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3 cracked rims

08-26-2009, 03:35 AM

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DSeamans

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3 cracked rims

Went to put new tires on today and 3 rims were cracked on the inside bead!

After just rebuilding the ft end and new shocks, again, I can't afford to upgrade to the 19.5s. I've found some cool Dick Cepeks and Eagles and MB's for $100 -$145 each. Any experience with any of these? I know they all say LLT warranty but they usually aren't worth the paper they are printed on. My local store quit dealing american racing because they were having a lot of failures and they wouldn't back them up. I don't want to deal with that. I also have to have them this weekend cause I have to move the kid to college next weekend. Let me know of any good or bad experiences.

Thanks,
Dave

p.s. I almost puked when I saw one of the cracks. It was actually two cracks almost 1/8" apart with the piece missing. After the ft end rebuild 2 wks ago I ran it over 120mph "test driving" it. If that wheel had exploded at that speed?...

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