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Old 11-18-2012, 09:34 PM
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More wheel questions...

Alright. I bought two Chrysler Crossfire wheels today at a flea market. I paid $10 each And there were literally no problems with them. Straight, no cracks, no chips/bends, just a bit of light curb rash. Either way, for ten dollars I couldn't just let someone else get them when I could make profit on them... I realize these are staggered (these are the fronts), so I found someone else selling the fronts on craig's that I'm picking up Wednesday. If all else fails, I'll just sell these and make a pretty penny off of them. ANYWAY. They are 18x7.5, +35mm, but 5x112... I went out to my car to see if they would slide on since there's only a 2.3mm difference. They just about slid on, and I know if I used a mallet they would have. Here's my idea: If I were to bore out these holes about 1mm bigger each they would be able to slide on. To balance them, I would get some hub-centric rings and wobble nuts. I've read some stories about people doing this on other forums, so I think I'm going to take a shot at it. I mean, I paid ten bucks for it, why not try it? I LOVE they way they look too. Has anyone else tried this in the past? And again, I'm not redrilling these, I'm just boring the holes slightly bigger. Thoughts?

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Old 11-19-2012, 05:28 AM
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Re: More wheel questions...

The SVX uses 12x1.25 studs, the Crossfire is 12x1.5. The holes are already larger than the studs on the SVX. By drilling them bigger again I think it would have the same effect as trying to drive on wheels on which the holes are oblong from being run with loose lug nuts. The nuts will never stay tight no matter how many times you torque them.
Don't do it.
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Old 11-19-2012, 12:25 PM
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Re: More wheel questions...

Right, but isn't that where the wobble nuts would come in? Hub centric rings should keep it steady as well.



I just kinda like these. Would love to make them work.

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Rear wheel drive
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JDM clear corners
Smallcar grille
Subaru XT steering wheel
Subaru XT shift knob

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Old 11-19-2012, 12:40 PM
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Re: More wheel questions...

I think the nuts would go on too far, past the bevel that is because of the size of the hole.
I've never seen those wobble nuts before. No nut jokes please!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCD-WOBBLY-C...&hash=item45ec

Friggin' expensive though, $110 plus shipping for a set of 20.

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Old 11-19-2012, 01:05 PM
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Re: More wheel questions...

The studs are the same size!! The stud is 12. The treads are different . I would not tempt the Gods. With the problems this car has with wheel bearings. Getting a good shimmy would not help .
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Old 11-19-2012, 01:57 PM
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Re: More wheel questions...

I'd think the hubcentric rings would keep it perfectly balanced. The only think the lug nuts do is keep the wheel on, not balance it. I think it's too much trouble for these wheels. Plus at $10 a wheel, I can make quite a bit off these and make my SVX nicer :[
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Old 11-19-2012, 04:10 PM
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Re: More wheel questions...

get them re drilled ..
better to be safe then sorry
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Old 12-04-2012, 05:52 PM
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U can get these cheap. [IMG][/IMG]
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