but OE Wheels outa Fla are far from exotic 
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Bought new tires and wheels, Zo6 style, from Oe Wheels in fla. They look great on my c-4 but I took the car out on the interstate and there is a least 2 out of balance. Call OE about the problem because they said they use a Hunter state of the art balancer, well if I can't find a hunter here in nebraska they will not cover the cost to rebalance. Sounds like bad business to me..
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St. Jude Donor '15
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know about timmerman nuts on your wheels?
how about this: http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/search/FindLocations.cfm
upper right corner, fill in your zip code. I found about 2 dozen in the omaha area. travel a little, save a lot.
how about this: http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/search/FindLocations.cfm
upper right corner, fill in your zip code. I found about 2 dozen in the omaha area. travel a little, save a lot.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
better explanation than I can write is from Bob below:
07-12-2009, 08:47 PM #5
BEZ06
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When coming down the assembly line, when the rotors go on the car they put several Tinnerman nuts (a flat retainer washer) on the lugs. They are only there to hold the rotor on until the wheels get bolted on. They can be removed after you get the car.
Latter down the assembly line when the wheels go on, the OE wheels have a sort of countersunk area on the inside where the Tinnerman nuts can fit into the recess.
Many exotic aftermarket wheels are flat on the inside. When the wheels are mounted on the car with the Tinnerman nuts, there's no recess for the nuts to fit into. Therefore the wheel doesn't fit flush with the face of the hub.
I don't know if that's your problem, but what you mention (vibes around 75-80) is exactly what will happen if you still have the Tinnerman nuts on the lugs and the inside of your wheels is flat.
It's worth taking your wheels off to check and see if you still the Tinnerman nuts on and if there's any countersunk recesses around the lug holes on the inside of your wheels.
Remove the Tinnerman nuts and see what happens.
Good luck!
Bob
And here's **** Jockey's pic of it in his post #17. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-their-c6.html
07-12-2009, 08:47 PM #5
BEZ06
Member Since: Jan 2005
Location: Daytona Beach FL
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When coming down the assembly line, when the rotors go on the car they put several Tinnerman nuts (a flat retainer washer) on the lugs. They are only there to hold the rotor on until the wheels get bolted on. They can be removed after you get the car.
Latter down the assembly line when the wheels go on, the OE wheels have a sort of countersunk area on the inside where the Tinnerman nuts can fit into the recess.
Many exotic aftermarket wheels are flat on the inside. When the wheels are mounted on the car with the Tinnerman nuts, there's no recess for the nuts to fit into. Therefore the wheel doesn't fit flush with the face of the hub.
I don't know if that's your problem, but what you mention (vibes around 75-80) is exactly what will happen if you still have the Tinnerman nuts on the lugs and the inside of your wheels is flat.
It's worth taking your wheels off to check and see if you still the Tinnerman nuts on and if there's any countersunk recesses around the lug holes on the inside of your wheels.
Remove the Tinnerman nuts and see what happens.
Good luck!
Bob
And here's **** Jockey's pic of it in his post #17. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-their-c6.html
Last edited by AORoads; Mar 3, 2011 at 06:20 PM.
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Tinnerman nuts look like serrated washers. They are used on the assembly line to hold the rotor in place for assembly. One nut per wheel but they are not needed after intial assembly. Stock wheels are back cut to allow for the nut, some aftermarket wheels are not backcut and the Tinnerman nut forces the wheel away from the rotor if you assemble the new wheel over the tinnerman nut.
Real easy to check, remove a wheel and look on the lug bolts, there should be NOTHING there. If there are tinnerman nuts just remove them and re-install the wheel.
Real easy to check, remove a wheel and look on the lug bolts, there should be NOTHING there. If there are tinnerman nuts just remove them and re-install the wheel.
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