devilman96
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I've had a few guys bugging the snot out of me on this ordeal and I just have not had the time to even bolt one of these on the truck since having them made.
To catch everyone up to speed on the previous threads...
I set out to see about producing some wheels for M35 singles... I did a survey here to see what everyone wanted and did some numbers on cost... blah blah blah blah... I got a set of prototypes made up...
Since doing so I never bothered to bolt them on the truck... The store, my clutch, life, a divorce, this, that... ugh... So today rather than my usually routine of working on the trucks punch out list while saying I will fit the wheels when I am closing up tonight (which never happens because I am dead tired) I figured I would bolt them up first thing...
There was some debate about weather or not the rim used would clear the brake drum... and if so weather or not it would clear the brake backing plate the shoes mount to... Zero problems... as a matter of fact I've got about a 1/2 gap all the way around, which I think is about perfect when it comes to visual appeal!!!
These were designed by Gerhard... The idea was a one piece wheel to get away from the current 2 piece designs and their balancing / out of round issues to run 395's which didn't require flipping hubs... OR if you had flipped hubs wouldn't make any difference.... I have to say they fit quite nice!
395's are 46" tall by 15" wide and is often regarded as the ultimate super single for a deuce as it doesn't require lifting the truck and doesn't give the HP issues that the 50 and 52 inch tires do...
Im going to go back and see about a dropped center on a different version of these but if anyone is interested in the current design I am calling it off road only... Now... if one wanted to say ... go 65mph off road with these they need to be spun and weighted before mounting tires then rebalanced... This will keep the final balancing weight down to a minimum when doing the tires. I personally can not do this (i.e. sell them pre balanced) as doing so would proably imply on road use which for obvious legal reasons I can not suggest.
My next move will be to relocate the valve stem holes too in between the spiders (which will be where any future production wheels will have them located) and do some balancing...
The data on materials is...
.500 center plate, laser cut
computer welded
11x20 inch rim
run out (side wobble) .060 average... (the 2 stock wheels I measured were over .100)
weight 65lbs
On a side note I have brand new G20 tires which are more or less the the same size as the 395-85X20 or 15.5 80R 20 for 85$ each... (yes really)...
To catch everyone up to speed on the previous threads...
I set out to see about producing some wheels for M35 singles... I did a survey here to see what everyone wanted and did some numbers on cost... blah blah blah blah... I got a set of prototypes made up...
Since doing so I never bothered to bolt them on the truck... The store, my clutch, life, a divorce, this, that... ugh... So today rather than my usually routine of working on the trucks punch out list while saying I will fit the wheels when I am closing up tonight (which never happens because I am dead tired) I figured I would bolt them up first thing...
There was some debate about weather or not the rim used would clear the brake drum... and if so weather or not it would clear the brake backing plate the shoes mount to... Zero problems... as a matter of fact I've got about a 1/2 gap all the way around, which I think is about perfect when it comes to visual appeal!!!
These were designed by Gerhard... The idea was a one piece wheel to get away from the current 2 piece designs and their balancing / out of round issues to run 395's which didn't require flipping hubs... OR if you had flipped hubs wouldn't make any difference.... I have to say they fit quite nice!
395's are 46" tall by 15" wide and is often regarded as the ultimate super single for a deuce as it doesn't require lifting the truck and doesn't give the HP issues that the 50 and 52 inch tires do...
Im going to go back and see about a dropped center on a different version of these but if anyone is interested in the current design I am calling it off road only... Now... if one wanted to say ... go 65mph off road with these they need to be spun and weighted before mounting tires then rebalanced... This will keep the final balancing weight down to a minimum when doing the tires. I personally can not do this (i.e. sell them pre balanced) as doing so would proably imply on road use which for obvious legal reasons I can not suggest.
My next move will be to relocate the valve stem holes too in between the spiders (which will be where any future production wheels will have them located) and do some balancing...
The data on materials is...
.500 center plate, laser cut
computer welded
11x20 inch rim
run out (side wobble) .060 average... (the 2 stock wheels I measured were over .100)
weight 65lbs
On a side note I have brand new G20 tires which are more or less the the same size as the 395-85X20 or 15.5 80R 20 for 85$ each... (yes really)...
