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Jesse-James

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Wheel seams
« on: March 11, 2009, 10:26:05 AM »
My Cragar V5's got here but I Don't like the seam on them, does this look normal to anyone? From a distance they look cracked but it's just a shitty job of hiding the welds. I'm debating on sending them back. What do you guys think?





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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 12:51:34 PM »
Pretty typical with trailer wheels, and those look just like the ones on my boat trailer.  :wall:
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 01:18:22 PM »
If it were me, I would send them back, but just because dont have the finish they should (not because of safety concearns).
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 01:25:33 PM »
Pretty much any steel rim is welded like that, they just didn't grind the weld down very well
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 02:02:03 PM »
If you're going to wheel it then it won't matter that much.  The only consideration is how they balance.
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 02:12:59 PM »
Anybody that knows me knows that this is not a show truck. Cosmetically I can deal if it's normal.

this is the inside.....



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Offline Jeffy

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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 02:48:04 PM »
I don't see anything wrong with them.
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 05:08:25 PM »
Purely cosmetic. Has nothing to do with the strengh of the wheel. Infact by not grinding down the weld all the way makes it a bit stonger at the weld joint VS. grinding it flush. Like what has been said as long as they balance they are fine.
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 05:47:44 PM »
Just paint them black and you won't notice a thing  :wall:
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2009, 05:49:33 PM »
Quote from: neale_rs on March 11, 2009, 05:47:44 PM
Just paint them black and you won't notice a thing  :wall:

"come on, everybody's doing it."  :koolaid:
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2009, 07:37:13 AM »
Looking at the picture what I find more odd is that the center isn't welded 360 degrees.  Not sure I've ever seen that on an automotive wheel, I know my AR767's are welded 360.
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Re: Wheel seams
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2009, 02:39:25 AM »
I have had a few sets of steel wheels that look just like that never given any problems
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