Apparently my car is to heavy for American Racing rims

[82GrandPrix]

Has anyone here put a set of American racing torq thrust 2 rims on their g body and had any issues? I ordered a 15x7 set the other day from canadawheels.com and even though the website says they fit my 82 Grand Prix the seller is now telling me that these rims are "not load rated high enough to be safely run on the vehicle ". Huh? My car is to heavy? And now they want to sell me a much more expensive set that I don't like. So what's the deal? Yay or Nay?

 

[melloelky]

bait and switch

 

[85442/86buick]

Have never heard this before , I do not agree with the statement .

 

[pontiacgp]

Has anyone here put a set of American racing torq thrust 2 rims on their g body and had any issues? I ordered a 15x7 set the other day from canadawheels.com and even though the website says they fit my 82 Grand Prix the seller is now telling me that these rims are "not load rated high enough to be safely run on the vehicle ". Huh? My car is to heavy? And now they want to sell me a much more expensive set that I don't like. So what's the deal? Yay or Nay?

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I would contact these guys and ask them and I'd let them know why you are asking

https://www.americanracing.com/wheels/torq-thrust/

 

[pagrunt]

What, does your car weigh more than an armored truck? Even if was coming in at 4500 lbs those wheels would be rated to work. To the seller I call .

 

[82GrandPrix]

What, does your car weigh more than an armored truck? Even if was coming in at 4500 lbs those wheels would be rated to work. To the sell I call .

Exactly. It's a stock Grand Prix. Bait and switch maybe? lol

 

[82GrandPrix]

I would contact these guys and ask them and I'd let them know why you are asking

https://www.americanracing.com/wheels/torq-thrust/

I did, thanks

 

[565bbchevy]

American Racing lists the load rating at 1580 lbs per wheel so you can carry a front end weight of 3160 lbs
https://www.performanceplustire.com/tech-info/are-your-wheels-safe/

 

[1bad79]

I run them on my car see my pic
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[565bbchevy]

Really on a street car most name brand street rims are going to be rated higher than your car will ever weigh loaded IMO it's when you try to run lightweight frontrunners or any dedicated race rim on a heavy street car that you have to be really careful with load ratings not only for the rims but the tires also.