FAQS
If I upgrade to a plus one, plus two or more, how will
it affect everything?
This is a great area for scaremongers to play havoc. If
you are going from a 16? wheel with a 60 series tire from the factory and you
move up to 17?, you will need a lower profile tire to compensate for the greater
diameter of the wheel. We always match (unless otherwise requested) as closely
as possible, the new tire diameter to the original equipment ones supplied by
the vehicle manufacturer. However, if the exact or closest match is a very rare
size and so consequently very expensive, it is usually possible to search for a
more available alternative that is sometimes much less money. Rarity rather than
size dictates tire prices. Using the correct upgrade, you will not need to alter
your speedometer or anything else on your vehicle.
What?s an offset?
All
vehicles have a required offset. Specifically, it is the distance measured from
the center line of a wheel, in millimeters, to the mounting surface. Along with
the stated width of a wheel, it tells us where it will sit in relation to the
body and chassis of a vehicle. For many years, people in the wheel business
would generally assume that all rear wheel drive vehicles required a low offset,
and all front wheel drive cars, a high offset. The reality is though, that
except for trucks, the vast majority of all cars need a high positive offset.
If
I purchase a wheel & tire package, will I need to buy anything else before
installing it?
All packages are shipped with all of the correct hardware and
fully mounted and balanced. You need only strip off the substantial protective
packaging and mount them onto your vehicle.
Will I need a hardware kit if I purchase just the
wheels?
There?s a good chance you will. Basically it involves
2 main items:
Nuts/Bolts ? Most cars and trucks are engineered with threaded
studs. This means that you will need to use wheel nuts. Your factory supplied
nuts will of course screw down on the thread, but will they fit inside your new
wheels? screw holes? Additionally, and not so obvious is, Will the seat on the
factory supplied nuts match that of your new wheels? There are mainly two types
? ball seat or tapered seat. Aftermarket wheels are usually supplied with the
tapered (60 degrees) type. In our hardware kit prices, nuts are only accounting
for $1.00 per nut.
Wheel Bolts ? Some vehicles including all those from German
companies are engineered with a threaded hole that accepts a bolt ? the very
reverse of the previous type. Same mismatch possibilities as above, but with the
additional factor of length.
How so cheap?
The wheel business has changed
significantly over the past few years. Designs and styles are changing much more
frequently. Where previously a shelf life of 4 ? 5 years was normal, we now have
1-2 years. Obsolete and slow moving product occupies expensive warehouse space.
Economically it makes sense for manufacturers to take a hit or loss on old stock
and move it out making room for the fast moving and more profitable models.
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