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Re: BEST PLACE TO BUY STEEL WHEELS?
[Re: autoxcuda]
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01/02/15 06:18 AM
01/02/15 06:18 AM
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Sweden
71redcuda
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I thought Glen Ray was thinking about or doing these. 
I have no clue, maby i should check that out..
Thanks
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Re: BEST PLACE TO BUY STEEL WHEELS?
[Re: 71redcuda]
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01/02/15 08:24 AM
01/02/15 08:24 AM
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DAYCLONA
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Im looking to buy a set of 15x7 repro steel wheels for an 70 e-body.
Want them as close to a set of 450" wheels as possible and must be good quality.. where to go?
THANKS
Nicklas
www.classicchambered.com
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Re: BEST PLACE TO BUY STEEL WHEELS?
[Re: Supercuda]
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01/02/15 06:37 PM
01/02/15 06:37 PM
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Sunroofcuda
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Im looking to buy a set of 15x7 repro steel wheels for an 70 e-body.
www.classicchambered.com
Not repro, but reconditioned OEMS, can;t get closer than that I guess.
Not reconditioned - just excellent originals. If a wheel is out of round or out of balance, they are not sold by me - I don't think a bad steel wheel can be repaired. NOBODY reproduces 450 wheels, or H-wheels, etc. I've never had an actual 450 wheel - they are super scarce. Saw a set of four for sale at the Mopar Nats maybe 6 years ago for $4,500. Still - if you bought them there you wouldn't know if they were "good" until you put them on a machine & turned them. If they wobbled or were out of round, you would've spent a lot of $$ on non-repairable wheels!
No Man With A Good Car Needs To Be Justified
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Re: BEST PLACE TO BUY STEEL WHEELS?
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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01/03/15 12:58 PM
01/03/15 12:58 PM
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roadrunninMark
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I heard back from Glen Ray. They have a set of 5 "450" rims available. They produce them out of 2 wheels to make 1 "450" as accurately as they can get it. They can't do aluminum because tooling expense would be too great and they don't think they could get it accurate enough to look like the original. If you are a member of the A12 forum, this describes how they make the rims: http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1378342086Here are some pics of the "450" they sent me:
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Re: BEST PLACE TO BUY STEEL WHEELS?
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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01/03/15 11:06 PM
01/03/15 11:06 PM
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Looks like they build clone 450 wheels the same way I do.
BTW, RestoRick can stamp the date code and “450" part number by the valve stem.
I may have you do my K wheels from now on. True Design in Denver closed it’s doors a few months ago and you’re the closest shop now.
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