Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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04/30/15 09:34 PM
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I bought a new set of Keystones (same company) a few years ago. The car sat outside in the summer for 2 months. It got rained on a few times. The wheels started to rust. No warranty for rust. I'll never buy another product from that company again.
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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04/30/15 10:49 PM
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Those wheels did the same thing 45 years ago. Too bad they haven't put some effort into doing it right in all that time.
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 01:21 AM
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OzHemi
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The only problem with that, is you end up with the same quality of chrome outers again, as Carlstar/Cragar supply most other places with outers.
Not all of them of course, but quite a few. Getting raw ones and then having them plated might be a better way to go, just expensive is all..
There is another supplier that I have used, but with them you have to buy (from memory) a minimum of 20 pallets at a time of any one given size. Basically an entire run of any size you need.
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 01:41 AM
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Yeah, if you did all that work and still ended up with their poorly chromed hoops then what would be the point? I know chrome shops won't do 2 piece wheels, but if you had money to burn you could buy a rusty set, take them apart, rechrome the centers and the hoops, and then ship them off someplace to have them jigged up and reassembled. Probably end up burning thru $1500.00 or more before you were done.
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 01:53 AM
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Guess it all depends on how much you like Cragars (and raw outers are pretty cheap at least.) Personally, I don't like them and rather go with an aluminum/billet/forged wheel. Polishing is easy after all..
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 12:51 PM
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Weren't the wheels being disgused in the thread alum. center with a steel band or is that the Keystone Klassics only?
The classic/original S/S wheel is a composite steel/aluminum wheel as well... Are the current wheels the same way ?
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 03:20 PM
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Yep..I ment the classic, in the sense of not like the 1 piece style ones someone posted a pic of.
The S/S is still like they were, chrome steel outer with a chromed aluminum center. Unrelated question: What exactly holds the 2 pieces together besides friction? I'm not aware of any welding rod that allows you to weld aluminum to steel. Kevin
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 05:19 PM
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Mine rust when you sneeze near them.... Mine are even the older supposedly better quality chrome back then from the 80's. They have been off & on my car since around 1985.
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 06:10 PM
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The chrome is garbage. I have a set that are a little over a year old. Out of the box you could see the copper in some spots. I put two coats of wax on them. By the end of the season you can see rust trying to pop through in a few spots. Polished them, 2 more coats of wax, and sat all winter. Keep alot of wax on them, it will help. It shines nice when its clean, but its definitely not good quality.
I figure when it looks like crap I'll send them someplace for good chrome.
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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Re: Cragar S/S wheels, is chrome any good?
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05/01/15 06:19 PM
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OzHemi
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The chrome is garbage. I have a set that are a little over a year old... This one was about 2 days old.. right out of production to my hands nearly...
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