Aftermarket wheels for early Toronados

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captspillane
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Re: Aftermarket wheels for early Toronados

Postby captspillane » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:39 pm

The six spoke one in the middle is a 2007 Pacifica rim. I like it the best on other small sports cars but I like it the least on the Olds because the Toronado is substantial and aggressive more than sporty and minimalistic to me. I like the bottom five spoke Rubi JK rims the best as sleek but tough with smooth girth on the Olds. It makes more sense with the huge hood and sharp aggressive contours to me. A lumberjack should wear tough matterhorn boots, not wear thin dainty high heels. The stock wheels would be dollar store flipflops in that analogy.

That being said I encounter lots of LT tires in 16" sizes and have a G3500, a Tahoe, an E350, and a K2500 all with Erated 16" tires. I only have one set of 2002 GMC Denali rims with LT tires on 17" rims. The 16" "Pentagon" Grand Cherokee rims make the most sense currently to use up old stock. I do love them compared to the stock steelies. Those look just bad by my tastes. The top Pentagon rim looks good even if they are not great.


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