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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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lol yea But mine are 16X8 not 17X9 I want the 17's Want to do a trade?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dillonjm
I got a buddy with those, they seem like a decent wheel.

Make sure you retorque them after the first 50-100 miles or so since they are aluminum.
Might seem dumb but why??
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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suggested a couple things in my last post with a edit.you are to fast.lol


sorry cannt trade, it takes 17's to clear my calipers.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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The 16 will work on my truck right? There 16X8 and the factory is 16X8 They should be ok.
Thanks just got back to school had an auto accident with the fire company. What do you mean with the wheel weight I sell them to the scrap yard lol.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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you wil be fine with the 16's.

i donnt understand what you donnt understand about the weights. they use them when you get your tires balanced on your rims.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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dude i'm 18 I hardly understand jack **** lol. I know that they put them on the outside of the wheel. They look like crap and are made of lead and thats it. Oh and it helps keep yr wheel/tire inline so it dosent go side to side going down the road.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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make sure you get them balanced. and if you dont want the ugly weights on the outside just tell them to static balance them. thats no weights on the outside.

they will ride better and your tires will wear more evenly. the weights compensate for flaws in the casting of the wheels and tires. if you donnt balance them more than likely you will have a vibration. and they will probably wear funny.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:05 AM
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Yea on smart a$$ kid in my math class he was like you dont need to get them balanced. He drives a mustang and I was like yr a jackass thats why yr parts guy is 2hrs away and he gave you the wrong parts 2X and you still use him. What do you think it will cost to get the tire's mounted and balanced? 100.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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check around. usually big chain places charge big prices. when i was trying to decide on the tires a got, the local guy told me that if i didnt get the tires from him, he would charge me 10$ each mounted and balanced. and i know places like ntb charge more than 10$ just to balance them.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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Yea I was going to go to ntb cause there near me. We had a just tire near me but they packed up shop and left.
 
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