Got wobble or shake with your new wheels? Make sure you take those clips off.
10-22-2008, 09:17 PM
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Got wobble or shake with your new wheels? Make sure you take those clips off.
There's been a lot of discussion going on about these clips used to hold the rotors on during the manufacturing process. Some say these should be taken off before the vehicle is bought, but a lot people have said their car still had them when they bought their stang.
The consensus was there is always 1 clip per wheel, but as you can see in my pics I have two per wheel.
Also included is a picture of the inside of my new wheels. As you will see, there is no recess around the lug holes like that of the OEM wheels so those clips WILL PREVENT THE WHEEL FROM SITTING FLUSH WITH THE ROTOR.
In the first 3 pictures, you can even see the ring around each lug showing where the stock wheels recesses were.
So far I've driven up to 30mph and haven't felt any wobble, I'll be able to try it faster tomorrow morning. I'm way to tired to go out now because I just spent 4 hours installing Steeda strut mounts and taking these stupid clips off.
Now for the pictures.
In this picture, you can see where the clips were touching on my new wheel.
The consensus was there is always 1 clip per wheel, but as you can see in my pics I have two per wheel.
Also included is a picture of the inside of my new wheels. As you will see, there is no recess around the lug holes like that of the OEM wheels so those clips WILL PREVENT THE WHEEL FROM SITTING FLUSH WITH THE ROTOR.
In the first 3 pictures, you can even see the ring around each lug showing where the stock wheels recesses were.
So far I've driven up to 30mph and haven't felt any wobble, I'll be able to try it faster tomorrow morning. I'm way to tired to go out now because I just spent 4 hours installing Steeda strut mounts and taking these stupid clips off.
Now for the pictures.
In this picture, you can see where the clips were touching on my new wheel.
10-22-2008, 09:26 PM
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Most say its to hold the rotors on during the assembly process. Once the calipers are on, they're no longer needed. They're annoying to get off and don't affect the stock wheels so I could see cheap ford leaving them on their to save assembly time.
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