Plasti-Dipped Wheels With A Twist
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Thanks for the compliment, I need to get to work on the car so I can get them bolted on and see how it looks.
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How are your wheel bearings holding up? Guys on Frrax go through wheel bearings like crazy racing with 17x11s on the front. Do you race or is your car a DD? The wheels look really good btw. I've got Gunmetal Grey ZR1s and the copper looks close to mine. Nice job!
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I only managed to get about 750 miles on the car last year, but I will have a spare set of Timken bearings on the shelf before too long.
Thanks, I'm still not sure how I feel about the color on my wheels, I hope when I get the car back together I will like it.
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Next year I want to get some polished 18x10.5" C5 wheels and get some custom center caps made to replace the gawdy factory cap. I may even get the rears widened to a 12 or 12.5" wheel and install mini tubs
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I don't know how much of a factor the treadwear makes, but you have to admit that an OE Wheel 17x11 w/315 combo is heavy. From what I've read, some guys don't even get a weekend out of a set of wheel bearings.
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I can't remember the exact weight, and I broke my nice scale before I could weigh them. IIRC they are 48-52# a wheel and tire
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Thanks and to each his own, I hated the machined lips ever since the wheels went on the car. Plus on the front wheels the lip is trashed from the PO curbing them on everything known to man from the looks of them. The color really helps to cover up the rash
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The overall wheel/tire combo weight IS a factor on wheel bearing wear, but NOWHERE near as much as the grip/side loads excerted on them by super glue-like gumball tread compounds.
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