Who better to ask?

[Dixie]

I have a dilemma, and who better to ask than the gear heads on this forum?

I need tires. I also have four OEM rims that are scraped up, a bit out of round, and a PITA to clean. (Okay, I'm parking challenge.) So I'm tempted to buy four Z28 repo wheels (rotary forged, meet jwl standards...) to go with those tires. My alternative is to have my OEM wheels restored by a place in Sarasota. It's a bit cheaper to restore the factory wheels. That is, it's cheaper until factoring in the cost of having my car down for a week or two.

What do y'all vote? Fix the factory wheels or go for the repo wheels? Here's a pic of the Z28 repos, and another of the OEM ZL1 wheels.

(We won't factor in that the owner took me to lunch three years ago when I bent the snot out of a rim, haha.)

[wildthing]

Wheel upgrades are always nice, even just for looks. But if you're going to scrape them again, then just have the OEM ones repaired.

[astrochex]

The repo wheels look cool. They also appear to be much lighter than the OEM wheels thus improving fuel efficiency. They still might be a pain to clean, though.

[masraum]

I vote you get new wheels AND get the stock wheels restored and hang on to them.

Doing that you still have the original wheels (since you've got a ZL1, not a run-'o-da-mill-'maro. And you don't have downtime. And you have a spare set of wheels when you need to get the new wheels restored in a couple of months...

Might I interest you in some



curb feelers?

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by masraum

Might I interest you in some



curb feelers?

Just remember..


... And if all else fails I have these, haha.

[rwest]

You could always use the old rims for your snow tires!

Can you find other transportation for those two weeks that wouldn’t cost more than your savings? If so, I would get the old ones restored. Maybe put on the heels and hitch hike?

[wdfifteen]

I think your car looks better with the stock wheels. Nice looking car BTW.

[rockfan4]

I guess if you didn't want to be without the car for a week, I'd hunt Facebook Marketplace for a temporary set of wheels, swap them, refinish the stocks, swap back, and then sell the temp wheels. Even if you took a small loss on the sale, you wouldn't lose the use of the car.

Or yeah, keep them for snow tires. Didn't it snow in northern Florida last winter? This year might be your year.

[herr_oberst]

Choose wisely, my friend.

[MMiller]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I think your car looks better with the stock wheels. Nice looking car BTW.

I second this..

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I think your car looks better with the stock wheels. Nice looking car BTW.

Originally Posted by MMiller

I second this..

+ One more.

[Alan A]

If you can’t park get cheap wheels and yours refinished. Use the originals for shows and resale, the cheap ones for scraping along kerbs.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Choose wisely, my friend.

I was leaning towards the aftermarket wheels, but not anymore.

Restore the originals!

[onewhippedpuppy]

I’ve had a LOT of wheels refinished, unless I’m just dropping off a spare set and not in a rush, it’s never been more than a couple of days. I would shop around wheel refinishers, my local shop is Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists which is a national franchise. Bonus points for him being a PCA member and Boxster racer.

[HobieMarty]

I think your car looks better with the original wheels also. I like the idea posted earlier about getting a set of used wheels and using those while you have the originals repaired.

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[LWJ]

I vote stock wheels.

And a question? Can you pick up a set of stock wheels from a wrecker or eBay or something? That you give you a back up for when you destroy the new ones. (sorry, couldn't help myself with the jab.)

[wdfifteen]

Put the spare on (it has one, right?) send a wheel out, install it when you get it back and swap the spare for another wheel. Do this three more times.

This reminds me of a story. A guy was driving by the insane asylum and had a flat tire. While changing it he stepped on the hubcap and the lug nuts went flying. He could not find them, and was about to start walking to the next town. One of patients came by and said, “Why don’t you take one lugnut off of each remaining wheel and put your wheel back on. That will get you to the next town.
The guy said, “That’s brilliant! What is a smart guy like you doing here?”
“I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid.”

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Put the spare on (it has one, right?) send a wheel out, install it when you get it back and swap the spare for another wheel. Do this three more times.

This reminds me of a story. A guy was driving by the insane asylum and had a flat tire. While changing it he stepped on the hubcap and the lug nuts went flying. He could not find them, and was about to start walking to the next town. One of patients came by and said, “Why don’t you take one lugnut off of each remaining wheel and put your wheel back on. That will get you to the next town.
The guy said, “That’s brilliant! What is a smart guy like you doing here?”
“I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid.”

Dixie’s signature shows her Camaro as a ZL1, which I’d bet has staggered wheels. In this day and age she may not have a spare either, sadly that’s getting pretty common.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Put the spare on (it has one, right?) send a wheel out, install it when you get it back and swap the spare for another wheel. Do this three more times.

This reminds me of a story. A guy was driving by the insane asylum and had a flat tire. While changing it he stepped on the hubcap and the lug nuts went flying. He could not find them, and was about to start walking to the next town. One of patients came by and said, “Why don’t you take one lugnut off of each remaining wheel and put your wheel back on. That will get you to the next town.
The guy said, “That’s brilliant! What is a smart guy like you doing here?”
“I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid.”

LOL ... I can't copy video links ...

"... it ain't got no gas"

"I've always been crazy,
it kept me from going insane" - Waylon

Dixie ... you got more than one pair of shoes doncha? Daily and Sunday drives ....

You did ask ?

Whatever ya wants.... it's yer hooptie... but original or 22" spinnerz imnsho

[oldE]

Dixie, another one here with " just get a set of temporary rims/wheels and use 'em while your originals are being restored. "