Who's got the coolest wheels? (gimme pix!)
02-06-2007 | 08:01 PM
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Mel-
I went through an exercise on the front wheel bearing dust caps. Pulled them off, and cut the back with a hacksaw to remove about 3/16". Cleaned up the cut edges with a file before reinstalling. That took care of the clearance problems for me. I actually had 6mm plate specers on the front before I saw the suggestion to trim the caps. I looked at the option that DR suggests, but decided that (1) I didn't think I could gain the 4mm I really needed, and (2) I didn't want to abuse the wheel bearings by beating on the end of the hub.
I used a piece of scrap oak hardwood flooring, with the end cut to a wedge. A few nudges with the hammer, and the bearing caps came off easily. The wood developed a nice bearing-shaped recess so no issues with the stick sliding off during the process. Total time for the modification was less than 30 mins, including the wheels R&R.
Oh yeah-- the wheels look GREAT!
HTH!
I went through an exercise on the front wheel bearing dust caps. Pulled them off, and cut the back with a hacksaw to remove about 3/16". Cleaned up the cut edges with a file before reinstalling. That took care of the clearance problems for me. I actually had 6mm plate specers on the front before I saw the suggestion to trim the caps. I looked at the option that DR suggests, but decided that (1) I didn't think I could gain the 4mm I really needed, and (2) I didn't want to abuse the wheel bearings by beating on the end of the hub.
I used a piece of scrap oak hardwood flooring, with the end cut to a wedge. A few nudges with the hammer, and the bearing caps came off easily. The wood developed a nice bearing-shaped recess so no issues with the stick sliding off during the process. Total time for the modification was less than 30 mins, including the wheels R&R.
Oh yeah-- the wheels look GREAT!
HTH!
02-06-2007 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dr bob
Mel-
I went through an exercise on the front wheel bearing dust caps. Pulled them off, and cut the back with a hacksaw to remove about 3/16". Cleaned up the cut edges with a file before reinstalling. That took care of the clearance problems for me. I actually had 6mm plate specers on the front before I saw the suggestion to trim the caps. I looked at the option that DR suggests, but decided that (1) I didn't think I could gain the 4mm I really needed, and (2) I didn't want to abuse the wheel bearings by beating on the end of the hub.
I used a piece of scrap oak hardwood flooring, with the end cut to a wedge. A few nudges with the hammer, and the bearing caps came off easily. The wood developed a nice bearing-shaped recess so no issues with the stick sliding off during the process. Total time for the modification was less than 30 mins, including the wheels R&R.
Oh yeah-- the wheels look GREAT!
HTH!
I went through an exercise on the front wheel bearing dust caps. Pulled them off, and cut the back with a hacksaw to remove about 3/16". Cleaned up the cut edges with a file before reinstalling. That took care of the clearance problems for me. I actually had 6mm plate specers on the front before I saw the suggestion to trim the caps. I looked at the option that DR suggests, but decided that (1) I didn't think I could gain the 4mm I really needed, and (2) I didn't want to abuse the wheel bearings by beating on the end of the hub.
I used a piece of scrap oak hardwood flooring, with the end cut to a wedge. A few nudges with the hammer, and the bearing caps came off easily. The wood developed a nice bearing-shaped recess so no issues with the stick sliding off during the process. Total time for the modification was less than 30 mins, including the wheels R&R.
Oh yeah-- the wheels look GREAT!
HTH!
02-07-2007 | 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by bigmac
Any pics showing the flare-job? I am interested flaring my 86.5 so i can fit some wider rubber in the rear.
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...+flaring&hl=en
02-07-2007 | 05:45 PM
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[*clap *clap *clap *clap *clap *clap *clap]
Aww...geez shucks....thanks...
eh hem...([tap tap tap]..is this thing on?)
"Uhm ...Wow...I'm a little nervous..." "First, I would like to thank the bank, for without them, none of this would be possible....my parents for believing in me and the dream I had as a child that one day I could too be a contributor, in some small way, to the world of Porsche 928's and help make it a much better place." [*sniff]
"Bless you all"
Thanks H...I thought I would take your word as speaking for everyone here.
Aww...geez shucks....thanks...
eh hem...([tap tap tap]..is this thing on?)
"Uhm ...Wow...I'm a little nervous..." "First, I would like to thank the bank, for without them, none of this would be possible....my parents for believing in me and the dream I had as a child that one day I could too be a contributor, in some small way, to the world of Porsche 928's and help make it a much better place." [*sniff]
"Bless you all"
Thanks H...I thought I would take your word as speaking for everyone here.
02-07-2007 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MGW-Fla
I also keep telling myself that my son's Roush Mustang has 265/35 & 295/30's on the custom Roush 18" rims & he's made it 3 years without any serious problems. So that gives me some encouragement that if I'm careful, I should be ok.
I ran ps2's for a while, but the bridgstone S02's are much stickier, fwiw... they also melt off pretty fast w/my lead foot, so it's a trade off I guess...
