Damn!! GT-30's are hard to take apart!!!
04-06-2011, 09:00 AM
#33
******Just to update;
I received the screws yesterday and I WAS going to go down to the shop that initially caused the mess up, but I didn't want to drive an hour an a half down to Philly, so me and my dad went ahead AGAIN.
We got through all four wheels pretty easily, but we only hand tightened the bolts after what happened, so I'm hoping that's strong enough???
I also used Loctite Blue 242 before screwing the bolts in. We did a different method as well. We screwed all the bolts in first with our hand, then tightened in a star pattern, then tightened a little bit going around in a circle. I'm hoping/guessing the torque is around 10lbs/ft but thats a guess considering we DIDN'T use the torque wrench that broke the screw the first time.
When we were going through the bolts, the very last one.... broke. lol We think it broke because the shop had lost 5-6 regular nuts that came with the bolts so I guess they improvised...
with some shietty *** nuts. When we used one of the shietty nuts, it snapped the bolt, so I don't think it was the torqueing entirely; I think it was more of the nut.
Anyways, I'm going to put my Volks on later today.
~~~~~On a side note, I think I resolved my wheel past my fender issue for my rear wheels as well since the hub made my wheels stick out more. It was causing me to rub against the fender which was really aggrivating but I'm pretty sure switching the faces will resolve all my issues.
Next - K-sport Coilovers...........wish me luck
I received the screws yesterday and I WAS going to go down to the shop that initially caused the mess up, but I didn't want to drive an hour an a half down to Philly, so me and my dad went ahead AGAIN.
We got through all four wheels pretty easily, but we only hand tightened the bolts after what happened, so I'm hoping that's strong enough???
I also used Loctite Blue 242 before screwing the bolts in. We did a different method as well. We screwed all the bolts in first with our hand, then tightened in a star pattern, then tightened a little bit going around in a circle. I'm hoping/guessing the torque is around 10lbs/ft but thats a guess considering we DIDN'T use the torque wrench that broke the screw the first time.
When we were going through the bolts, the very last one.... broke. lol We think it broke because the shop had lost 5-6 regular nuts that came with the bolts so I guess they improvised...
with some shietty *** nuts. When we used one of the shietty nuts, it snapped the bolt, so I don't think it was the torqueing entirely; I think it was more of the nut. Anyways, I'm going to put my Volks on later today.
~~~~~On a side note, I think I resolved my wheel past my fender issue for my rear wheels as well since the hub made my wheels stick out more. It was causing me to rub against the fender which was really aggrivating but I'm pretty sure switching the faces will resolve all my issues.
Next - K-sport Coilovers...........wish me luck
04-06-2011, 09:18 AM
#35
Yea I hope everything is smooth too, but honestly, when we were taking off the bolts, they weren't that tight and some seemed tighter than others and I had no problems on them before. The only thing that I'm concerned about now is that the wheels aren't properly balanced since I switched the faces and one hub is bigger than the other so it might cause something.
04-06-2011, 01:09 PM
#38
For all those who asked why he's doing this:
The powder coat guy who resprayed the barrels f@cked up big time and reassembled his rear wheel face on the front barrel and vice versa.. Due to that mistake it messed up the offsets so he was not able to clear his Akebono brakes. He is trying to get his offsets back to 35/37 like theyre supposed to be.
The powder coat guy who resprayed the barrels f@cked up big time and reassembled his rear wheel face on the front barrel and vice versa.. Due to that mistake it messed up the offsets so he was not able to clear his Akebono brakes. He is trying to get his offsets back to 35/37 like theyre supposed to be.
04-06-2011, 01:45 PM
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Strongly suggest rebalancing!
Also Megans over K-Sport as well.
Congrats on getting everything back together. Hopefully everything works out well. Just remember to check on them regularly to make sure nothing's coming loose.
Also Megans over K-Sport as well.
Congrats on getting everything back together. Hopefully everything works out well. Just remember to check on them regularly to make sure nothing's coming loose.