Daryle, wrong again.... Ever hear of mini/micro sprints? There's 1000's of these cars in the states, and they use 10" wheels.... CR
Daryle Redlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Dave, Along the same lines as Chris. Weld is a very large company and makes alot of parts for the sprint car market. As they said, they don't make parts for your application so why do you guys keep comparing us to them. Its like saying that a Ferrari is to expensive because Toyota makes cars for less. I bet a piece of 2024 would be worth about $50. plus the rim shells and the machine time and assembly. I doubt anyone would machine a center for you for less than 60 or 70 dollars. So if you add your Weld wheel parts together at 2x54 plus 50 plus 60 plus time to build etc it works out to about 220 per wheel not including labor. Our retail for a 8" custom made to YOUR specs is only 268. I don't think that we are to far off. There is so little money in 10" wheels that its not worth even making them. Sorry, but that's the truth. Daryle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim's Lawn Shop" To: Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:21 PM Subject: [F500] Kodiak Rims ? > Chris and others, > I checked with Weld Racing today and they told me they have > nothing for our applications, some were close. > 2 interesting things though, a 10 by 4 outer shell was $54 bucks > without beadlock. American aluminum must cost a lot less > than that Canadian stuff, surprising they can even afford to put > their beer in cans anymore! Anyway, Weld also has what they call a direct > mount > wheel in 10 x 8 for about $85. I could be tempted to get one > and cut a center for it out of a piece of 2024 that I have. Would > be a pretty quick project with the rotary table on the mill. > Anybody have a clue as to the loads a mini sprinter puts on > wheels compared to a F500? > Dave Phaneuf --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
