby Z26 wheels...
Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
I've seen those wheels on too many damn vehicles, It's hard to discern where they originally came from LOL
Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
Also, what's wrong with having a lot of interchangeable parts?Burning_Beard wrote:Apparently due to GM's unoriginality, I guess the GTU wheel was offered on cavaliers in the 90s, in a 15.
One reason why I really got into Honda's was due to their interchangeability with almost all of their entire product line. I know of guys running NSX brakes on hatchback civics with just a few part swaps. Just like our beloved GM products.
It sucks when you got a car that is composed of nothing but model specific parts and watch your wallet run dry when you need to replace anything.
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Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
Nothing. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm referring to the GTU wheel design, manufactured in a whole different specification for a cavalier.Koots wrote: Also, what's wrong with having a lot of interchangeable parts?
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Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
The GTU rims also look way better because they have a deeper dished offset.
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Re: Cavalier 15s vs GTU 16s
And they're directional...80zfreak wrote:The GTU rims also look way better because they have a deeper dished offset.
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