[DeTomaso] Hall Ultra Wheels

[Peter Cajthaml]

I checked the wheels yesterday: no missing bolts, no visible cracks from
the outside.  The tire pressure is okay.  I drove the car around town,
keeping the speed under 60.  Is there a way to check for cracks without
removing the tires; i.e. is there any value to inspecting the rims from the
inside?  (I am in socal / ventura county: does anyone know of a shop with
the expertise to evaluate the wheels?)

Dave; what do you mean by "my wheels were not tracked"?


On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Dave <dave at damardirect.com> wrote:

> It's worth mentioning that when Hall was selling these wheels, he did so
> in a very earnest and sincere manner--that is, he didn't deliberately go
> out and produce wheels that would fail
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> Ø  I agree completely. No one should drive a car with these wheels. My
> wheels were not tracked. 3 0f 4 wheels had cracks.
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> IndyDave
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> *From:* MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 09, 2014 4:34 PM
> *To:* Dave; pcajthaml at gmail.com; jderyke at aol.com
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> *Cc:* detomaso at poca.com
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Hall Ultra Wheels
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> In a message dated 2/8/14 14 15 30, dave at damardirect.com writes:
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> I don't recall the name of my Hall wheels, picture of front & rear wheel
> below.
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> >>>Notice that these, too, consist of centers originally designed for
> 15-inch wheels, mated to hoops to accept 17-inch tires.  Besides the fact
> that they always looked a little weird, I always wondered about how that
> kluge would work from a structural basis?  I haven't a shred of knowledge
> to be able to guess just by looking.
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> It's worth mentioning that when Hall was selling these wheels, he did so
> in a very earnest and sincere manner--that is, he didn't deliberately go
> out and produce wheels that would fail (sometimes catastrophically) a few
> years down the road.  He went in good faith to a wheel maker, who produced
> wheels to his design.  It is that wheelmaker (unknown?) who let the team
> down; Hall was just stuck in between him and angry customers a few years
> later.  Not a pleasant position to be in, to be sure!
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> Mike
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