I can give some info on them. American Wheel Specialist, in Pasco, WA, is the wholesale custom wheel supplier to the huge Les Schwab chain of west coast tire dealerships. I visited them probably three years ago and spent most of a morning sitting with the owner, Juan Murillo, and his son Shaun talking wheels. Like Grigg is to you guys, I'm a wheel resource guy on the Ford truck forum. When I visited AWS I got a tour, then sat firing questions from my list. One thing I learned was that they remount old centers (whether from yard inventory or the customer's own) into new "locking ring" tube type or tubeless outer rims. This is unlike Stockton that welds a flat face plate to existing wheel donors then machines out the old wheel centers. The AWS wheels look more original for this reason. I don't know whether Stockton has now reopened under new ownership since Frank's death. Since AWS is a wholesaler, guys living within the Schwab west coast service area would have to work through their local Schwab dealer to get AWS custom wheels. Those of us living east can work directly with AWS. Hope that helps some. Stu
