zyewdall Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Finally got tires on them, and put them on the '89 GL today. Ipike 195/75 R14 snowtires. Boy are they bigger than the old bald 175/70 R13's.... A few rubbing spots on the edges of the fenders while turning or going over bumps (stock suspension, no lift). I took it on a brief spin with some highway and offroad... handles really well rallying dirt roads, but gets squirrelly around 65 or 70mph. Offroad is nice and alot smoother than the 13's, except for constant rubbing as I go over bumps -- little bit of "adjustments" tomorrow. Overall, I'm happy with them, though I still want to get the lift and EJ22 on the '82 wagon and put them on that eventually. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Yeah those look great! It's too bad these is a few rubbing spots, But if you get a lift that will go away. Still looks good the way it is.... Good work:headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockettbrat Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Right on! Those wheels look great. I dig the lights on the hood. Are they functioning blinkers or just marker lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponodyne Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 And what's up with your roof? Is that home-made? What is it? How did you do it? Why? Where do babies come from? Why do you park in a driveway and drive on a parkway? THE WORLD NEEDS ANSWERS, MAN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Yup, those are turn signals on the hood. And the roof is sort of modified... it's a touring wagon, and I added a solar panel laminated on in front of the raised section. And.... I'm an incredible moron. Apparently I didn't torque down the lug nuts on the left rear tire last night, and it came off on the road today going about 30mph... some wierd vibration and just about when I was thinking I should pull over and see what was wrong, the wheel came completely off and bounced down the road next to me. Chewed up the alloy rim a little around the studs, and of course I lost the four special lug nuts for it. :banghead: So, I'm back to the 13" spare.... Can't believe I was such a Dumb--s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 If you buy ball to cone adapter washers you can use Subaru lugs. If yu have a VW performance shop near you they may have them in stock. I ordered mine from a place called vee dub parts unlimited. They were $19.00 delivered for 16 and they arrived 3 business days after I ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 If you buy ball to cone adapter washers you can use Subaru lugs. If yu have a VW performance shop near you they may have them in stock. I ordered mine from a place called vee dub parts unlimited. They were $19.00 delivered for 16 and they arrived 3 business days after I ordered. Thanks, I'll order some. They do look suspiciously like the lug nuts for the alloys on my VW now that you mention it. I could just steal them from there for a few days I guess..... and remember not to drive it till I return them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Actually... I can't steal the lug nuts from my VW, because it doesn't have normal studs.... the lug nuts have the stud attached to them, and they thread into the hub, instead of having a stud sticking out that the nut goes onto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 been there, done that. Crazy feeling when your wheel bounds off in front of you, aint it? My problem was improper lugnuts, being used on the advice of my elders. From that day forward, I stopped believing my dad, uncle, and big brothers all "knew everything." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Ah yes. I've had the "Believe Your Family When They Say They Know What They Are Talking About " syndrome too. All I can say is, don't believe someone who says that they know what they are talking about, because they probably don't. Kinda like when someone says "trust me". You can't believe that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davalos Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Yup, those are turn signals on the hood. And the roof is sort of modified... it's a touring wagon, and I added a solar panel laminated on in front of the raised section. I'd love to see more pics & such of this! Details ... details! Sucks about the studs ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 been there, done that. Crazy feeling when your wheel bounds off in front of you, aint it? I've done it once before a few years ago in a 24 foot rental box truck. Right front axle bearing went out and heated up red hot and melted the end of the axle off, and the whole wheel/rotor/everything went bouncing off into the field glowing red in the dark. Again, only going about 25 mph or so luckily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Craziest Bullstuf I have ever seen. After posting in this thread last night, I went in to work today.. I just started delivering pizzas again, and on my second run tonight I passed another guy from our store... sitting in the middle of the road, cop behind him, Jeep Cherokee on the side of the road... and my co-worker's rim was sitting right in from of the Jeep!!! On my way back by I stopped to see if I could help (jack, lugnuts, etc) and apparently, it was a futile effort... FOUR of the five lug studs on his car (late model Sentra) SHEARED OFF!!!!!! I have NEVER seen anything like that. Poor bugger, I felt REALLY bad for him because obviously his rim hit another car... there goes his insurance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Craziest Bullstuf I have ever seen. After posting in this thread last night, I went in to work today.. I just started delivering pizzas again, and on my second run tonight I passed another guy from our store... sitting in the middle of the road, cop behind him, Jeep Cherokee on the side of the road... and my co-worker's rim was sitting right in from of the Jeep!!! On my way back by I stopped to see if I could help (jack, lugnuts, etc) and apparently, it was a futile effort... FOUR of the five lug studs on his car (late model Sentra) SHEARED OFF!!!!!! I have NEVER seen anything like that. Poor bugger, I felt REALLY bad for him because obviously his rim hit another car... there goes his insurance! 98% of the time, the shearing of lug bolts is caused by someone being overly zealous with tightening the lug nuts. There is a torque spec for those, but a lot of people, including tire shops, just tighten the nuts down as much as they can. WRONG!!!! Not only does that cause stressed lug bolts, but it can warp the rotor or drum also, not to mention rim damage at the mounting area. My Brother was a good one for that. 6 foot cheater pipe on the breaker bar to tighten lugs on his 1-1/2 ton truck. He was always breaking lugs bolts, until I convinced him to "torque" the nuts. I have twisted 4-ways, bent/broke 3/4" breaker bars or the sockets trying to break loose lug nut in the past. Really irritates the crap outta me..... If your friend recently had tires mounted, or work done that involved tires being removed/replaced, I would suggest he go after that place of business for shoddy work ethics. He may be able to recoup damages caused by the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONAN Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I`ve got the same identcal style on my Loyale. I went with 195/60/14`s to keep the diameter close for speedo purposes and no rubbing.:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy FitzGibbon Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 What do you run with the solar panel? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davalos Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Yeah, Dude. I wanna know. I've been tossing my "Electric Soobie" idea for awhile ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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