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Originally Posted by EagleTalon2010Camaro2SS
I have a set of the Z28 replicas on my 2010 Camaro SS with Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. There are definitely issues with the design of these wheels.
1. The valve stems hit brake calipers. So flush bolt on valves have to be installed. Which currently I have to have one wheel removed and the valve checked because it won’t hold air. So the placement of the valve port is not a good choice. then you need a special insert to place in the valve port to add or remove air. This is a pain to use.
2. The rear offset is not correct in the it’s not symmetrical from front to rear. The front offset is perfect with the fender. The rear sits approximately 15mm to far to the inside. So the rear tires look sunk in on the rear instead of perfect like the front sits.
3. Rear brake lines, luckily while adjusting my air pressure I noticed the rear brake lines on both sides were rubbed through to the metal braid in the line. Not to mention what they were doing to the wheel as well. Perhaps it’s due to the rear offset being too far in as stated above. I don’t know. But what I do know is that’s a problem. A big one regarding safety of our cars operation. And I’ve seen that some zip tie their lines. Is that really what we should be doing?
So I called the manufacturer attempting to make them aware of these issues. I was told that brake lines are zip tied up. No one else has had the issues I’ve called about and the owner would not consider altering the design to adjust the rear wheel to correct the offset issue, brake lines rubbing or the placement of the valve stem. They have sold tons of these wheel and I’m the only person that has had these issues. Personally I don’t believe that.
I’m a life long Camaro enthusiast. I’ve had 3 in my life going back to 1984. So it’s safe to say I love them. I want what’s best for our cars and our safety. MRR’s response to me does not in my opinion reflect they really care about safety or Manufacturing the Z28 replica properly to fit our Camaro’s as they should.
I don’t care how many of these wheels they have sold or how much they think everyone loves them. Nothing is going to change the fact that these issues exist and we as a whole have invested a great deal of money in them only to have considerable problems with them.
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hmmmm........ for 5 years and counting you really think us as a manufacture have put all camaros in danger.... interesting.... and also that our rear off sets are incorrect
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Im speechless but ok buddy I guess we should stop selling Camaro wheels
maybe ill even inform other manufactures and let them know that for the past 10 years we have been making the incorrect specs for Camaros.
