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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 05/25/2016 at 09:00 • Filed to: None

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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:07

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I’m not even sure what this does. Is it for guiding the wheel back on neatly?

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 05/25/2016 at 09:10

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I’m also curious.

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:10

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I did not realize putting wheels on was that difficult.

XJDano > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:10

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I may look into those when I start changing tires on my VW. Maybe not the gold flavor.

OPPOsaurus WRX > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 05/25/2016 at 09:10

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its for when you have lug bolts instead of lug nuts. if you take out the first lug bolt and put this is, it keeps the brake rotor from rotating and it also holds the wheel up for you when you try to put it back on. otherwise, your trying to balance the wheel on the lip in the hub and align the wheel and the rotor and the lug hole.

Sam > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 05/25/2016 at 09:10

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Yeah, it makes changing wheels that use bolts instead of nuts and studs. I have to admit, it would be a nice tool to have.

OPPOsaurus WRX > XJDano 05/25/2016 at 09:21

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i had a plastic one that came with the car. buy a metal one

OPPOsaurus WRX > vondon302 05/25/2016 at 09:22

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it can be a bit of a pain when you are working with lug bolts instead of lug nuts. As soon as you put the wheel on the rotor turns and now nothing is lined up.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 05/25/2016 at 09:22

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its for when you have lug bolts instead of lug nuts. if you take out the first lug bolt and put this is, it keeps the brake rotor from rotating and it also holds the wheel up for you when you try to put it back on. otherwise, your trying to balance the wheel on the lip in the hub and align the wheel and the rotor and the lug hole.

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:31

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Ah lug bolts. Makes sense now. I have zero experience with those.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:33

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Ah yes. For ze Germans. And I’m sure some other cars.

OPPOsaurus WRX > vondon302 05/25/2016 at 09:39

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yea imagine zipping off the lug nuts on your car for the first time and the whole fucking thing comes out. I thought I had done something very bad.

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:49

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Lolz. I would have done the same thing.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 05/25/2016 at 09:57

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Volvos of a certain age also have this arrangement.

Eberle-Hills-Cop > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 09:58

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I almost dropped my Volvo on the rotor once because I did this and had no idea it was even a thing.

BigBlock440 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 05/25/2016 at 10:00

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Leave it to ze Germans to make a tire rotation more complicated.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 10:01

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My ‘98 Volvo V70 AWD and both of my mother’s Audis (‘89 100Q and ‘99 S4) came with nice rubber-coated aluminum hanger studs (to avoid scratching your fancy-schmancy alloy wheels)

OPPOsaurus WRX > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 05/25/2016 at 10:06

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mine came with a stripped out plastic POS

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/25/2016 at 11:02

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I love the first two items in the “Customers also bought” section. First we’ve got the $10 hockey puck with a pre-cut slot. Then we’ve got the $2 hockey puck that you need to cut your own slot into.

OPPOsaurus WRX > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 05/25/2016 at 11:14

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thats pretty funny. I could use one of those as well