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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Well I installed the Cray Manta chrome's on the Z last week.. They came mounted and balanced, did not have time to drive it so today was the first trip.. One of rear 19" has a very slight wobble, and it does not feel like the wheels are balanced but they do have wheel weight's..I will have them rebalanced this weekend.. Here is a question for you..If a tire is not seated on the wheel will it hold air ???? It has sat for over a week and is fine... I am almost afraid that wheel is not true.. Can a wheel be balanced if it is not true ??? I don't want it if it's not just asking can one be balanced..
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Well I installed the Cray Manta chrome's on the Z last week.. They came mounted and balanced, did not have time to drive it so today was the first trip.. One of rear 19" has a very slight wobble, and it does not feel like the wheels are balanced but they do have wheel weight's..I will have them rebalanced this weekend.. Here is a question for you..If a tire is not seated on the wheel will it hold air ???? It has sat for over a week and is fine... I am almost afraid that wheel is not true.. Can a wheel be balanced if it is not true ??? I don't want it if it's not just asking can one be balanced..
I bought a Scorpian package, and had the same issues, had the wheels rebalanced localy and they were fine.
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Well I installed the Cray Manta chrome's on the Z last week.. They came mounted and balanced, did not have time to drive it so today was the first trip.. One of rear 19" has a very slight wobble, and it does not feel like the wheels are balanced but they do have wheel weight's..I will have them rebalanced this weekend.. Here is a question for you..If a tire is not seated on the wheel will it hold air ???? It has sat for over a week and is fine... I am almost afraid that wheel is not true.. Can a wheel be balanced if it is not true ??? I don't want it if it's not just asking can one be balanced..
Come to find out all the wheels had a slight wobble, so I called, Buy wheelstoday.com told them what I had.. Marty and Jason set me straight.. Asked me if we had removed the retainer clips one maybe two on the wheel studs, something about they put them on to hold the rotor on as they are building the car.. What do I know I build cabinets for a living, any how did as they said guess what not a wobble in the group and did not even have to have them rebalanced.... Said the factory wheels have a place for the clip to go into and the Cray Manta's are flat and the clip makes the wheel wobble... Thanks Marty and Jason at Buywheelstoday.com...
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I would love to see how these wheels look on a car. Do yo have any pics?
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I would love to see how these wheels look on a car. Do yo have any pics?
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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Here are a few just took them this AM... Have coilovers from PFADT tried to get them installed Thursday did't happen, going to be at 12 hours of Sebring from this Tuesday till Sunday so they will have to wait a week are two.... Sorry about that got a little carzy on the pictures....





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Wheels LQQK great! Mine will be in Wednesday. Will have pics after Saturday.
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WOW....... That's one fine lookin rim....
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