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Original Budd Wheels, Anyone Running Them
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Original Budd Wheels, Anyone Running Them
I have the five original Budd 16" X 5.5" split rims from my '73 F250 Camper Special, mounted with the original Firestone 750 x 16 10 ply rated nylon cord tires. The stainless steel hub caps are near perfect, no curb rash and no dents. Anyone still running their original rims? Do you have trouble finding someone to mount the tires? Or do you do it yourself? Yeah, I realize the potential dangers of this type rim. I've heard it is illegal in some areas to run them but I've never seen this documented. Perhaps the ICC or is it DOT now, deems them illegal. Anyone know? And no, I would not run the original 38 YO tires very far but they sure look macho, old school.
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Why use em? Ever seen a video of a split rim coming apart? It ain't a pretty sight. They can lift a small car 5 feet in the air. And finding someone who is adept at mounting them is getting harder and harder to do.
4 solid steel rims are cheap and easy to find, and look better IMHO. You need new tires anyway.
4 solid steel rims are cheap and easy to find, and look better IMHO. You need new tires anyway.
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Why use em? Ever seen a video of a split rim coming apart? It ain't a pretty sight. They can lift a small car 5 feet in the air. And finding someone who is adept at mounting them is getting harder and harder to do.
4 solid steel rims are cheap and easy to find, and look better IMHO. You need new tires anyway.
4 solid steel rims are cheap and easy to find, and look better IMHO. You need new tires anyway.
We use split wheels on aircraft and I can guarantee you a C-130 doing an assault landing on an unimproved runway puts a lot more wear on a wheel than you could ever dream of doing with a truck. As long as the wheel is properly inspected and assembled there is absolutely no risk in using them. A proper inspection does include a full NDI which could be either an X-Ray or eddy current inspection to ensure no cracks are there that are invisible to the naked eye.
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We use split wheels on aircraft and I can guarantee you a C-130 doing an assault landing on an unimproved runway puts a lot more wear on a wheel than you could ever dream of doing with a truck. As long as the wheel is properly inspected and assembled there is absolutely no risk in using them. A proper inspection does include a full NDI which could be either an X-Ray or eddy current inspection to ensure no cracks are there that are invisible to the naked eye.
im not sure ive ever seen a plane wheel that isnt split
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We use split wheels on aircraft and I can guarantee you a C-130 doing an assault landing on an unimproved runway puts a lot more wear on a wheel than you could ever dream of doing with a truck. As long as the wheel is properly inspected and assembled there is absolutely no risk in using them. A proper inspection does include a full NDI which could be either an X-Ray or eddy current inspection to ensure no cracks are there that are invisible to the naked eye.
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They are a hassle. But with the right tools That would fit behind the seat, and in the glovebox. You could change a tire in the middle of nowhere. If you kept a tube, liner and tire in the bed. Ultimate trail rig.
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They are all split. But the 130 exerts more pressure doing an assault landing than any fighter landing does. Except Navy fighters, those things take a BEATING. The assault landing is the closest an Air Force pilot will ever get to doing a carrier landing.
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Which is more than likely why they stopped using them on trucks. People weren't getting the inspections done because it was either too much $$ or a PITA finding someone to do it, which caused rim failures.
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