gta rim
gta rim
Well I just got my Gta rims, only thing is I have what appears to be 3 rears and one front,(only one says front on the inside) is there any way to correct this via spacers?
Will it cause handling problems if I just leave it the way it is?
Will it cause handling problems if I just leave it the way it is?
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It will look very odd with one tire sticking out further than the others. Your best bet is to look for someone willing to do a trade on a black crosslace rim. A front for a back.
It'll be cheapest that way. The other way is to contact a company called "Transwheel" in Indiana, they recondition rims and do excellent work. Too bad its about $200 for a new rim from them. The used set I bought had one bad rim, the seller lied, it was bent from the hub and couldn't be fixed at all. So I had to drop $200 on a new rim because I couldn't find anyone selling a used front gold crosslace rim.
It'll be cheapest that way. The other way is to contact a company called "Transwheel" in Indiana, they recondition rims and do excellent work. Too bad its about $200 for a new rim from them. The used set I bought had one bad rim, the seller lied, it was bent from the hub and couldn't be fixed at all. So I had to drop $200 on a new rim because I couldn't find anyone selling a used front gold crosslace rim.
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Just to check, the offset is the same for three wheels. He may have forgot to write front on another wheel. The front should have the deeper offset.
It turns out that I do have 2 fronts and 2 rears, I measured the offset with my hand, but only one said front on the inside.The idiot at Crappy tire put them on wrong even though I mentioned the offset twice.
I phoned a local Gm dealer and he said the spacers on the back were 1/8(kinda small) but I've read in other posts that they should be 1/4.
Some people say I don't really need them.(cast drums)
I phoned a local Gm dealer and he said the spacers on the back were 1/8(kinda small) but I've read in other posts that they should be 1/4.
Some people say I don't really need them.(cast drums)
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