1973 c700 split rim wheels
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1973 c700 split rim wheels
i have been fixing up a COE for the marching band, the school district is rejecting our donated truck because it has split rims. but i "thought" i had the better version of these "widow makers". i have pictures posted in ALBUMS, could someone determine if mine are the 'illegal' rims. we have put so many hours into this truck.
please take a look at the fotos in my album and let me know if i am needing to replace hubs and rims. and what my options are......Thank You
please take a look at the fotos in my album and let me know if i am needing to replace hubs and rims. and what my options are......Thank You
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i have been fixing up a COE for the marching band, the school district is rejecting our donated truck because it has split rims. but i "thought" i had the better version of these "widow makers". i have pictures posted in ALBUMS, could someone determine if mine are the 'illegal' rims. we have put so many hours into this truck.
please take a look at the fotos in my album and let me know if i am needing to replace hubs and rims. and what my options are......Thank You
please take a look at the fotos in my album and let me know if i am needing to replace hubs and rims. and what my options are......Thank You
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X2 on the lock ring wheels, nothing "wrong" with them.
But I'd rather have 22.5 tubeless tires. In talking to the school district, be sure they are not rejecting tube-type tires as well as the lock ring wheels.
But I'd rather have 22.5 tubeless tires. In talking to the school district, be sure they are not rejecting tube-type tires as well as the lock ring wheels.
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Beyond that, I'm looking at a '73 Ford Condor motorhome, and it has disk wheels that have a lock ring. If you decide to swap out to a different hub set-up, I'll let them go to you cheap. BTW, I grew up by Reno....Silver Springs to be precise. I can tell you, that there is absolutely nothing in any of NRS laws about RH5* split rims, and nothing in any state rules about them. The only thing I can figure, is that the person you've talked to doesn't know what a widow maker actually is, and thinks any wheel that is more than one piece is a widow maker. That person may also believe that the insurance company for the district won't cover any expenses associated with an accident, but he/she has likely never even read the policy. The only time an insurance company will be able to deny a claim, is the policy specifically exludes something. Since the wheels are original equipment type, the insurance will cover any accident associated with it. Also, take a look around your area. I will guarantee you that more than one city, county, or state owned rig will have those wheels on it. I know that I've personally seen several, although it has been 12 years since I left Nevada.
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RE widowmakers etc, there are some links here that have pics and diagrams so you can tell the difference more easily. The visible locking ring as the wheel rim isn't a WM. Also, a little history and the IIHS efforts to recall all those wheels, and more in the last post on that thread:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...-purchase.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...-purchase.html
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It could very well be that whatever maintenance shop the school uses, or maybe even runs itself, is not equipped to deal with split rims, no matter what type. It could very well be that they refuse to do anything that doesn't use tubeless tires.
I used to drive a truck for a living in my mid 20's, the truck I drove, an Isuzu box-truck, had split rims, and many if not MOST shops refused to deal with them.
I used to drive a truck for a living in my mid 20's, the truck I drove, an Isuzu box-truck, had split rims, and many if not MOST shops refused to deal with them.
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split rims
it's the school districts and lawyers that impede volunteers/booster parents from helping out. the affluant school have all the top notch gear; the schools on the wrong side of the trauck have to scrape by and jump thru hoops to get to the competition. forgive me for my rant on a truck blog.......... the other issue is it's a 40 y.o. truck, thats really COOL.
thanks for the support and help
thanks for the support and help
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