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10-05-2013, 06:21 PM
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New wheels for Chuck!
Had my rally wheels/tires road force balanced a couple weeks ago. Found out 2 are bent. So went looking for replacements. Found these off a 92 gmc. Two 90% michelins, 2 worn out kumho's and a 100% new uniroyal spare for the princely sum of 150 canuck bucks!
Now I'm on the hunt for a match for the spare. Already have the rally's and t/a's sold so should come out a few hundred ahead. Gotta luv craig's!! |
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10-05-2013, 11:55 PM
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pueblo West, Colorado
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Thats a helva deal! I’ve been watching out for a set of those wheels for my ’93 454SS clone
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10-09-2013, 03:13 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Update!
Went tire shoppin' and found a pair of 225 75 michelins for the front. Got the 235 75 on the back. Looks good for 250 bucks total. Sold the rallies and t/a's for 600 so got some mad money left over. |
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10-09-2013, 09:44 PM
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Chuck is a lucky uck! Looks nice!
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10-09-2013, 10:13 PM
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Location: San Antonio, Tx
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
so you sold the bent rims? did you tell the person do?
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10-09-2013, 10:20 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Who me!!
Caveat emptor!! He feigned poorness as he jewed me down talking about his fleet of 6 restored chevy trucks, all shortboxes from 84 to 87. He brought his photo album. He was buying the tires anyway. He's likely got a shed full of rims. |
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10-10-2013, 10:55 AM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Steel rallies are notorious for being bent. I rebalanced a set of tires three times before the guy said "Well I can't get them any better because your wheel is bent!" I nearly flew off the handle and screamed back "You F---er! You let me come back in here a fourth time before you tell me I have a bent wheel???" Anyway... Looking good in the new chromies!!!
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10-10-2013, 12:37 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Yup!!
I had the rally's balanced twice with no comment on bent rims. Took them for roadforce balance and found out 2 were bent. Not severe but my butt-o-meter could feel the slight vibration. New wheels/tires pass the butt-o-meter test with flying colors! |
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10-10-2013, 01:03 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
you know you can get aftermarket lug nuts with the external threads to use the factory caps.
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10-10-2013, 01:14 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
I know!
A set should be here by monday! |
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10-10-2013, 01:20 PM
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Location: Woodbury, Ct.
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
I have a set of those in black powdercoat..I'm going with the chrome "snap on" centers that I have..
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10-10-2013, 01:53 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
I thought about getting a set of spider caps but couldn't handle the total 250 bucks to my door.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPYDER-bulle...#ht_2085wt_813 |
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10-10-2013, 02:07 PM
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Re: New wheels for Chuck!
Those are cool looking..
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