Date:         Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:10:35 EDT
Reply-To:     KENWILFY@AOL.COM
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From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      Free! Four rusty bolts! (Alloy wheel install)
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I finally got tired of selling the nice 15" alloy rims to everyone and not
having a set for myself.  So when my tires got, well, tired I decided it was
time to get some new rims for myself and some new rubber to go with it.

I got a set of BF Goodrich HR4s (215 65 R15s) for $61 each from the Tire Rack
plus $25 shipping and I got them in a couple of days.  These tires are a
little wider than the 205s that I was running but only 1/2 inch larger in
tire diameter.  The wheels I kept for myself were the worst of the ones I
have been selling (they are factory seconds so they all have small scratches,
nicks, etc) but these wheels look really good on my Carat!  I mean from 5
feet away you can't see any of the nicks, etc anyway.

The van really likes these tires.  I had been running Dunlop car tires (they
came with the van and still had lots of tread on them) and after replacing
all of my shocks earlier this year with Boges, I really didn't notice much
improvement over the rocking boat ride I had been experiencing.  Now the ride
is much crisper and the boat rock is gone.  The max pressure on these is 44
psi and I have them pumped up to that pressure now as that is what the guy at
the Tire Rack recommended, however I am thinking that I should be able to
decrease the pressure a little and make the ride a little less crisp (which
is what I like).  Anyone have an idea on what the right pressure would be?
(I am guessing around 38 psi).

So if you need 4 rusty bolts to hold your brake drum on (you need to remove
these to put on the wheels) then please email me and I'll send them right out
to you.
If you need a set of 5, 14" alloy Carat/Wolfsburg alloy wheels, I'll let them
go for $700 for the set plus shipping (they are in good used condition).

Ken Wilford
Van-Again
John 3:16