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Date:         Sat, 26 Jun 1999 01:47:55 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
Comments: To: wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net
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In a message dated 99-06-26 01:37:05 EDT, wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes:

<< I am not at all an expert on such things, but I have been told by a couple normally reliable sources that if you machine out the center of a steel wheel to the extent that you remove the curled-out lip of metal, you will reduce the integrity of the wheel, and with side stresses the wheel will tend to "oil can" a bit and will eventually fail. I don't have any idea what the time frame is, but this has been a concern for me and the reason I didn't buy some passat (I think) wheels a while back. >>

i've never had or heard of a problem with it. the lugs bear the weight, not the hole in the middle. remember the old '70 down bus, and '67 down bug wheels? there was an awfully big "hole" in the middle of them, too.

plus the audi turbo wheels are alloy, thicker.

chris


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