[DeTomaso] New Wheel Shopping

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/9/08 11:16:13 AM, artstephens at charter.net writes:

> Being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a bad wheel does not sound like 
> fun.  What is the experience of people out there?  How many guys have damaged 
> a wheel to the point that it wouldn't hold air?
> 
That sort of thing happens to three-piece bolt-together wheels and those 
welded ones that use spun aluminum rim-halves. Curbs, speed bumps and chuckholes 
are your enemies with 'racing' wheels on the street. Most recently, a Hall 
'Ultra 2'   12x 17 rear split around the circumference of the bead- in a driveway 
after a fast 50 mile trip. Hall has no parts & the OEM mfgr is no longer in 
business so the owner is now looking for a pair of replacements of another type 
so he can salvage his good tire$. The bolt-togethers also have additional 
bolt-torque problems, and Centerline-type rivited wheels for drag racing are known 
to come pre-bent in the carton while cracking the centers in corners.... 
IMHO, stick to one-piece wheels on 3200lb+ corner-carvers. Good luck- J Deryke



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