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Melting Slicks
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From: North Port Fl
I've got to go along with happa on this. I'm an "old guy" and I've never heard of this, and it doesn't sound like a good idea. If the manufacture could have safely made the hub thinner (just for weight savings) don't you think they would have done it.
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vq motoring shave 3mm off of the ruff if ask, you could not shave much but this happens more than you thank. 3mm can totally change the looks. I guess what i really need to know is how much is to much. I have one wheel that is out farther than the other and i really dont like the way the back stick out.
Drifting
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3mm is .11811 inches or just under 1/8 of an inch. I agree with the other responders to this question. Not something I would do. If the folk you named are willing to shave the thickness of the mounting hub by 1/8th of an inch, I would stay as far away from them as possible.........
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Santa Maria Ca.
If one wheel sticks out farther than the other,then it sounds like you've got a body/frame/suspension misalignment problem.
Shaving metal off a wheel,especially the mounting flange area,sounds like a particularly bad idea.
So my answer to your original question would be "none",and "buy some wheels that fit"
Shaving metal off a wheel,especially the mounting flange area,sounds like a particularly bad idea.
So my answer to your original question would be "none",and "buy some wheels that fit"
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Melting Slicks
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vq motoring shave 3mm off of the ruff if ask, you could not shave much but this happens more than you thank. 3mm can totally change the looks. I guess what i really need to know is how much is to much. I have one wheel that is out farther than the other and i really dont like the way the back stick out.
