Received my wheel adapters today...
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Received my wheel adapters today...
My 1 inch wheel adapters/spacers arrived today... Tonite - I'm planning to test fit and test drive my new skinny front whees+tires... (I need the adapter/spacer to mount them)
[Modified by GrandSportC3, 10:47 AM 7/8/2003]
[Modified by GrandSportC3, 10:47 AM 7/8/2003]
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Re: Received my wheel adapters today... (GrandSportC3)
i know u are not using them on the rear,
Once i put aluminum adapters on the rear with slicks they broke after 2 runs!
My friend(a machinist) made me steel ones that never broke.
Once i put aluminum adapters on the rear with slicks they broke after 2 runs!
My friend(a machinist) made me steel ones that never broke.
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Re: Received my wheel adapters today... (Matt Gruber)
i know u are not using them on the rear,
Once i put aluminum adapters on the rear with slicks they broke after 2 runs!
My friend(a machinist) made me steel ones that never broke.
Once i put aluminum adapters on the rear with slicks they broke after 2 runs!
My friend(a machinist) made me steel ones that never broke.
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Re: Received my wheel adapters today... (Fevre)
Heard they handle a bit diff than those fatties you have on there so be careful the first time out. :thumbs:
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Re: Received my wheel adapters today... (GrandSportC3)
Here's a pic:
Those look like cheapy cast aluminum parts. No wonder if you put those on a rear they would break.
The adapters that I got from VBP look like they were milled out of billet alluminum. MUCH stonger and beefier than those "things".
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Re: Received my wheel adapters today... (BSeery)
Here's a pic:
No offense but --- YIKES!!!
Those look like cheapy cast aluminum parts. No wonder if you put those on a rear they would break.
The adapters that I got from VBP look like they were milled out of billet alluminum. MUCH stonger and beefier than those "things".
No offense but --- YIKES!!!
Those look like cheapy cast aluminum parts. No wonder if you put those on a rear they would break.
The adapters that I got from VBP look like they were milled out of billet alluminum. MUCH stonger and beefier than those "things".