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« on: May 12, 2011, 16:29:07 pm »

Here is their web site for these wheels. Not a lot of options for widths and offset, but the 4s and 6s should work for most street cars.

http://www.usawheeloffroad.com/

I plan to use these wheels on the street most of the time, and keep the DDS wheels for special shows....
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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2011, 16:36:26 pm »

Just mailed them to see if they can make 13s Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011, 00:43:18 am »

16x4 nice for a split bug or a Barndoor.
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2011, 04:18:49 am »

  Custom Metal Spinning does a good job too and open to custom sizing though I'm not sure about 13's  but wouldn't surprise me.  Best known as CMS

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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2011, 05:31:19 am »

Here is their web site for these wheels. Not a lot of options for widths and offset, but the 4s and 6s should work for most street cars.

http://www.usawheeloffroad.com/

I plan to use these wheels on the street most of the time, and keep the DDS wheels for special shows....
Thanks for the tip Deano, I was looking for a pair of 6's to mounts some DOT's on. I can't keep driving on race weight Erco's and
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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2011, 09:45:06 am »

Deano showed me these wheels last week, and placed them next to his original DDS pie-pans. Very close!

A very high-quality wheel. Cool
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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2011, 16:57:34 pm »

  Custom Metal Spinning does a good job too and open to custom sizing though I'm not sure about 13's  but wouldn't surprise me.  Best known as CMS

  562-531-9600. Ask for Walter number 2
Hi jason, Do they do other stuff? Is it a job shop or do they just make wheels?  Thanks
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2011, 06:11:27 am »

  They make wheels.  Not sure if anything else.  Pretty small shop very good guy. Give him a ring.    He makes Erco's wheels.
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2011, 18:22:53 pm »

Thanks for the heads up jason.
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2011, 21:10:04 pm »

Walter is great people -- He custom made the front and rear rims for the Fiat -- He does the ERCO rims -- but he can do almost any thickness and he makes a ton of rims for ATV's and stuff

http://www.custommetalspinning.com/



He also did the rims on Borden's Fiat too

 

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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2012, 18:28:55 pm »

Here is their web site for these wheels. Not a lot of options for widths and offset, but the 4s and 6s should work for most street cars.

http://www.usawheeloffroad.com/

I plan to use these wheels on the street most of the time, and keep the DDS wheels for special shows....

Deano what were the specs on the wheels you got, as far as

-Offset....std is 2", I assume that means positive, or towards the outside of the rim
-Widths....15x4 and 15x6?
-Lug holes....14mm ball seat?
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« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2012, 02:49:29 am »

  They make wheels.  Not sure if anything else.  Pretty small shop very good guy. Give him a ring.    He makes Erco's wheels.

Why, is he not married?

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« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2012, 06:02:50 am »

Mike, the new 6" rim has a 4" back spacing. The 4" rim has a 2-1/2-inch back spacing (same as the DDS). I don't have my DDS 6" wheel here, so I can not compare it right away. But I think the U.S.A. Wheel has a slightly greater back spacing. I also noticed that the U.S.A. Wheels have a more noticeable lip on them, which shows up when you mount them with a 135 tire. I am using 12mm studs in front, and 14mm studs in the rear.
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« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2012, 16:28:13 pm »

Thanks Deano. 

So it seems with the backspacing on these wheels, everything will fit OK (tuck under) in stock VW fenders with stock suspension components (no narrowed beam, etc). 

So with the ball mounts, you can use either 12mm or 14mm in the 14mm hole and it will center correctly.
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« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2012, 16:53:43 pm »

Mike, Gary offers these wheels in both 12mm and 14mm stud holes. So, you must have the correct hole size and matching lug setup. My old '67, with a stock beam and brakes, had 4.5-inch DDS wheels with 135s with no problems. I am going to machine down the lips on all of these wheels before I use them...
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« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2012, 19:10:58 pm »

Just ordered up some of these babies for my 64, whoopee!
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