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Long's wheel and rim. I call them HEMTT knockoffs. 1 piece 20x11 3.5" backspace. hubs flipped 395's I had them drill the 16 holes for 5/8 bolts. Totally changed the look of the wheels with the bolts in them.
If people would just put the subject in the title the world would spin right. If you start a thread on windshield wipers, don't name it... "Eddie Rabbit would be proud". Clever is nice, but not the title of a thread
I'm adding to this post in case anybody uses it for info. Using ether was the only way to seat the 395 beads on my 20x11 one piece wheels. One thing I found was that if you leave the core out of a rubber valve stem, the fire will eject through the hole overheating it and it will spit the metal...
My Long's wheels came in today. $1283 for six delivered to a local dock. Had 16 holes drilled in them for 5/8 bolts for the "hemmt" look. Only problem I have is all the valve stems are on the shallow side so, I have to flip my hubs. Weren't as bad to mount as I thought, but, airing up is proving...
I'm having a set made at Longs rim and wheel in FL. less than $200 each. You can put that pattern in them too. Tell them Richard in Charleston sent you.
Seems like fun but are there any practical things you can do? Can you get on a skip like cb's and chat with other MV radio guys? What is the best one to look for?
They go surplus like MV's so look around. Here is an example of what they use at the ports here. I hear rumor that they mess with the valve body and keep it out of 4th but my trans guy says they are easy to put back.
sorry about the egay link
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