Quick question
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
The better Forum Vendors will check the cast reproduction wheels from China for defects before they ship them to you.
You should have them checked for out-of-round before you mount the tires. Many Forum members have discovered problems trying to get these wheels to balance/run correctly.
Again, with the good Vendors, they will replace a faulty wheel but it's a PITA to go to all the trouble and extra time resolving an issue.
Your tire store/installer should know that C6 wheels are lug-centric and that they need to be torqued with the car in the air. You also need to remove the brake rotor retaining clips to get the wheels perfectly flush and true to the rotors.
These last two items can be confused with wheel-related problems.
Good Luck.
You should have them checked for out-of-round before you mount the tires. Many Forum members have discovered problems trying to get these wheels to balance/run correctly.
Again, with the good Vendors, they will replace a faulty wheel but it's a PITA to go to all the trouble and extra time resolving an issue.
Your tire store/installer should know that C6 wheels are lug-centric and that they need to be torqued with the car in the air. You also need to remove the brake rotor retaining clips to get the wheels perfectly flush and true to the rotors.
These last two items can be confused with wheel-related problems.
Good Luck.
Le Mans Master
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Race Director
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,367
Likes: 211
From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
A rating system has been brought up before, but hasn't been created.
C6 Forum Vendors are held to a higher standard and if they fail, which is a fairly rare occurrence, they are usually called out/exposed.
Don't be afraid to post up a question about a specific purchase from a specific Vendor. Chances are good that Forum Members have made the exact same purchase and will offer first hand experience.
This kind of information is one of this Forum's greatest assets..
C6 Forum Vendors are held to a higher standard and if they fail, which is a fairly rare occurrence, they are usually called out/exposed.
Don't be afraid to post up a question about a specific purchase from a specific Vendor. Chances are good that Forum Members have made the exact same purchase and will offer first hand experience.
This kind of information is one of this Forum's greatest assets..
