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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
[Re: slantzilla]
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10/15/22 05:51 PM
10/15/22 05:51 PM
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Stanton
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Another thing I don't like about all of these black anodized wheels is that they fade to brown over time from being out in the sun light. The fading isn't from sunlight, its from cleaners and detergents - which basically remove the anodizing - its a chemical thing. As for the wheels in question, they're powdercoated, not anodized. the width/offset of my 15X10s is off. The wheel itself is almost 11" wide Maybe you should go measure a bunch of other wheels, stock or otherwise. The width is ALWAYS measured inside the beads and the offset is taken from that dimension. So in your case the wheels will measure 10" between the inside of the beads and a 5-1/2" backspace will be 6" from the mounting face to the outside edge of the wheel.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
[Re: Stanton]
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10/15/22 08:24 PM
10/15/22 08:24 PM
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Park Forest, IL
slantzilla
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11" is the inside measurement.
They are cheap Chinese wheels. You get what you pay for.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
[Re: Stanton]
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10/16/22 11:29 AM
10/16/22 11:29 AM
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Fat_Mike
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I'm also thinking of the possibility of making a quick and dirty turntable, position the wheel, position a die grinder with a flap wheel and sand off the powdercoat on the rim. Then go with progressively finer flap disks till its to my satisfaction. You'd need to prep the surface for paint so you may as well just stick at it down to bare aluminum and polish it. Just a thought. Polishing aluminum is polishing aluminum. I think the simple turntable idea is a good idea. Figure out how you're going to set the edge(s) of your polished area. Be careful and get after it. Do you happen to have an old aluminum rim you can test your idea(s) on?
Last edited by Fat_Mike; 10/16/22 11:30 AM.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
[Re: Stanton]
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10/16/22 02:08 PM
10/16/22 02:08 PM
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Park Forest, IL
slantzilla
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Look at the bright side, if you screw them up or don't like them when you're done, you're not out much. All 4 of mine with front runners, slicks, and lug nuts were less then $800.
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