panhead
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I don't mind the OX wheels but be aware I had a set on my old ute and they took a hell of a lot of work to balance. I agree with what he said^^^^^^^^^
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They required a lot of wheel weights to balance properly. Hope that answers your question
What brand are those rims and where did you source them as info like that is a great help to other members and allows us to avoid them like the plague.
I haven’t bought off the shelf rims in 20 years and the last set of locally made rims I had were a set of Dragways for a Torana which was also about that long ago.
I’m currently waiting for my seventh set of O/S rims and I must say there are a couple of obvious rules to follow and you shouldn’t have much problem.
The first is to buy reputable brands, if you can’t find talk about them on the internet then don’t touch them.
I know even the good brands can have the occasional hiccup but they will also have many fans and you will quickly learn if they have an acceptable build quality.
For example the Vossens like waynebatt has on his wagon has many oversea fans and much can be found about them on US car forums, in particular the BMW and MERC Forums.
The second if you’re not sourcing from the manufacturer is to research your supplier and be sure they are as equally reputable as the rims.
The net is a wonderful place for info these days.
Rims that can’t be balanced are cheap and the old story of you get what you pay for comes into play.
If they were pricey and like that and they won’t give you a refund then you should be screaming it to the world.
I’ve sourced O/S rims from local distributors, overseas distributors and the manufacturers themselves and I’ve only ever had one problem.
A rim arrived with shipping damage.
The manufacturer asked for photos and then said to keep it as a spare and apologised that it would take a few weeks make and deliver another to me.
I can’t complain about that service and to make things better I had the damaged rim polished and it looked as good as new.
The golden rule is to always do your homework.