Wheel Care:
The best and least expensive method of keeping your original or custom wheels clean is by using a soft cloth with a mild soap and water solution, staying away from harsh abrasive cleaners. A light coat of soft paste wax will keep the shine lasting for years on polished wheels. Never use aluminum wheel polish on painted or clear-coated wheels, as this can scratch the finish. Always clean and wax your wheels when they are cool. Take good care of those aluminum alloy wheels, replica wheels and chrome wheels using the same methods.



Tire Cleaning:
Keeping your tires clean and protected from UV rays and ozone is as important as keeping your custom wheels clean. Clean your tires with a mild soap and water solution. Always apply a quality tire dressing that contains UV blockers to provide maximum performance and appearance



Tire Rotation
Tire rotation is probably the most important factor in tire longevity. Rotating your tires every 5000-8000 miles will ensure maximum tread wear for the life of your tires. When you rotate your tires at these intervals, you are providing the opportunity for inspection of each tire, which enables you to drive with confidence.
(note: on staggered wheels like the supra front to back Tire Rotation can not be done but left to right can by flipping the tire)




What is the wheel offset?
The offset is the distance from where the wheel bolts to the hub out to the true centerline of the wheel. A negative offset means the true centerline of the wheel is in front of the mounting surface of the wheel. This would make the wheel/tire assembly stick out away from the vehicle. A positive offset means that the true centerline of the wheel is behind the mounting surface, thus putting the wheel/tire assembly deeper into the fender well.



What is a bolt pattern?
Each vehicle manufacturer uses different bolt spacing, or patterning. Some custom wheels have two different bolt spacings enabling some wheels to be mounted on a wider range of vehicles. A five-bolt pattern means that there are five holes in the wheel requiring five bolts to mount the wheel onto the vehicle. To ensure the proper fit of your custom wheels, please specify the year and make of your vehicle to our trained professionals.

(thanks to ranger on supraforums for help with this)

I have found in past experiences, as well as in others misfotune that it is not recomended to flip a tire from one side to the other. Reason, after a tire spins in one direction for so long the steel belts wear that way. If they are flipped it will put stress on the steel belts and start pullin theem in the other direction, resulting in what is called a seperation. This is where a steel belt either streches or breaks causing a void in he construction of the steel belts.Resulting in an ugly looking bubble or what is called tread lifting which can leave you along side the road with a blow out or worse yet, damaging your fender as the tire comes apart on you while traveling down the road.

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thanks for the info

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1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo BPU++
2001 Ford Mustang GT Convert.

Your welcome. The only way to overcome the above mentioned is to dismount and remount the tires on the other side to keep rotation the same. But you run the risk of tearing the bead of the tire the more you dismount them.

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