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    Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    I have a set of silver 16" pumpers and a set of the grey-ish silver 16" GTC lace wheels.

    I really want to keep the factory look.... and the 16" pumpers would fit the bill, but also really like the looks of the GTC lace wheels (hate the look of the 15" lace wheels)

    My VNT Shadow came stock with 15" pumpers, and wonder if the lace wheels looks too "off" But then again... who else but us guys would ever know the difference?

    Also... is there a 6.5 or 7" wide 16" factory wheel that properly fits our cars? I have a set of NOS Falken Azenis 205-55-16 tires, but would love to have at least a 225 tire under my car when done.
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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    i think lace wheels look good when you want that luxury look (lebaron 2 door, dynasty, spirit, etc) but the pumpers are probably the better choice for your plans. you keep the look but make it better.

    planning the same kinda thing with my 87 ram 50. that year they had 15" rims on the 4x4 models and raider/montero which look exactly like the 14" 5 spoke units on my 2wd.

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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    I would certainly go for the 16" pumpers. There were no factory wheels made for our cars greater than 6" in a 16" wheel. If I'm not mistaken only the crabs and LeMans wheels were 6.5".

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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    I would certainly go for the 16" pumpers. There were no factory wheels made for our cars greater than 6" in a 16" wheel. If I'm not mistaken only the crabs and LeMans wheels were 6.5".
    I understand about the 16x6 mopar sizes.... was wondering if there's another factory brand that works (doesn't some late model VW wheels fit?)
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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    Quote Originally Posted by Directconnection View Post
    I understand about the 16x6 mopar sizes.... was wondering if there's another factory brand that works (doesn't some late model VW wheels fit?)
    Yes, the VW wheels will fit. I don't know about their width though.

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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    I vote for the lace wheels. I had them on a 92 shadow ES and they looked awesome.

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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    i think 15" pumpers on a shadow look better than 16" pumpers.

    I never liked pumpers until i put them on my 90 dynasty. I do think they look good on vans too..

    As for the lace wheels, i like them. Id run those over pumpers. Ive never seen a p-body with 16" pumpers that i thought looked good.
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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    I love the 16" meshies on my Daytona. Not sure how they would look on a Shadow.
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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    Quote Originally Posted by Directconnection View Post
    I have a set of silver 16" pumpers and a set of the grey-ish silver 16" GTC lace wheels.

    I really want to keep the factory look.... and the 16" pumpers would fit the bill, but also really like the looks of the GTC lace wheels (hate the look of the 15" lace wheels)

    My VNT Shadow came stock with 15" pumpers, and wonder if the lace wheels looks too "off" But then again... who else but us guys would ever know the difference?

    Also... is there a 6.5 or 7" wide 16" factory wheel that properly fits our cars? I have a set of NOS Falken Azenis 205-55-16 tires, but would love to have at least a 225 tire under my car when done.
    Steve the 16" ACR wheels were 7". Offset isn't ideal for a 225 tire, but 205 should clear fine. You might need to run a 3-5mm spacer if running these with 225's.
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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    Agreed with Todd but they are hard to find and expensive. I am looking for a set but waiting for the right deal, aka cheap,

    Lace wheels or go home, they look awesome on any FWD turbo car or Van, 225's fit them just fine, but you might have to try different tires on to find the ones that don't roll. So far, I"ve had good luck with Korean tires, IE Triangle and loved the Nankang's.

    VW's, GM's etc, anything with a 5x100 pattern will fit, just check offsets and if cheap enough, you can use spacers if they sit too far in.
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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    Gm wheels bolt on but i remember trying some that interfered with the brake caliper and hearing the same thing from others too. I ran others that ran fine but put the wheel farther in than stock (higher numerical offset).

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    Re: Help me decide: 16" Pumpers or 16" GTC lace

    Go with the lace wheels
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