Stock GT and Manta Wheels

Dantek · 08-22-2008

Alright now i THINK what i want is the '73 wheels but im not sure, is there someplace i can see all stock wheels for the GT?

jerseydave · 08-22-2008

Try looking through some of the member photos, there are thousands of pictures and you'll find stock and custom wheels!!

Gordy · 08-22-2008

were the GT and Manta wheels interchangable?

hrcollinsjr · 08-22-2008

Originally Posted by Gordy

were the GT and Manta wheels interchangable?

Yes, but the offsets are different. The Manta offset is approx. 37 mm. The GT wheel is marked GT and is quite a bit less something like 25 mm IIRC.

Harold

BMWonly · 08-23-2008

Originally Posted by Dantek

Alright now i THINK what i want is the '73 wheels but im not sure, is there someplace i can see all stock wheels for the GT?

Check out OGTS website, to compare the different stock style wheels:
Opel GT Source --- Gallery --- Stock Wheels

Dieter

kwilford · 08-23-2008

Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr

Yes, but the offsets are different. The Manta offset is approx. 37 mm. The GT wheel is marked GT and is quite a bit less something like 12 mm IIRC.
Harold

The stock Opel GT wheels are ET 25 mm

Dantek · 08-24-2008

the '73s are pretty cool, i actually have one lol and only ONE although im not sure what the condition of it is so id probably just get 4 good ones if i could find some.

Polker · 08-24-2008

I also have a 73. I also have just one 73 wheel. It's my spare that came with it when I bought it. I have the 72 wheels on mine. I like the look. It's unique.

Gordy · 08-24-2008

If you look in my "Photos", I took pictures as I went thru the steps to sandblast and repaint the rims for my 1975 Manta. It's a time consuming effort to get the black and silver sprayed on and looking decent. You can easily find some rusty rims around and start with a good sandblasting. After that it's just time and detail.

OPELFIEND · 09-17-2008

Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr

Yes, but the offsets are different. The Manta offset is approx. 37 mm. The GT wheel is marked GT and is quite a bit less something like 25 mm IIRC.

Harold

Have a question. You say these are interchangeable but the offsets are different. What exactly will this do? I just purchased a set of 71 Manta wheels, but they are to go on a GT. What's going to happen here?

RallyBob · 09-17-2008

Originally Posted by OPELFIEND

Have a question. You say these are interchangeable but the offsets are different. What exactly will this do? I just purchased a set of 71 Manta wheels, but they are to go on a GT. What's going to happen here?

You will make the track width narrower. Not desireable for handling...

hrcollinsjr · 09-17-2008

Originally Posted by RallyBob

You will make the track width narrower. Not desirable for handling...

By roughly 1/2" each side. They should clear but as Rally Bob said, "Not desirable for handling...

".

Check with GreenOpelGT since you're in Ohio, maybe you can work a deal with Tom for the correct wheels.

Harold

OPELFIEND · 09-17-2008

What I have now are 206 60 13 I think, with slotted mags. PO had these on. I prefer stock. Just figured they would be the same and would fit the GT.

hrcollinsjr · 09-17-2008

Originally Posted by OPELFIEND

I prefer stock. Just figured they would be the same and would fit the GT.

My GT had '75 wheels on it when I bought it. I didn't know any better for a long time either.

Harold

yellaopelgt · 09-17-2008

Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr

Yes, but the offsets are different. The Manta offset is approx. 37 mm. The GT wheel is marked GT and is quite a bit less something like 25 mm IIRC.

Harold

Where are they marked GT? I've never noticed it before.
Thanks,
Joe

Phoenix · 09-18-2008

On the front, in the black painted sections.

BQS4 · 09-18-2008

Originally Posted by Phoenix

On the front, in the black painted sections.

On some wheels, the "GT" is stampd on the back, so some cleaning may be in order. I have some GT wheels stamped this way, I also have some that are stamped on the front.

jlthunder · 09-18-2008

I agree with BQS4. I have seen markings on either the front or back for GT wheels.

hrcollinsjr · 09-18-2008

Originally Posted by jlthunder

I agree with BQS4. I have seen markings on either the front or back for GT wheels.

When BQS4 was sourcing some wheels for a friend we discovered this, or at least I did, Gene may have already known.

Harold

jlthunder · 09-18-2008

Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr

When BQS4 was sourcing some wheels for a friend we discovered this, or at least I did, Gene may have already known.

Harold

I noticed the markings on the front of the wheels on Ricks original GT and when I picked up the "Stinger", they had markings on the back of the wheels. That is how I discovered the difference.

Lockley · 09-18-2008

These are the only part of my 73 that look good. Dave KI4UBK

OPELFIEND · 10-06-2008

Originally Posted by OPELFIEND

Have a question. You say these are interchangeable but the offsets are different. What exactly will this do? I just purchased a set of 71 Manta wheels, but they are to go on a GT. What's going to happen here?

These wheels are the 71-72 stock wheels with all the holes around them. Dennis at OGTS tells me they are the same as the GT, although they did come from a Manta. They measure 13" x 5", if you measure at the lip of the wheel. Are these actually different than the GT wheels of those years?

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Dantek Opeler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 11 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Unanswered: Stock GT and Manta Wheels Alright now i THINK what i want is the '73 wheels but im not sure, is there someplace i can see all stock wheels for the GT?

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Polker Opeler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peru, IN Posts: 58 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Funny I also have a 73. I also have just one 73 wheel. It's my spare that came with it when I bought it. I have the 72 wheels on mine. I like the look. It's unique.

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Gordy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loves Park, IL (Rockford area) Posts: 594 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	If you look in my "Photos", I took pictures as I went thru the steps to sandblast and repaint the rims for my 1975 Manta. It's a time consuming effort to get the black and silver sprayed on and looking decent. You can easily find some rusty rims around and start with a good sandblasting. After that it's just time and detail. Last edited by Gordy; 08-24-2008 at 08:07 AM..

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jerseydave Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 408 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Try looking through some of the member photos, there are thousands of pictures and you'll find stock and custom wheels!!

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Gordy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loves Park, IL (Rockford area) Posts: 594 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	were the GT and Manta wheels interchangable?

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Dantek Opeler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 11 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	the '73s are pretty cool, i actually have one lol and only ONE although im not sure what the condition of it is so id probably just get 4 good ones if i could find some.

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OPELFIEND Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 192 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	What I have now are 206 60 13 I think, with slotted mags. PO had these on. I prefer stock. Just figured they would be the same and would fit the GT.

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Phoenix Just another glory rider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Snellville, Ga Posts: 1,482 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Provided Answers: 1	On the front, in the black painted sections.

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jlthunder 1000 Post Club Join Date: May 2003 Location: Salfordville, PA Posts: 1,825 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	I agree with BQS4. I have seen markings on either the front or back for GT wheels.