Wheel fit

[Taz1959]

I have a 97 Chevy Lumina LS with 16" aluminum wheels a guy has 1999 Pontiac GT 16" wheels for sale can I put them on without any problems I made the mistake of buying 4  wheels from a Pontiac Grand Prix from 2002 and found out the wheels hit the front calipers. Tire man said to get them on I needed spacers which I think would be dangerous. My brother said threads are not gonna reach bolts to snug with spacer on.

[pwmin]

Which 2nd gen W wheels?  Offset is a lot more positive on the 2nd gens than 1/1.5G, so they'll sit in farther.  They usually "fit" IME, but obviously not always.  I like it the other way around (1G wheels on 2G's)

[55trucker]

'99 GP is the same suspension platform as the '02..........you'll be SOL

[Taz1959]

So what other wheels will fit my 97 Chevy Lumina in the GM wheels family?

[55trucker]

Any stock wheel from the Gen 1/1.5 family,

the car fitted with drums at the rear?

[pwmin]

Stock is +25mm 7" wide (8" for "crosslace" wheels like in 55trucker's attachment) for 1/1.5, +43 for 2/3.  Anything +25mm, 5x115.  You can use spacers if you put in longer wheel studs.

[Go4DaMo]

I would think bolt-on spacer adaptors would be simpler than replacing 20 studs.

[pwmin]

Except you can't get any under 1"

[Psych0matt]

I've been running the plate style spacers for years, but I think they're 5/8, so really not enough to make much of a difference in this case. Mine were mostly to make up for the hub bore difference, bonus of the fitment being better

[rich_e777]

On 6/15/2025 at 9:26 PM, Taz1959 said:

I have a 97 Chevy Lumina LS with 16" aluminum wheels a guy has 1999 Pontiac GT 16" wheels for sale can I put them on without any problems I made the mistake of buying 4  wheels from a Pontiac Grand Prix from 2002 and found out the wheels hit the front calipers. Tire man said to get them on I needed spacers which I think would be dangerous. My brother said threads are not gonna reach bolts to snug with spacer on.

I have `99 GTP rims on my `94 Cutlass Supreme, you`ll need at least 1/4 clearance on the front to clear the calipers. I bought a pair off the shelf at Autozone that work great and I didnt need to get longer studs or replace the lugnuts at all. Even transferred the Oldsmobile center cap over to the Pontiac wheels. 

[55trucker]

13 minutes ago, rich_e777 said:

I have `99 GTP rims on my `94 Cutlass Supreme, you`ll need at least 1/4 clearance on the front to clear the calipers. I bought a pair off the shelf at Autozone that work great and I didnt need to get longer studs or replace the lugnuts at all. Even transferred the Oldsmobile center cap over to the Pontiac wheels. 

Psssst....hint  *move the calipers inboard*    

[rich_e777]

On 5/30/2026 at 11:45 AM, 55trucker said:

Psssst....hint  *move the calipers inboard*    

I never thought of that, but I do like that 1/4" spacing on the front after parking next to the TGP. It gives the impression those 2G GTP rims are wider like the TGPs and I have to make that match on the rear to make it all look "right".