I like these wheels BUT ...
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I like these wheels from Jegs BUT they're a little too black ... nothing to contrast against the tire. Anyone ever strip off the powdercoat and polish the rim ??
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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10/13/22 12:39 AM
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I have a similar set of wheels I got from Vision, who probably makes Jeg's wheels for them. There was an option on mine to have the outer rim polished.
That being said, these wheels are heavy cast wheels. I'd be frightened to put them on a heavy fast car.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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I have a similar set of wheels I got from Vision, who probably makes Jeg's wheels for them. There was an option on mine to have the outer rim polished. Pictures ??
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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How about a simple pinstripe? I'd be worried about screwing up the wheel trying to remove the powdercoat........ That's my thought as well. Generally the powdercoat is done before the final machining operation to cut the labor of masking. The spokes ar probably not polished or painted, just machined slowly with a very high speed cutter
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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I'm happy with a "street" wheel. Hell, we 've been running cast wheels on our cars since the '60's - even on race cars !!
I went to the vision site but didn't see anything that struck my fancy.
I like this look but not the price! Just a fine polished rim seems to do the trick.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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Not sure if I can get a pic posted, but mine are all black pretty much.
One other thing is these wheels use a regular cone lug nut, not a shank style.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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Maybe I am old school but I do not like this black rim look on everything and don't like most of these newer design wheels. I did pick these for my Challenger though.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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I have a friend that runs these, and he sent to his painter to have the outside edge painted to match the center machine area. it looks good I have no pictures of them, but you have to get really close to notice its painted.
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Re: I like these wheels BUT ...
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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.
1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute 1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack 1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi 1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383 1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4 2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4 2012 Challenger R/T Classic.
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Mine sits outside a lot and the wheels have not faded yet. That said, next season I am going back to my polished Monocoques.
One other thing I found annoying on my Visions, the width/offset of my 15X10s is off. The wheel itself is almost 11" wide and they barely fit my wheelwell, when I should have had over an inch of clearance.
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