fatherpain
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Experienced what might be called a “near miss” after the wheels were installed Saturday. It was rushed and done last minute because the hub rings didn’t arrive in the mail until 415pm and the shop closed @5pm.
Dropped the wheels off the day before and tires were mounted and ready to go on. I got there with maybe 15 minutes left in the day.
The store manager and his crew were really cool and total car guys. I was surprised they were willing to put the tires on that late and worked a little over. The shop was careful handling the wheels and let me hang around and made sure I understood how the Iconix lugs went on
Drove the car a couple blocks and noticed a faint sound originating from the front wheel well when slightly turning. Almost dismissed it as a rock at first, but pulled over to inspect, when noticed the sound from both sides.
Spent several minutes peeling a big tire sticker from the rear tread (it was making noise also) then found indication of both front brake lines hitting the inside of the 18” rims and wearing through. They cleared with the wheels straight, but rubbed when turning.
It was well past 530pm and the shop was closed and lights off. Called and the manager was still there. He re-opened the shop, raised the car, inspected the lines for integrity, zip tied them to clear and I was back on my way
***Important lesson learned when transitioning from OEM to a smaller wheel size... The aftermarket brake lines cleared the OEM 20” wheels no problem, however they rubbed the smaller 18’s to create a dangerous condition. Could have gone really bad if had not stopped to investigate the sound right away.
The damage to the lines was limited to the outer casing so the car is safe to drive, but ordered a new set to replace them anyways.
Dropped the wheels off the day before and tires were mounted and ready to go on. I got there with maybe 15 minutes left in the day.
The store manager and his crew were really cool and total car guys. I was surprised they were willing to put the tires on that late and worked a little over. The shop was careful handling the wheels and let me hang around and made sure I understood how the Iconix lugs went on
Drove the car a couple blocks and noticed a faint sound originating from the front wheel well when slightly turning. Almost dismissed it as a rock at first, but pulled over to inspect, when noticed the sound from both sides.
Spent several minutes peeling a big tire sticker from the rear tread (it was making noise also) then found indication of both front brake lines hitting the inside of the 18” rims and wearing through. They cleared with the wheels straight, but rubbed when turning.
It was well past 530pm and the shop was closed and lights off. Called and the manager was still there. He re-opened the shop, raised the car, inspected the lines for integrity, zip tied them to clear and I was back on my way
The damage to the lines was limited to the outer casing so the car is safe to drive, but ordered a new set to replace them anyways.
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