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Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: cagebob1] #1246125 06/13/12 09:02 PM 06/13/12 09:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Mesa, AZ cagebob1 OP enthusiast
cagebob1 OP enthusiast Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Mesa, AZ	Would the fact that even 1 person had 2 wheels crack be reason enough for you to look for a different style of wheel? was it a freak failure? or a sign of a design flaw?

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: a493demon] #1246126 06/13/12 09:50 PM 06/13/12 09:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,667 Arizona C Chris'sBarracuda master
Chris'sBarracuda master C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,667 Arizona	Quote: center line makes one that is close. Centerline makes the centers for Billet Specialties.. That's why they look similar, they are just opposite in design. But the outer rim part could be made by anybody.. Chris.. 7249406-CenterlineQualifier.jpg (289 downloads)

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: turbobitt] #1246127 06/13/12 10:00 PM 06/13/12 10:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6,334 Heaven EvilB1Dart master
EvilB1Dart master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6,334 Heaven	Quote: Quote: Who is using them on a race car? what do you like? dislike? I know what the rule book says, but at what point do you feel the need for the more expensive SFI spec wheels? I have a set on my car. Fronts are 3.5" wide. About 3 weeks ago, I had a front rim crack on the way to a buddies house. Called jegs and replaced rim. Fast forward to today, was driving around this morning and the other cracked. Now I know the first failure was not a freak thing. Will call on Monday and see how they respond. BTW - These come with an SFI approval sticker. and appears to have no limitations and street use. Allan G. I posted on Moparts 3-5 yrs ago that guys I know were experiencing cracks on these wheels and people thought I was crazy. I remember posting it when board member ProSport was asking about them before he installed them on his purple Dart. I had some on a Mustang notch; guess what? they cracked to.......but mine were cracking near the lug holes, as were others. Wes "Any fool can know. The point is to understand" - A. Einstein

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: EvilB1Dart] #1246128 06/13/12 10:05 PM 06/13/12 10:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,244 Canada Kam*Kuda master
Kam*Kuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,244 Canada	Quote: I posted on Moparts 3-5 yrs ago that guys I know were experiencing cracks on these wheels and people thought I was crazy. I remember posting it when board member ProSport was asking about them before he installed them on his purple Dart. I had some on a Mustang notch; guess what? they cracked to.......but mine were cracking near the lug holes, as were others. Wes Good to know. 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: Kam*Kuda] #1246129 06/13/12 11:38 PM 06/13/12 11:38 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 760 Southington Ct. T turbobitt super stock
turbobitt super stock T Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 760 Southington Ct.	Billet Specialties asked me to send them back for evaluation. Apparently they want to inspect for abuse and/or road damage before they offer to replace them. I have not asked them if they implemented any design improvements to prevenbt this from happening again. I want to wait to have the new rims in hand before I unleash. I will update and keep everyone posted when I recieve more info. This is a huge safety concern for me and should be for everyone else. FWIW - My rims are about 4 years old and out of the warrantee period. The car spent most of the last 4 years in storage and being painted. Very little run time on these rims. Allan G. 1970 Challenger w/572 Hemi street car and my pride and joy. 1986 T-Type with 272 Stage 2 Buick V6 engine - True 8 second street car. Just updated the engine and put down 928 HP @ 35# boost to the ground on chasis dyno. 1976 Cee Bee Avenger Jet Boat - 460 Ford powered.

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: EvilB1Dart] #1246130 06/13/12 11:39 PM 06/13/12 11:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 760 Southington Ct. T turbobitt super stock
turbobitt super stock T Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 760 Southington Ct.	Quote: Quote: Quote: Who is using them on a race car? what do you like? dislike? I know what the rule book says, but at what point do you feel the need for the more expensive SFI spec wheels? I have a set on my car. Fronts are 3.5" wide. About 3 weeks ago, I had a front rim crack on the way to a buddies house. Called jegs and replaced rim. Fast forward to today, was driving around this morning and the other cracked. Now I know the first failure was not a freak thing. Will call on Monday and see how they respond. BTW - These come with an SFI approval sticker. and appears to have no limitations and street use. Allan G. I posted on Moparts 3-5 yrs ago that guys I know were experiencing cracks on these wheels and people thought I was crazy. I remember posting it when board member ProSport was asking about them before he installed them on his purple Dart. I had some on a Mustang notch; guess what? they cracked to.......but mine were cracking near the lug holes, as were others. Wes This is about the same vintage of my wheels. Allan G. 1970 Challenger w/572 Hemi street car and my pride and joy. 1986 T-Type with 272 Stage 2 Buick V6 engine - True 8 second street car. Just updated the engine and put down 928 HP @ 35# boost to the ground on chasis dyno. 1976 Cee Bee Avenger Jet Boat - 460 Ford powered.

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: turbobitt] #1246131 06/13/12 11:51 PM 06/13/12 11:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Mesa, AZ cagebob1 OP enthusiast
cagebob1 OP enthusiast Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Mesa, AZ	Well, I've seen enough to convince me to not buy a used set of these wheels . How about some opinions about buying a new set? These will be going on a lightweight tube chassis race only vehicle, if that matters.

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: a493demon] #1246132 06/14/12 03:54 AM 06/14/12 03:54 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia	got the centrelines on my satellite Tex 7249730-DOTD2012.jpg (739 downloads) New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: cagebob1] #1246133 06/14/12 04:07 AM 06/14/12 04:07 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 480 Texas R racer_amx mopar
racer_amx mopar R Joined: May 2004 Posts: 480 Texas	I love the styling too bad their cracking

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: tex013] #1246134 06/14/12 11:24 AM 06/14/12 11:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually B BradH Taking time off to work on my car
BradH Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	I've heard stories over the years of 3.5-4.0" front rims of other brands cracking on the street, too. I even had a set of Weld 15 x 3.5 that I switched to 15 x 5 due to that concern. Perhaps running rims that skinny on the street simply isn't a good idea...

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: racer_amx] #1246135 06/14/12 11:24 AM 06/14/12 11:24 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,290 New Kent, Va. bobbyb pro stock
bobbyb pro stock Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,290 New Kent, Va.	I was thinking about getting the Billets for my Roadrunner, but since Centerline has a simular set I'll go with them. 2004 Dodge Rumble Bee 5.7 Hemi 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: bobbyb] #1246136 06/14/12 01:29 PM 06/14/12 01:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,403 WASHINGTON, PA 1 11secaarcuda top fuel
11secaarcuda top fuel 1 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,403 WASHINGTON, PA	Centerline Split Spoke style on my Dart 7250098-user562_pic1252_1279166199.jpg (204 downloads) 67 Dart GT 340 4 speed 70 AAR Cuda 408 6 barrel 96 Indy Ram original owner 2011 Hemi Durango

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: 11secaarcuda] #1246137 06/14/12 01:29 PM 06/14/12 01:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,403 WASHINGTON, PA 1 11secaarcuda top fuel
11secaarcuda top fuel 1 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,403 WASHINGTON, PA	another 7250100-Picture%20015.jpg (623 downloads) 67 Dart GT 340 4 speed 70 AAR Cuda 408 6 barrel 96 Indy Ram original owner 2011 Hemi Durango

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: BradH] #1246138 06/14/12 02:33 PM 06/14/12 02:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 760 Southington Ct. T turbobitt super stock
turbobitt super stock T Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 760 Southington Ct.	Quote: I've heard stories over the years of 3.5-4.0" front rims of other brands cracking on the street, too. I even had a set of Weld 15 x 3.5 that I switched to 15 x 5 due to that concern. Perhaps running rims that skinny on the street simply isn't a good idea... I've run Weld wheels of the same size for much longer without issues. Allan G. 1970 Challenger w/572 Hemi street car and my pride and joy. 1986 T-Type with 272 Stage 2 Buick V6 engine - True 8 second street car. Just updated the engine and put down 928 HP @ 35# boost to the ground on chasis dyno. 1976 Cee Bee Avenger Jet Boat - 460 Ford powered.

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: turbobitt] #1246139 06/14/12 04:42 PM 06/14/12 04:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 243 United States W W9 Dart enthusiast
W9 Dart enthusiast W Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 243 United States	I have them on my Dart and love them.. I might get another set but this time in black and use them for racing.

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: W9 Dart] #1246140 06/14/12 04:57 PM 06/14/12 04:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Mesa, AZ cagebob1 OP enthusiast
cagebob1 OP enthusiast Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Mesa, AZ	I really like the look of them. I'm just concerned about the safety hazzard of a cracked/cracking wheel on a race car while at speed.

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: cagebob1] #1246141 06/14/12 05:09 PM 06/14/12 05:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington T Triple Threat master
Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	I've got probably 400 passes and a few thousand street miles on my billet specialties without issue. I've driven the car to work everyday this week FWIW. -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels [Re: cagebob1] #1246142 06/14/12 05:10 PM 06/14/12 05:10 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 836 Missouri G galen super stock
galen super stock G Joined: May 2009 Posts: 836 Missouri	Two years and over 1500 street miles on mine, no issues. 7250336-0524121047(1).jpg (656 downloads)

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