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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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yeah...they are...how do you like yours so far? Did you use hubcentric rings?
I like them alot, look good and haven't had a problem with them had them on for about a month so far. Yeah, I used the rings. My old rims had them in there so I just used the new ones.
 
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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I'm not using rings...will see how it works out
 
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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whats the rings suposed to do?
 
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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who knows....the rims on minivan have them...I actually don't know:-D
 
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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Heres what they're for:


Hubcentric rings are designed to fill in the gap between the hub of the car and the center bore of the wheel. Most wheel manufacturers design their wheels with a center bore large enough to fit on most cars. Therefore, since wheel manufactures make their center bore large enough to fit most cars, most wheel fitments have a gap between the hub and the center bore. This gap usually doesn't allow for the wheel to fit hubcentric but rather lugcentric which causes vibration. Therefore, to fill the gap and ensure the fitment is hubcentric, hub rings are used.
 
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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off to purchasing rings I go...also longer lug nuts and buddyclub nuts...
 
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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allright...I guess I'll post a plan of action for the next 6 months...

it's going into paint the 11th to be painted the stock color...after this there are a few minor things that need to be fixed here and there, but that's minor...here's what I have in mind

suspension:
1. A set of sways
2. rear LCA's
3. ASR subframe brace
4. a set of strut bars and a front H-brace
5. Rear disk brake conversion

Engine(towards end of winter):
built y8head (valvetrain depends on who has the best christmas sale)
sleeved z6 block (rotating assy again depends on who has a better special)
Some sort of stage2 clutch

F/I
junkyard turbo set-up with ebay intercooler
P28 chipped and tuned with uberdata
 
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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I doubt you'll need sleeves on a street car.
 
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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I don't:-D I need bulletproof as there will be all sorts of experiments on this car
 
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:53 AM
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A few more things to add on the car...I finally replaced the blower motor...damn that was easy except I managed to reverse polarity somehow during the process...in the old motor the piece that holds the brushes broke so couldn't repair that. The altezzas.....let's just say I took em out and put them on the trunk overnight...no more altezzas...did some cleaning up...some rewiring....well nothing major
 



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