Removing plastic from GT wheels

[mu5e]

Seems like there are plastic inserts in regular GT wheels, can it be removed and how much effort?
And what would be the hit on the range?

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[SWO]

Yes they can be removed. They're held on almost entirely by the lug nuts.

 

[mkhuffman]

Nobody has done range testing that I know of but you can hardly tell the difference appearance wise with them on or off. There will be a range hit and it isn't worth it IMO for such a minor visual improvement.

Here is a lot more info from @Scooby24:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...emoval-photos-instructions-writeup-diy.10646/

 

[67 Stang Convertible]

Someone did this last year on the Forum. IMO they look better "stock". But it was minimal change and most likely not worth the hit on the range.

 

[azerik]

Pull, paint to match, put them back on.

 

[dmitry]

Worth it and no significant impact on the range

 

[azerik]

Man my super rusty rotors would ruin that pic! (It rained here finally) I think I'd be happy with those wheels. I liked my 19's for 10 min, then realized they're the exact same wheel everyone else has a copy of lol.

 

[mu5e]

Worth it and no significant impact on the range

In my taste it looks much better than with inserts. Too much flat surface looks really weird, as if you driving a toy car

 

[SilentD]

Worth it and no significant impact on the range

I do like that you can see more of the brake.......

 

[2023macheB]

how do you remove the plastic?

 

[HuntingPudel]

how do you remove the plastic?

Loosen lug nuts. Jack car up. Support car on stands. Remove lug nuts. Remove wheels. Remove aero covers. Reinstall wheels. Install lug nuts finger-tight. Lower car. Tighten lug nuts. Torque lug nuts in star sequence to 150 lbs/ft. Re-torque after a week.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Loosen lug nuts. Jack car up. Support car on stands. Remove lug nuts. Remove wheels. Remove aero covers. Reinstall wheels. Install lug nuts finger-tight. Lower car to ground. Tighten lug nuts. Torque lug nuts in star sequence to 150 lbs/ft. Re-torque after a week.

 

[azerik]

Careful Godzilla could be lurking