Brizio Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I'm looking for some wheels so in 1/24-25, but Where I can find them? Andi kit that has them? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Not sure....but do you want all the cracks with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutskeeter Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I've got some spare Torq Thrust wheels that could looks similar to those wheels if painted the right color and weathered of course along with running over the wheels with a lawnmower... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 AITM sells wheels like that http://www.aitruckmodels.com/pages/dtwheelsandtires.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Not cracked! That is a split rim! A two piece wheel. That split is so you can get the ring on and off! Dangerous things when doing tire repairs! Saw a guy lose a hand to one(he wasn't using the cage correctly) and another at the truck stop got killed when one blew off the ring and hit him under the chin!(he wasn't using the cage at all!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Not cracked! That is a split rim! A two piece wheel. That split is so you can get the ring on and off! Dangerous things when doing tire repairs! Saw a guy lose a hand to one(he wasn't using the cage correctly) and another at the truck stop got killed when one blew off the ring and hit him under the chin!(he wasn't using the cage at all!) 60 Minutes had a story on these type of wheels way back in the 1970s or 1980s. Guys where getting killed when they inflated these things and the weld failed. I thought they outlaw them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matilda66 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 spyders were always the more common tyre ,rim combo here in Australia but seems as though the aluminum 10 hole alcoa is now the prefered type seen on our roads less weight etc but yes they are dangerous i had splitrims on the old land cruiser not anymore most AMT/ERTL mack kits came out with spyders and i think the road boss and old gmc kits did as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Not cracked! That is a split rim! A two piece wheel. That split is so you can get the ring on and off! Dangerous things when doing tire repairs! Saw a guy lose a hand to one(he wasn't using the cage correctly) and another at the truck stop got killed when one blew off the ring and hit him under the chin!(he wasn't using the cage at all!) 60 Minutes had a story on these type of wheels way back in the 1970s or 1980s. Guys where getting killed when they inflated these things and the weld failed. I thought they outlaw them. Those are good examples why those old split rims were called "widowmakers". By the way, there are also spoke wheels like that in the Revell AG Kenworth Australia W900. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 that rim is cracked !!! look look at the bottom right edge of the rim Look at the top of the rim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 spyders were always the more common tyre ,rim combo here in Australia but seems as though the aluminum 10 hole alcoa is now the prefered type seen on our roads less weight etc but yes they are dangerous i had splitrims on the old land cruiser not anymore most AMT/ERTL mack kits came out with spyders and i think the road boss and old gmc kits did as well You can't use aluminum in the Outback or can you?? Just asking. Seems to me those will not last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Looking for photos of 17" split rim wheels for a Chevy 1 ton I ran across a lot of discussions on split rims. Personally I think they all sound scary, but based on the comments I read the "widowmaker" nickname applies to a specific style of split rim that literally splits the rim in half, these are illegal now. The types with a removable rim like that pictured are obsolete but relatively safe and not illegal, although many tire shops won't touch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Looking for photos of 17" split rim wheels for a Chevy 1 ton I ran across a lot of discussions on split rims. Personally I think they all sound scary, but based on the comments I read the "widowmaker" nickname applies to a specific style of split rim that literally splits the rim in half, these are illegal now. The types with a removable rim like that pictured are obsolete but relatively safe and not illegal, although many tire shops won't touch them. Yes these are still in use more than they really should be. Most on old dump trailers. That is what they were on at the sod farm I drove for! Most places have either retired the vehicles that were using them or changed them over! It is almost impossible to fins a tire service around here that will touch them. BTW these types of wheels were referred to as widowmakers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 We were taught about these in school, but I knew I would never get the chance to mess with them. From the stories I've heard, I don't feel like I'm missing out either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Thank you guys for all the replies... I think to go with the Aaronw link. Those wheels looks the close to match the one in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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