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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 | Guys I am not sure if looking at a wheel I can certify it to be a widow maker or not. Could you look at the picture and please give me your opinion. http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Ibs2LFo3bsfG
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When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Any wheel consisting of more than one part has falsely been accused of being a widow-maker at one time or another. When handled properly they are no more dangerous than a hoodlum with a cap pistol.
Find a local tire shop that deals with big trucks and you will be fine. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Appears to be a three piece (total) lock ring type wheel.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 21 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 21 | It looks like a 3 piece wheel with the lock ring missing.
kelvin | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 3 | I am currently dealing with replacing my rims, wich are confirmed widow makers (had one blow up on me one time, when i in ignorance toped off the air in the tires). Note: I now know you can not just air up Firstone RH-1 style rims AKA (Widowmakers) they must be pulled off the vehicle and placed in a tire cage before you air them up, or due any mantainence to them. Im luky i wasn't killed. I was just driving away after airing up when the left rear outer blew. The explosion was huge! The rim split completly in half at where the two halfs join. The outer half was blown approximitly 50 feet away, and probably would have gone further if it haden't been stoped by another veihicle. I looked at the picture you posted. It doesn't look like my rims. Yours appears to be a lock ring style. These are much safer than the RH-1. But they still are bias bly tube type tire/rim setups that must have respect. If you decide to keep what you have and not up grade to one piece rim/radial tires, be sure to have them serviced by a profesional tire shop that will have the tire cage. Or shop around and get your own tire cage. That way if the due pop, the cage will keep you from being killed. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 720 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 720 | Aren't those the type where the lock ring is a square stock ring wedged between the wheel and the locking rim?
The design seems a lot more solid than the 2-piece split ring rims I have on 'Tater.
1956 GMC 370 dump " 'Tater "1970 VW Volksrod "the Black Bomber" 2007 Chevy Avalanche 2020 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 2005 Harley Davidson FLHTCUI I dig all cars, old and new, whether they were hammered out of American iron, German steel, or Japanese tin cans. Being unable to appreciate them all is missing out on a world of great things.
But thats just MY opinion! :P
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