Split rim/ Widow makers welded?
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Not sure what you mean by drop center. Could you explain?
Marmon-Herrington Man
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A drop center rim is exactly what the name implies. It allows a car or light truck tire having a flexible bead to fall into the drop while the bead elongates and stretches over the rim lips. No widow maker has a drop center, although some were termed semi-drop center. The rim lips of a widow maker are too tall in most cases, and truck tire beads too rigid, to allow a tire to squeeze past without ruining the tire bead. Stu
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I can't find the exact thread I want.
This one discusses, + and -, Stockton Wheel. Things must have changed there or they wouldn't still be in business. Any input on them?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...uper-easy.html
More excellent info in this thread, with additional sources (as of posting date) for moving your centers to drop center tubeless rims.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ears-used.html
This one discusses, + and -, Stockton Wheel. Things must have changed there or they wouldn't still be in business. Any input on them?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...uper-easy.html
More excellent info in this thread, with additional sources (as of posting date) for moving your centers to drop center tubeless rims.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ears-used.html
Marmon-Herrington Man
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Last I heard Stockton Wheel was still in operation under new management. Frank, the prior owner, passed away. Having heard nothing negative about them since Frank’s passing, I take that as an indicator of where the problem was. Stu
