Shadowman with a Couple GT3.2 RS Questions
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You can do safely by yourself. Just break fronts lose with help to put foot on brake.
My break in; varying load levels first few hundred miles revving only with hot engine. After that my first track day I short shifted at 7500. On youtube TRAKCAR 05-08-10 PCA Sebring.
Sorry if I did not see it mentioned above. On my cell phone.
To remove cap you can use Lowes paint can openers. Make sure you stick in deep. Still will bend. I will order extra set suncoast soon.
If you want to save your back buy the tool that looks like a *****. I forget name of supplier.
Rear wheels are too heavy to be able to remove and put on without change of touching caliper or fender.
You can do safely by yourself. Just break fronts lose with help to put foot on brake.
My break in; varying load levels first few hundred miles revving only with hot engine. After that my first track day I short shifted at 7500. On youtube TRAKCAR 05-08-10 PCA Sebring.
Sorry if I did not see it mentioned above. On my cell phone.
To remove cap you can use Lowes paint can openers. Make sure you stick in deep. Still will bend. I will order extra set suncoast soon.
If you want to save your back buy the tool that looks like a *****. I forget name of supplier.
Rear wheels are too heavy to be able to remove and put on without change of touching caliper or fender.
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But, i guess it is mostly a habitual thing, if you will get used to center lock and will not have to change your rims too often - it will be just fine. Plus if car will travel in a trailer heavy/bulky issue will also not be a problem.
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if you have PCCB, this tool is a MUST.
if you have iron rotor, go ahead and bang on the rotors, no prob.
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Out of 3 people I know who own GT3 (rs) cars 2 of them changed center lock to 5 bolts. their reasoning was that torque wrench for center lock is quite heavy and bulky and it was a problem to carry it around and it is generally easier to replace wheels on your own with regular 5 bolts system.
But, i guess it is mostly a habitual thing, if you will get used to center lock and will not have to change your rims too often - it will be just fine. Plus if car will travel in a trailer heavy/bulky issue will also not be a problem.
But, i guess it is mostly a habitual thing, if you will get used to center lock and will not have to change your rims too often - it will be just fine. Plus if car will travel in a trailer heavy/bulky issue will also not be a problem.
how and what parts to get to do the change to 5 bolts
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I do agreed that $50 each retail is pricey and yet for many the same would be shared for that which we paid for the gals as such I simply smile expecting nothing less from Porsche as well as other marquees and remain relaxed.
In my world I would sooner pay the price for the caps now and tuck them away for that evening when I am sevicing the gal and find one or more that I am not longer happy with and smile knowing that I have a fresh set.
Futhermore when they were ordered today I was told that they are a from Germany item.
mooty thank you again
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In my world I would sooner pay the price for the caps now and tuck them away for that evening when I am sevicing the gal and find one or more that I am not longer happy with and smile knowing that I have a fresh set.
Futhermore when they were ordered today I was told that they are a from Germany item.
mooty thank you again
Takes care
Shadowman
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i will ask them when i see them again. honestly - I have no clue. Those people use same mechanic I use, and he can do prettu much anything. they could have replaced uprights, but i do not want to speculate, no clue.
my mechanic gave a response, see below. he did not do it, so, for what its worth:
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humm, I would guess ~ 1k per corner still....
whl hubs ~ 440.00 ea
bearings ~ 110.00 ea
retaining bolt ~ 190.00 ea
lug bolts or studs and nuts x20 ( as much as 160.00 per corner)
what ever else is needed ~????
my mechanic gave a response, see below. he did not do it, so, for what its worth:
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humm, I would guess ~ 1k per corner still....
whl hubs ~ 440.00 ea
bearings ~ 110.00 ea
retaining bolt ~ 190.00 ea
lug bolts or studs and nuts x20 ( as much as 160.00 per corner)
what ever else is needed ~????
Last edited by utkinpol; Sep 2, 2010 at 11:21 AM.
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