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All four, D. I do stupid things like this pretty regular, i.e., not doing my homework prior to purchase. I failed to follow the "Six P's."

Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss-poor Performance.

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Bugger!

My 275/40's fitted, just.

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What tire size do you have again?

Perhaps look at the Source Garage ones -
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I need to get to work on the wheel roller stand I've been wanting to do. Light so you can set on a table that will allow rotating the wheel and detailing it to your hearts content without having to bend over. I've yet to see one I liked. Some billet, anodized side rails and a pair of tricked out rollers to set the tires onto.
If memory serves me right, this is the one that Larry Kosilla from Ammo NYC uses. Looks like it will fit 325 P Zero tires which are known to be true to size.

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I like to disassemble things.
Nice and simple, I dig it.

In my head is a version that spaces out the roller axle centerlines and lowers the wheel center of gravity to minimize the opportunity for the wheel to tip (which would also increase friction). I'd rather not have the rear leg, aesthetically anyway, as much as I can see it can enhance stability.
 

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It all depends how you take care of your rims throughout the year/season.

I'd say I do cleaning/detailing every 6 months and maintenance wash with every car wash routine. At the big cleaning/detailing session i usually use products for removing iron and tar first and then wheel cleaners. I let the wheel cleaner do its job for 3-4 minutes and then I use wheel brush to brush off the most stubborn dirt. After this I wash the wheels with water, let them dry and check if they are still dirty. When they are clean and completely dry, I use ceramic detailer and let it cure overnight or in the sunlight.

No need to worry about them for the next few months. The wheel cleaner, brush and water is all I need for a maintenance wash. Usually you can see that ceramic coating still does the job.

I don't rely on a single brand products, so I test them and change them unless I find the best one. For me Bilt Hamber Auto-Wheel and Griot's Garage 3-in-1 Ceramic Wax work the best. I don't have any favourite product for iron & tar removal. Found no visible differences between the brands (at least for me).
 

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Do wonder tires rub on the brackets holding the rollers?
E: The tires are not the problem, it's the depth. I don't know where they get that the rig will handle 10-22" wheels but I think that's baloney. You can't even put one of our rims on their and do any useful work, it just doesn't hold the tire-wheel/wheel securely enough.

I'm with Tob, get rid of the center roller (or replace with smaller diameter roller) (which I may try)
 

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Hey KB, are you finding out your new wheels are easier to clean vs. the CF stockers? I did not like my base gloss black wheels to begin with and could swear the new rims are a lot less work to clean. Less surface area on the faces for sure but the black was back to dirty in 2 days like others have said. I have not found a magic combo but am now following this thread for the cleaner brands and especially to see what comes of the wheel cart/rotisseries you and Tob are devising.

Edit, I really am digging the spiral spoke design you went with. :rockon:
 

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Curtis: Other than that damn plasma coating on the fronts, I can't say the new wheels are easier to clean but at least I can SEE the dirt and grime. I coated both sets so cleaning was pretty easy.

Tob has the wheel stand figured out as usual. With wide wheels, they hang over the front edge and want to tip so I don't know how Larry uses it successfully.

Thanks for the kind words on my wheel choice. I Photoshopped a bunch of T's models but when I saw the 108's, I knew they were what I wanted.
 

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Bath day and the wheel cleaning went great with just Megiars Hybrid Ceramic Detailer. I did put a coat of ceramic on before mounting a few weeks ago.

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edit: In the shot, F/A18A Hornet No. 1, Fatman test casing, T-39 Sabreliner test bed.
 
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I like to disassemble things.
That is soo hawt.
 

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Tob has the wheel stand figured out as usual. With wide wheels, they hang over the front edge and want to tip so I don't know how Larry uses it successfully.
The roller on the upright is a non marring rubber so you put the wheel on with the face towards the upright and if you want to, you can angle the wheel so the tire rubber is up against the rubber roller and then you can spin it with the weight of the tire pushing up against the roller instead of falling off the stand.

Like this. These are only 275's off of an M3, so just a bit smaller than the GT500's, but you get the idea.
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