The Professor Answers Your Questions (June 07 Edition)
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June 28th, 2007 at 10:11 am
I have a set of wheels on my truck that extend a little too far from under the wheel well. Can you adjust backspacing on an existing wheel?
July 4th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
I really love the design of the SLT Muscle Mags from what I have read and seen so far on the web( Great job ) , but have yet to see one up close. Even the distributes listed on the Wheel Tec site around here (Santa Rosa, CA)don’t carry them in stock. My question is, are the sides of the holes in the SLT Mag also Mirror finished or are they left rough ? And are the wheels clear coated ? Thanks for your time and effort in this matter.
Ron
July 5th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Ron,
Thanks for your time in asking about the SLT. The sides of the holes (windows) are in an as-cast condition. The wheel is clear coated after it is machined and the window is also clear coated. The wheels can be polished including the window. Hot Rod Hanks can sell you the wheels and also polish them if you choose. There is a link to Hot Rod Hanks web site on my blog.
Larry
July 9th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I have another question about the SLT Muscle Mag please . When you look at the back-side what do you see? The photo from the front makes it look solid all the way through. Or will you see hollow form spaces and channels/groves in the wheel. Tomorrow I will attempt to locate a local disstributer here again, and see if they have one I can look at. There are just some things you need to see up close before ordering.And wheels are one of them.
Thanks
July 10th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Ron,
You’re correct, the back is carved out. This is done to reduce the weight. Weight reduction helps cut the cost which effects the selling price. In addition the less the wheel weighs the less unsprung weight on the suspension which in turn effects the handling and the wear on the suspension components (bearings, bushings, shocks).
As for finding a location in you area that has a sample, you might try Stockton Wheel (800 395-9433).
July 11th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Thanks for the info on the SLT. I dont supose you could tell me the Diameter of the center hole and if the center cap will acomidate the lengh of my hub. Its 2.5 in long on my 1989 RS Camaro.
July 11th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for the info on the SLT. I don’t suppose you could tell me the Diameter of the center hole and if the center cap will accommodate the length of my hub. Its 2.5 in long on my 1989 RS Camaro.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Ron,
The diameter of the center bore is 3.25″. It narrows to 3.00′ at the point the cap is attached to the wheel which is about 1.125″ from the mounting face (back side) of the wheel. There is at least 3.50′ of free space under the cap so you should be okay with your 2.50″ hub length.
October 7th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
i’m trying to determine when lug nuts were first used to mount car wheels. i realize you weren’t necessarily there when this happened, but i thought you might know. thanks!
October 12th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Julie,
Good question. I don’t know, I can only guess. I’m sure that wheels on vehicles have been held on the axel by some form of a threaded nut before motorized vehicles (horseless carriages) came on the scene. The use of a single knock-off type threaded nut is still used on race cars today. When the use of multiple studs and nuts began was probably in the early 1900′s along with neumatic tires. Sorry I can’t give you a better answer.
Larry