Should I get zq8 rims?
 

zq8 wheels

Should I go for it? I know zq8 rims are hard to find.

do it and strip the clear coat off them and polish them to a chrome finish!

These ZQ8 rims are hard to find:

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0005_large.jpg

The ones you linked are nice, but not as rare as these ^

You think $200 is a decent deal? Also I'd probably paint them black with a red pinstripe lol

Yeah those are nice!

$50/wheel isn't bad. The ad does say OBO so show up with $150. I paid $100/wheel for my 17x9 Camaro SS wheels. If you're going to put more money into prep/paint then you have to decide if it's a good price or not.

I like the rims you have now (what I can see of them). Why not put a red pinstripe around them?

wow i never seen those before Gary . I like them !

Yeah I like them but because they are 18"s they give a horribly rough ride for a 4x4 so i'd like to go down to a smaller rim size to absorb more of the road shock. Also because they are so wide they made my mileage almost 3mpgs worse.

GM Performance Parts - 12498299 - "Late Model" S-10 ZQ8 Wheel Package

^^ If i had the money..........

But if you like the other style and want brand new...... http://paceperformance.com/i-6255258...-s-trucks.html

How are you calculating gas mileage? Remember your speedometer will be off with anything but stock size tires. My 255/70/17's are 11.667% off from stock (235/70/15). When I calculate my gas mileage I take the trip odometer, multiply it by 11.667%, then divide the amount of gallons used to fill it up. My highway mileage actually improved but city mileage went down.

New is not the way to go if you're a college student haha
I take the miles I have gone and divide it by how many gallons I filled up with. I run 255/55/R18 tires. They didn't appear any taller than stock just much wider.

Tire size calculator

^ Very helpful. I plugged in 235/75/15 as stock size and your 255/55/18 and they are marginally different. 20mm wider is about 3/4". How heavy are the rims on their own?

I would venture to say your rough ride is mostly from the 55 series sidewall. Which means going to a 16" rim with more sidewall will help ease the ride, as you are planning on doing.

OR, you can give her MOAR lift and find 18" tires with a 70-75 series sidewall, LOL.

I'm tired of the 18"s anyway, thanks very much for your help man!

No problem, rims are a very important decision and shouldn't be entered into lightly! LOL

I'm also thinking about just running my stock 4x4 GMC rims, powder coat them black, and run 1.5" spacers in the back to even out the stance. What's your opinion on that? It's the cheap way to go lol

I LOVE cheap. Unfortunately nothing I like is cheap. You can run 2wd steelies painted flat black. You can probably pick them up for around the same price as the spacers.

Like so:

https://blazerforum.com/forum/member...ghts-17557.jpg

No need to run spacers and front AND rear wheels will be pushed out.

Which stock wheels do you have? Some stock wheels look ok painted/powdercoated black, others don't. Do you have a friend that powdercoats? If not, it's pricey from what I've seen.

Im glad i listened to Gary to keep these rims

I FELL IN LOVE With them since

https://blazerforum.com/forum/member...trip-19364.jpg


Thanks Gary *thumbs up*

I already own the rims of course, these are the kind I have
http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/...boy44/tire.jpg
My uncle can powdercoat I'm sure he'll help me out, if not i'll just paint them.

power coat would look nice on them Make sure you keep the red gmc
it would let it stand out if ya know what i mean

^ Yeah that is a good idea, and BTW I love the bullet hole rims. Keep em for good!

yea i plan to get an other rim for my spare

Yeah I need to find another as well, I hate covering the steelie on the back with a cover!

I hate not having my spare on the back. I need to find a zr2 at the junk yard.

I bet is a big PITA to mod a spare tire rack on a 4dr!

It doesn't look too bad, lots of guys on here have done it.

Youre definately gonna need some kind of supports

Yeah, they put some renforcing steel plates behind the body panels. There is a how to on here for it.

I miss my zq8s

Good luck with it, when I bought my Jimmy somebody had taken the rack off. It took me almost 6 months to find another that was in good condition.

Yeah those look pretty sweet!

They were picked them up for nothing but sold them awhile ago but made some money at least. Selling the blazer anyway but they look great on blazers

Why sell your blazer?

Bought a 06 silverado. And dont really make sense to keep the blazer and pay to insure it every month when i dont drive it much gonna miss it alot tho.

Well don't miss us all on the BF too much lol

yes! if you have the opportunity yes! they look awesome on these trucks

Yeah I ended up passing them up I dont have the funds right now :(

But with 4x4 Blazer, those zq8s will stick way out, right? I had some 4" bs wheels on my 4X4. I thought they looked good, but several of my friends expressed concern for my safety. Whats up with that? Anyway, I had to pull them for a friend I gave my 2wd parts car to. He built it and could not use the 6"bs wheels I gave him with it!

ZQ8 wheels