bolt pattern 71 riviera

[mauls]

Whats the bolt pattern for a 1971 riviera? I searched but I found mixed results. I found 5x4.75 and 5x5.

Thanks

[71GSX455-4SPD]

Whats the bolt pattern for a 1971 riviera? I searched but I found mixed results. I found 5x4.75 and 5x5.

Thanks
5 X 5 - take it to the bank.

[flynbuick]

To complicate it further there are two different 5 x5 Buick wheels. One fits your car and the other does not.

[mauls]

Well I just bought these, I hope they fit

http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/200/260/260-610G.gif

I got 17x7 up front, and 18x8 in the rear, I hope it looks as good as i picture in my head

[Bad Boattail]

To complicate it further there are two different 5 x5 Buick wheels. One fits your car and the other does not.

This has something to do with the fact that "drum brake wheels" don't fit on the front of cars with disc brakes ?

[Bad Boattail]

I hope it looks as good as i picture in my head

Something like this ?
17 inch wheels on a '72:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/Various/Wheels.jpg

[mauls]

Yeah that looks good, Now i wanna find a tire that will fill out that wheel well, would a 275 do it, or should i go wider?

[Bad Boattail]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/ErikBoattailMeetingphotos/146/2006-KC-May0158.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/ErikBoattailMeetingphotos/144/Didam133.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/ErikBoattailMeetingphotos/139/Juni06KC196.jpg

[Bad Boattail]

Yeah that looks good, Now i wanna find a tire that will fill out that wheel well, would a 275 do it, or should i go wider?

295 is no problem.

[Bad Boattail]

Check out this Dutch Boattail: Custom made 20 inch Intro Wheels

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/themidnightcruiser/Intro%20wheels/M5110042-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/themidnightcruiser/Intro%20wheels/M5110038-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/themidnightcruiser/Intro%20wheels/M5110043-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/themidnightcruiser/Intro%20wheels/M5110038-1.jpg

[mauls]

Dang those are some clean rivieras man!!!

I want my car to sit just like this one, i love how it sits.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/ErikBoattailMeetingphotos/144/Didam133.jpg

I know it's a long shot but you dont happen to know what size tires he's running.


Thanks for the help man, your awesome :TU:

[Bad Boattail]

Only thing I know is that the rims are 16 inch with Scorpion tyres.

The other week another board member also asked me about the wheels on that '72.
Follow the instructions in this post (http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?p=1353027#post1353027) to contact the owner :Comp:

[OzBro]

Check out this Dutch Boattail: Custom made 20 inch Intro Wheels

Can you get any more details on these wheels, if they were custom made, I guess they are as big a possible, so width, offset and backspace would be great to know.
Metallic black, shiny chrome, big wheels........ that is one seriously sexy car. Any more info on it on the interweb??

[JOE RIV 1]

Nice Rides

[Hawken]

Man, those boattails look they are flying just sitting still ... and they seem to take custom large wheels with ease.

[Bad Boattail]

Can you get any more details on these wheels, if they were custom made, I guess they are as big a possible, so width, offset and backspace would be great to know.
Metallic black, shiny chrome, big wheels........ that is one seriously sexy car. Any more info on it on the interweb??

You can contact the owner of the car about the wheels, he's a board member: Click here (http://www.v8buick.com/member.php?u=4679) :Comp:

This '72 will be one of the nicest Boattails on the planet when it's finished !

Click here (http://www.amerikaanseautopagina.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=24571&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)for a thread about the restoration (already a 6-and-a-half-year project now)

That link is in Dutch, but photos speak an universal language:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram1.jpg

Click thumbnails :Comp:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram2.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram2.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram3.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram3.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram4.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram4.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram5.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram5.jpg)

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram6.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram6.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram7.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram7.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram8.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram8.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram9.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram9.jpg)

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram10.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram10.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram11.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram11.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram12.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram12.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram13.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram13.jpg)

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram14.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram14.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram15.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram15.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram16.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram16.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram17.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram17.jpg)

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram18.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram18.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram19.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram19.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram20.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram20.jpg)

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram21.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram21.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram22.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram22.jpg) http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/th_Bram23.jpg (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/V8BuickRides/1970/Bram23.jpg)

[batsong]

Really cool thread. I'm thinkin' 16x7 fronts and 17x9 or 16x10 (can't decide) rear. In all black Cragars or silver Rallys.
-Gabe

[72riviGS]

beautiful cars!

[1drwgn]

a long time ago i ws dong some measuring... with the proper offset on the wheels you can run an 18x11 in the back with a 315 45 tire.. with out tubs. and in the front an 18x9 with a 265 50. give or take..
there is a whole bunch of room under these cars. i love it