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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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Question New wheels...
Guys.. I just got some new Wheels on the Collectors TA.

They look absolutly BAD AZZ!!!
(I will post Pics soon)

But as soon as I bolted them on I am getting this squeek from the front right... like something is rubbing. It goes away when I press the breaks hard... but if I feather them I can feel it softly in the break pedal.

I did nothing other then pull the stock rims off and put the new ones on... Any ideas on what may have caused this?

By the way the Rims are 19x8.5 in front and 19x9.5 in back. Back has a 3" lip'd dish. THey look sexxxxyyyyy

Please help!
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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I only posted because I was hoping that someone could help with my Squeek....

Ok Ok... I will post some pics too...


But please any ideas on the annoying squeek?
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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Are those the Ruff Racing 279s? If not very similar, but if they are.. hows the build quality?
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When I put my wheels on, the front passenger's side brake caliper bracket would rub the hub of the wheel. I had to grind the bracket a bit.
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Yea those are the Ruff racing... I love them man... the look great... good and solid... great finnish. Just that fricken squeek.... Thanks Arach... I am gonna look for signs of rubbing to see if that is the case.
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Thank you! I love em! Arach... I am gonna pull the wheel off today and look for any signs of rubbing.
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those look very clean! nice choice.
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those do look good and i hope you figure out the problem soon.

but man, that is one HUGE sig you got there
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I am gonna clean it up some soon! Sorry for the clutter!
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Nice! Very nice Seexxxyy indeed!

What'd you do with the WS6 stocks that came with it?---kept 'em, I hope. You have the car I almost got, right before finding my 35th SS.
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Yea I still have the stocks too.... Dont want to let'em go. I love this car!!!
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IF, and I know that's prob a big-gun, you ever want to unload her, give me 1st dibbs???
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Unload my TA?!?!
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Don't blame 'ya! She's gorgeous.-I'm keeping my baby forever. too.:-D
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what finish did you order? I'm trying to talk myself out of the chrome since its a $400 price jump for the set.
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I think it was called vision Black or something close to that...
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Ok guys I figured out what my "Squeek" was....

These Ruff rims are beautiful, but in the back where they have to fit the axle they where not machined deep enough. This prevented them from tightening completely and allowed the rotor to remain slightly slopy...

The result: 4 Broken studs upon removal... and about an hours worth of grinding with a die grinder. I needed to back the lip off by about 1/16 of an Inch or so... What a pain...

But now they fit nice and snug... just took some work!
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is it just the pics or is the rear a lighter color? Maybe... it looks to be a lot lighter than the front wheel.
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