jon_wissler@pngc.com wrote:
> OK. So now I feel comfortable that I finally have the right lug
> nuts for the 14 x 7 panasports. (7/16 thread, 13/16 head). So I put the
> suckers back on for the fourth time this weekend to see if the wobble has
> lessened. It seems as though there is a noise coming from the front end I
> hadn't noticed before, so I pull over to take a look. It appears that the
> inside rim of the wheel MAY be rubbing on my brake line on the passenger
> side. Assuming this to be a bad thing, I go back home and crawl under to
> take a look. The driver's side seems to have adequate brake line
> clearance, but the drivers side is either just barely touching the line,
> or just barely missing the line. I assume that there is probably some
> moving around that takes place during spirited driving, and therefore, I
> should have SOME clearance there. So the question is, since this brake
> line has a bit of give to it, can I simply bend it slightly out of the
> way, or will I royally screw my brake hydraulic system up? These wheels
> by the way are 14JJ7 something, which I now believe to be 14x7 with a 10mm
> offset (J is the tenth letter in the alphabet). If I had a 0 offset,
> which is what I thought the group said I should have, they would be up
> against my brake lines, which would suggest you can't run a 7" wheel with
> 10 offset up front. However, if I had a 0 offset, I would most likely
> have problems with rubbing in the back (I don't now), and lord knows what
> up front. Although, with the wider front flare, perhaps that wouldn't be
> much of a problem.
>
> Comments? Solutions? Words of warning? Fan mail from a flounder ??
It is ok to bend them a little, just don't kink them.
Try to bend then down about 1/2 inch if possible.
If they continue to rub, you will loose your brakes.
Bob
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