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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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Alright,
I have a '96 Firebird and got rims for the yesterday and tried putting them on today but i'm having alot of trouble with it. is there a problem or am i just retarded?

They are chrome rims off a 98 z28. what do i need to do?

any help as soon as possible would be great.
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how are they not fitting? just curious. they should fit just fine.
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it seems as if the hole is just barely too small to go around the drum.
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the lt1 hubs are a c**t hair bigger than the ls1 hubs, break out the dremel and grind the hub of the wheels
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the lt1 hubs are a c**t hair bigger than the ls1 hubs, break out the dremel and grind the hub of the wheels

Yep . . .
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cool i never new that
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