Progress Thread My Kenne Bell Twin Screw'd Foxbody thread, (new addition to the family)

[GroverDill]

You will need the cobra spare for the fat front caliper, or if the flat is in the front move rear tire to the front and normal spare on rear.

Hope I don't jinx myself but I haven't had a spare in the Fox for years, like over 10

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

You will need the cobra spare for the fat front caliper, or if the flat is in the front move rear tire to the front and normal spare on rear.

Hope I don't jinx myself but I haven't had a spare in the Fox for years, like over 10

Thanks bro! You better get on that missing spare too in case your luck runs out (but you'd actually have to drive your car for that to happen, ha!) I just don't want to have to wait on a flat bed tow truck every time my rim blows apart errr have a flat.

@RacEoHolic330 You don't have a spare either do you?

 

[RacEoHolic330]

Thanks bro! You better get on that missing spare too in case your luck runs out (but you'd actually have to drive your car for that to happen, ha!) I just don't want to have to wait on a flat bed tow truck every time my rim blows apart errr have a flat.

@RacEoHolic330 You don't have a spare either do you?

Nope. Just really good road side assistance.

 

[bird_dog0347]

My spare tire well has my stereo amps and a tire pump in it, but as mentioned just find a 17" cobra spare.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

So in order to remove the tire they had to remove the remaining bead ring that was barely hanging on. Once they handed it to me I noticed just how THIN the metal is at the middle of the curve for the bead where it broke.

I went right into my office and grabbed my digital calipers to see just how thin it is. What's your guys thoughts?
In inches (less than 1/32")

In millimeters

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

Back on the road with a big thanks to @GroverDill for lending me his SVT wheels. On the hunt still for a spare tire and new eighteens.

Safe 4th to everyone!

 

[GroverDill]

Man that looks good to me!

 

[Mustang5L5]

Question to you guys, does the SN95 spare tire fit in our compartment? I'm on the hunt to get one.

Yes. I have a cobra 17" spare in my hatch. Fits like OEM




That's just nuts how thin that area is. Less that 1mm of aluminum is all that's holding your tire sidewall in? I'd have to imagine some sort of manufacturing defect occurred making that area thinner than usual


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[bird_dog0347]

Looks better with the 98's on there anyways... And I'm just gonna leave this here.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

Looks better with the 98's on there anyways... And I'm just gonna leave this here.

Wow, only $660 for a single 18"x9" wheel? My kids don't need a college savings anyways, right? Oh and those Cobra wheels that @GroverDill let me borrow have more rubbing going on than a massage parlor (without a happy ending). Maybe I should've rolled my dang fenders better, after all that's what he lent me the dang tool for!

 

[Mustang5L5]

I've always liked those '98 Cobra wheels. Just stick with those?

 

[bird_dog0347]

Wow, only $660 for a single 18"x9" wheel? My kids don't need a college savings anyways, right? Oh and those Cobra wheels that @GroverDill let me borrow have more rubbing going on than a massage parlor (without a happy ending). Maybe I should've rolled my dang fenders better, after all that's what he lent me the dang tool for!

Yup, you'll need to roll the rears and likley will need a spacer for the front to clear the coil overs at full turn, that's what I had to do anyways.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

Yup, you'll need to roll the rears and likley will need a spacer for the front to clear the coil overs at full turn, that's what I had to do anyways.

I worked my rear fenders with a heat gun and a rubber mallot. It did the job "ok" to clear my 245/40 tires but I know I needed more rolling eventually. Joe (groverdill) lent me his Eastwood fender roller along with the Cobra wheels (nice guy!!) but I was too lazy to roll the fenders before going for a cruise with my kids. Big mistake! The Cobra wheels have taller 245/45 tires on them plus a little less offset than my previous crap rims which equaled rub rub rub.

 

[GroverDill]

fender spreaders!

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

On another note about my ROH wheels. I got the other 3 tires removed from the wheels to inspect them and it looks to me that they're all good. There looks to be plenty of material thickness around the bead of the wheels where the other wheel had failed. I already ordered new eighteens last Friday and highly doubt that I'm putting these ROH wheels back on my car.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

fender spreaders!

A turnbuckle and eye bolts huh, very creative!!

 

[mikestang63]

damn man.. makes me want to look at my ROH Cobra R wheels... ( not really)

 

[Boosted92LX]

So in order to remove the tire they had to remove the remaining bead ring that was barely hanging on. Once they handed it to me I noticed just how THIN the metal is at the middle of the curve for the bead where it broke.

I went right into my office and grabbed my digital calipers to see just how thin it is. What's your guys thoughts?
In inches (less than 1/32")

In millimeters

DUDE! I don't know how I missed this, but holy chinese wheels, Batman! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!??? .023 is krazy! Did you contact someone about this failure yet?

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

DUDE! I don't know how I missed this, but holy chinese wheels, Batman! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!??? .023 is krazy! Did you contact someone about this failure yet?

Yes I did. Group A Wheels / Autotrend is the importer for all ROH wheels. They distribute to the U.S.A.. They issued me a call tag so they can examine the wheel themselves and will likely replace the wheel at no cost. That's about it. They don't seemed shocked about this nor are they apologetic for what happened. It's a bit upsetting that they seem apathetic to what happened especially with how bad this could have been had I been going faster and lost control.

 

[Boosted92LX]

Yes I did. Group A Wheels / Autotrend is the importer for all ROH wheels. They distribute to the U.S.A.. They issued me a call tag so they can examine the wheel themselves and will likely replace the wheel at no cost. That's about it. They don't seemed shocked about this nor are they apologetic for what happened. It's a bit upsetting that they seem apathetic to what happened especially with how bad this could have been had I been going faster and lost control.

Pitiful.