I have brand new 245/50/16 tires and I would like to swap out the stock rim for a decent black one, any ideas where I can buy black 16x8's that fit a 1994 Camaro Z28?

I have found plenty of 16x7 but I dont think that tire would work well on the 7's?

 

Have you looked on Craig list ? I would sell the 16" and buy some 18" tires and wheels
I also don't care much for solid black rims but its not my car

 

Sorry I posted in wrong section, still finding my way around.

What size rim / tire would I go with for 17" or 18"?

Thinking I might plastidip my stock rims until I need new tires then purchase new rims / tires together....

 

You can run any diameter wheel you want. It's the tire outside diamter that has to be kept close to your stock tire diamater. Stock tires were either 235/55-16 (26.1") or 245/50-16 (25.7"). Personally I would suggest 17" or 18" as already mentioned. There are people running 19's and 20's but IMGHO that's just for "show", not for "go".

You could match the 245/50-16 tire with 17x9.5" wheels, 45-56mm offset, and a 275/40-17 tire all four corners. Or the 17x9.5's in the front, with 17x11.0 50mm offset, with a 315/35-17 tire in the rear.

With 18's, you would be looking at a 9.0 to 10.5" wheel, with the correct size tire - say 275/35-18 or 285/35-18 with the 9.0 - 9.5" wide wheel.

 

I'll second craigslist. Found my 16" ZR1s on there, with fresh tires for $300. Liked the 16" look well enough that when I killed the Yokohamas on there I went with a set of 255/50/16 Sport Comp 2s on them.

When these tires are shot, if they are still available, I plan on stripping the wheels, polishing them, and then clear powdercoat. That would be way down the road though, I could hopefully afford any wheel I want at that point. So maybe I won't do this or maybe I will? Anyway, I painted the ZR1s with the duplicolor wheel paint you can get at Advance Auto.




You can always paint whatever wheels you can find black, just remember it is all about the prep. I have a few hours of time invested in this last wheel paint job.