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Jun 15, 2010 | 12:27 AM

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zeep99xj

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From: Galveston TX

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 i6

I went ahead and just ordered them. Im gunna pick up a 13/16 thin wall socket before they come in

Jun 15, 2010 | 02:33 AM

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dyte2004

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Year: 1994

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Engine: 4000cc

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Originally Posted by Russian

i just looked at the link provided and the only problem i really see is that those nuts might be a close fit to those rims and would require a special socket to take the wheels on and off. i have never had experience with the mt sidebiters so idk how big the holes are. i just kno in our shop we had 18 inch rims on a 94 suburban that were a b*tch to take off because the special socket we had broke under the pressure of the impact wrench. we had to take a perfectly good matco socket and grind the outside of the socket until it fit in the hole. keep in mind the stock nut size is 20mm per autozone.

i would be mighty pissed is a shop tried to remove my alloys with a impact wrench lol

Jun 15, 2010 | 11:47 PM

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Russian

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From: Daytona Beach, Fl

Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by zeep99xj

I went ahead and just ordered them. Im gunna pick up a 13/16 thin wall socket before they come in

good idea... no impact wrench on those though.. they do break... easily.

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Originally Posted by dyte2004

i would be mighty pissed is a shop tried to remove my alloys with a impact wrench lol

well a) it was the shop part truck b) the wheels had a center cap over them c) if u know what your doing your not going to mess anything up..

but just out of curiosity why would you be pissed?