mudnut
5th February 2015, 09:19 PM
G'day, All.
When I bought the Old Trol, the car dealers told me that the spare rim had the wrong offset, so they switched it with an after market rim before I took possession.
To me the original rim looked the same as the rest, but I couldn't say for sure and couldn't prove it.
The new rim had no markings on it whatsoever, so I kept it as the spare, but swapped it with a front one for the Cape Jaffa trip to keep all of the wheels in service.
I did all the right things when I changed the wheel: torquing the nuts to spec, then again after travelling a few kms. I even re-checked the nuts at Cape Jaffa.
When I got home, I went to rotate the rim again, but as I undid a few nuts I could see that the rims holes were out of round. Some of the nuts were hard to undo, as the rim had crimped the threads.
I put it back on as the spare and will now use it as a hose reel as I finally had the cash to get an ROH rim today. I found the brand name to be made of thicker steel, had better welds and was way heavier.
I have not doubt that the el cheapo rim would have caused some grief in the near future, if I had of left it on the vehicle.
So beware the cheap rims, fellow patrollers. Cheers MN.
When I bought the Old Trol, the car dealers told me that the spare rim had the wrong offset, so they switched it with an after market rim before I took possession.
To me the original rim looked the same as the rest, but I couldn't say for sure and couldn't prove it.
The new rim had no markings on it whatsoever, so I kept it as the spare, but swapped it with a front one for the Cape Jaffa trip to keep all of the wheels in service.
I did all the right things when I changed the wheel: torquing the nuts to spec, then again after travelling a few kms. I even re-checked the nuts at Cape Jaffa.
When I got home, I went to rotate the rim again, but as I undid a few nuts I could see that the rims holes were out of round. Some of the nuts were hard to undo, as the rim had crimped the threads.
I put it back on as the spare and will now use it as a hose reel as I finally had the cash to get an ROH rim today. I found the brand name to be made of thicker steel, had better welds and was way heavier.
I have not doubt that the el cheapo rim would have caused some grief in the near future, if I had of left it on the vehicle.
So beware the cheap rims, fellow patrollers. Cheers MN.