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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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found some good looking rims on craigslist that came off of a 99 grand am gt. will they fit my bonnie?
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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The offset might be different but the bolt pattern is the same. I would check brake caliper to wheel clearance as that would be an issue. I believe the GA'* had 16'* on them, if you have 16'*, game on. If you have 17'* you should stay with that or bigger.
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The offset might be different but the bolt pattern is the same. I would check brake caliper to wheel clearance as that would be an issue. I believe the GA'* had 16'* on them, if you have 16'*, game on. If you have 17'* you should stay with that or bigger.
the rims of the ga are 18'* and i believe my rims are 16'*.
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Can you post a pic or a link?
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ok, these were the two i have been looking at.
18'' American Racing Rims & Tires
REDUCED - 18" Rims/Tires off from Grand Prix
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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I thought you were talking OEM wheels. My bad. They should fit. I would call and find out the overall height of the tire, whichever set you choose, and measure your overall height. I had the set from the GA on my GA and had a hard time keeping them nice, the clear coat peeled off easily. What color is your bonne?
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mines green with 20% tint all around. originally i wanted to powder coat my oem wheels and powder coat the ssei badges but ive been having second thoughts on that lately.
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mines green with 20% tint all around. originally i wanted to powder coat my oem wheels and powder coat the ssei badges but ive been having second thoughts on that lately.
powder coat them black that is.
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Should fit fine, GP was 42mm, Bonne 45mm. They will ride tucked in 3mm. Those gForce KDWS tires/that size were on my GXP, should ride under yours fine. Deep wide grooves, Good tire in rain and snow, soft tire compound (seems you need one for the other) I bought 4 at TireRack for at a closeout price of $78 a peice. Awesome buy but the fronts were nearly bald at 20k miles with a bit of boiling the tires inbetween. For comparison, I only got 18,000 of the Goodyear RSa'* on the front.
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This is just my two cents. I would go with the ones of the Grand Prix for two reasons:

1. I know the offset is real close to what you need
2. The tire size should be close to what you need on a +2 upgrade

It'* completley your call though
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