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Tires
Four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles are equipped with differentials and/or viscous couplings that are designed to allow momentary differences in wheel speeds when the vehicle turns a corner or temporarily spins a tire. However, if the differentials or viscous couplings are forced to...
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Wheels
Proper wheel installation requires the wheel-attaching hardware (lug nuts or bolts) be tightened to the recommended torque specification for the vehicle make, model and year. Torque specifications are usually found in the vehicle's owner's manual.* Proper torque requires using the correct...
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Parts & Accessories |
Wheels
For security reasons, all replacement keys for wheel locks must be purchased directly from the manufacturer. You will need the wheel lock key registration number located on the label originally sent with your wheel locks (example shown below) when ordering replacement keys. Contact Gorilla to...
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Tires
Like the motorsports tires they have evolved from, all Extreme Performance Summer performance category tires feature constructions and compounds that have been tuned to maximize traction and performance within a range of warm-to-hot ambient temperatures. Therefore, unlike less highly tuned...
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Parts & Accessories |
Wheels
For security reasons, all replacement keys for wheel locks must be purchased directly from the manufacturer. You will need the wheel lock I.D. registration number located on the McGard I.D. registration card originally sent with your wheel locks (examples shown below) when ordering replacement...
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Tires
A flat tire can be one of a driver's most inconvenient circumstances. But is there a silver lining? Can the tire be repaired? The answer is yes, depending upon the type of damage and how quickly you realize your tire has a problem. After safely and carefully pulling off the roadway, locating...
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Wheels
The centerbore of a wheel is the machined opening on the back of the wheel that centers the wheel properly on the hub of a vehicle. This hole is machined to exactly match the hub so the wheels are precisely positioned as the lug hardware is torqued down. Keeping the wheel precisely centered on...
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Wheels
For wheel designs that require special tire mounting attention. While size designations for tires (i.e., 245/40R18) and wheels (18x8) confirm matching (18-inch) bead seat diameters, measuring a wheel's overall diameter from the top edge of one flange to the other 180-degrees away will reveal...
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Installation
We don't just help you get the right tires; we help you get the right tires installed. And we'll deliver (quickly and efficiently) directly to your home, office or to the installer of your choice by the next day in most cases. Nine distribution centers across the country are why. Shopping for...
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Wheels
The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset can be one of three types (measured in millimeters).*
"The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel."
Zero Offset
The hub...
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Tires
The answer could be yes, no, or yes and no! It all depends on your vehicle's tire type, setup, and whether you are replacing just two or all four tires. Are your tires directional, or non-directional? Are they mounted in a "square" setup, i.e., all four tires are the same size? Or "staggered,"...
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Wheels
Conversion TableInchesMillimeters4 x 3.934 x 1004 x 4.254 x 107.954 x 4.334 x 1104 x 4.504 x 114.34 x 5.124 x 1304 x 5.514 x 1405 x 4.005 x 1005 x 4.255 x 107.955 x 4.505 x 114.35 x 4.535 x 1155 x 4.725 x 1205 x 4.755 x 120.655 x 5.125 x 130Your vehicle's bolt pattern is one of, if not the,...