> Dan Buettner wrote:
>
> > Please exercise care driving on these wheels - not that I think FT is
> > selling you bum goods (not at all!), but ISTR reading that the original
> > 4" rims just don't hold up very well.
> >
> > Anyone else recall this?
Geo Hahn replied :
>
> Are these the ones prone to cracking between the lug holes?
They are _all_ prone to cracking in the center, both between the holes and
around the flat area. Somewhere, I have a recommendation from BFE to weld
in a reinforcing plate, if you try to go racing on original wheels. IMO
it's worth inspecting even on a street-only car, during routine brake and
lube service.
Randall
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