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HELP. Just bought new wheels. THEY DONT FIT. HELP!!

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Old 04-21-09, 01:51 PM
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yea i had just woke up and was on the phone with the guy who bought the wheels n tires off of me. so i hurried and got a thread started and posed as him, I dont know why i did that haha but i dont function so well when someone gets me outta bed in a hurry when i dont want to my bad. but all the input helps, and yea, the guy who bought em really doesn;t know what's going on with the car..meaning he isn't very car saavy..
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I wonder if the firestone guys would even realize that the 555's are a directional tire? haha
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I agree with the others on Firestone. Never bring a car there!
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at least go somewhere decent... SEARS ARE BETTER THEY KNOW THEIR STUFF... discount too.... and of course.... some other places but not Firestone.. basically anywhere that sells aftermarket rims would know... Firestone DONOT
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Sears is better, but the last time I was at Sears (to buy some tools) I walked in front of the lift bays and saw a Ford Expedition getting a brake job. The tech had the rear caliper hanging by the brake line while he leisurely looked for some tools to continue changing the rear pads incorrectly. It's sad that it's so hard to find good places to do work on your car. This is precisely why I do whatever I can to my car myself, because no one else cares about your car as much as you do.

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DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY REASON THAT THEY CAN THINK OF AS TO WHY MY WHEELS FROM MY AWD WOULD NOT FIT A RWD ISX50?

My AWD was even lowered and everything fit fine, I don't know of any other reason why this wouldn't work
Old 04-22-09, 09:29 AM
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you need to find out from that dude if the 9.5 wheels are mounted on the front tires..i'm sure the widths are somewhere on the inside of the wheel..anyways other than brake clearance there should be no problems..250's should have smaller front brakes than 350's so that should not be an issue as much..
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whats wrong with firestone? I never been there b4, but is there something worng with that place? like firestone is a sub division with bridgestone after all.
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if your fit, then his will fits for sure...just don't go to the firestone, they are stupid...
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Originally Posted by javyLSU
Sears is better, but the last time I was at Sears (to buy some tools) I walked in front of the lift bays and saw a Ford Expedition getting a brake job. The tech had the rear caliper hanging by the brake line while he leisurely looked for some tools to continue changing the rear pads incorrectly. It's sad that it's so hard to find good places to do work on your car. This is precisely why I do whatever I can to my car myself, because no one else cares about your car as much as you do.

Javier
+1 on that... thats why if i am forced to go to these shops... i am like there to watch over them.
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