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Discount tire was good to me.
Posted by Aaron Gilbert [Email] (more from Aaron Gilbert) on Fri, 6 Jul 2001 01:48:10
In Reply to: wheels, Rachel, Thu, 5 Jul 2001 23:00:41
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It took them three tries to get my custom wheels to fit right on my 9000, but they did it. For some reason, the Saab lug bolt is an unsual thread (no, not a SAAB being unusual???) and hard to find longer bolts/studs in. I ran into the same problem, though my spacers are only 3mm so they didn't need a bolt very much longer. Even so, Discount was NOT able to locate locking bolts (this is a stud that screws in to the hub then has a nut just like a regular lug nut, except keyed of course) of a longer length. So, on the rear wheels where my spacers are, the locking studs don't have too many threads in either end. They do torque down to the specified 85 ft/lbs, but in the future I will probably get rid of them. Nobody wants my three spoke wheels, and they probably figure, correctly in most cases, that they wouldn't fit on their riced out Honda or Toyota. Mine ARE only 15" though...way too small for most rice rockets. :)
Hope this helps...I feel your pain. I'd like to get some wheels that don't require spacers, but I just like the current ones to much to fork out another $600-700 for a new set..
Aaron Gilbert
1987 9000T 259k miles
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