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Old 01-24-2020 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by bill_delong
Aluminum bead locks are more popular for crawlers, they provide extra weight needed to improve performance, however aluminum wheels are not used in high speed application where hard impacts will dent the aluminum which won't return back to the original shape... if you are just looking for some bling for a shelf queen, then you might be able to make something like these work with minimum modification, the front wheels have bearing inserts, so it will be only for show:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-2-2...EAAOSw629azdZB

Another option is to make your own mold and pour your own aluminum wheels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfsY...D&index=9&t=0s
Thanks for the input. I was just sick of these disk wheels and was looking for something different for my buggy.

Thanks,
AC