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Kreukishot
08-05-2006, 01:36 AM
I've got used wheels as described in the title. There are some curb rashes...left my car at home for the majority of the school year...parents drove it and yea...good thing they paid for half of my wheels so I couldn't complain. I was pretty pissed though.

Anyways...they come with Yokohama AVS ES100s with about 30% tread on one pair and camber/toe wear on the other. I would suggest replacing the camber worn pair. (I swapped tires though...unmounted the left tire and put it on the right rim and vice versa...so now it's wearing down the unworn side so it has some life left). Pics of it a few months back...I'll get updated pics ASAP

EDIT: UPDATED PICS: http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n164/kreukishot/Gramlights/

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/yng_azn_boi/IMGP0674copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/yng_azn_boi/IMGP0669copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/yng_azn_boi/IMGP0670copy.jpg

I'm taking offers...any takers for 1000? BTW I do have the stickers for them...I never got around to putting them on...haha

Thanks,
Chris

turbo2nr
08-05-2006, 09:05 AM
damm why does the offset has to be +30...

would you be willing to ship?

and what is the tires size and how much tread is left>?

Kreukishot
08-05-2006, 11:20 AM
I will be willing to ship...I will need to find out how much shipping would be and then will charge accordingly...=\ (i know that means more money for you)...they come with Yokohama AVS ES100s (225/45/17) with about 30% tread on one pair and camber/toe wear on the other....

BillKlineVT
08-05-2006, 11:51 AM
I would suggest replacing the camber worn pair. (I swapped tires though...unmounted the left tire and put it on the right rim and vice versa...so now it's wearing down the unworn side so it has some life left).
Sorry this is kind of hijacking your thread, but is that considered safe to swap the tires like that to get more life out of tires that have uneven wear from camber/toe? I have ES100s and after a year of daily driving the inside 1/3 on the fronts are very worn (with -1.5 degree camber and 1/16" toe in), while the outsides are fine. I was going to swap them like you did but wasn't sure if that's a safe move since the 'new' outside of the tire would be worn.... anyone have an opinion on that?

Again, sorry for the hijack, but consider this a free bump... or whatever, haha

nrg
08-05-2006, 02:36 PM
^ yes it's safe to rotate your tires like that. people do it all the time on factory cars that come with staggered wheels with directional tires.

Kreukishot
08-07-2006, 10:58 AM
bump, thanks nrg for the clarification

Kreukishot
08-08-2006, 06:07 PM
bump, updated pics