You're probably asking yourself. Why is this 1 hr? Well if you're like me then you're probably thinking about the following:
- Even tire pressure
- If you have coilovers installed, you might want to re-adjust your ride height.
- Make sure you have wheel locks (preferrably Mcgard)
- Make sure you have a torque wrench so that you can torque the wheels' bolts evenly.
The correct amount of torque used on bolting the wheels' lug nuts is very important since an aftermarket wheel and tire has almost no flex (and tire too). If you still have stock brake rotors it is more likely that you'll warp them if you don't install your wheel properly.
Anyway, when the wheels were shipped, I ended up picking it up at the UPS store. They all came in boxes that were bigger than the car since the wheels were already wrapped with tires (the Pirelli P7000 @ 205/40/17). I wanted an all-season based tire that could last long for daily driving, so I went with those. I kept one wheel/tire in the box...
I unboxed/unwrapped the other three and placed those in the back of my car. Fortunately they were wrapped in plastic...
I don't think I need to write steps on how to install a wheel. So I'll just let you feast on some pics and see some comparisons between the stock wheel and the racing harts.
Figure 1 (the wheel itself)
Figure 2 (stock/michelin vs racing hart/pirelli)
Figure 3 (stock/michelin vs racing hart/pirelli)
Figure 4 (stock/michelin vs racing hart/pirelli)
Figure 5 (stock/michelin vs racing hart/pirelli)
Figure 6 (stock/michelin vs racing hart/pirelli)
Figure 7 (all four wheels)
Just as a small reminder, always remember to install the wheels in its appropriate rotation. So yes. The arrow is your friend.
Figure 8 (look at the arrow closely)
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