Firestone Accu-forge wheels

[mbulriss]

That's a right good price Mike! However, Brad has a 1978 FC with the
Firestones so his current rims should only be 22.5 x 7.5" wide. Just
pointing that out since he just needs one, to match the others, as I
understood his post. On the other hand 2 of those wider rims in the
front really helps the steering out a bunch. And then you can switch
a front rim to the back. I made that change on my 83 PT40 and it
helped the 'wander' immensely.

I need another Accuride also, but I think the 91 WB has 9" wide rims.
Anyone know if that's right?

By the way, I visited the Accuride (successor to Firestone) web site
one time and noticed that they had some recalls for splitting between
the lug holes, so I need to check that again.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
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> I got a stash of polished 8.25" x 22.5 Alcoas polished and nice,
$150 bucks ea.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pete Masterson
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Firestone Accu-forge wheels
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> You are correct that this should be attended to immediately. The
> crack-fault could lead to a catastrophic wheel failure. (You think a
> blowout can mess up body work -- you don't want to even think what a
> wheel failure might do.)
>
> Often the source of the cracks is over-torque of the lug nuts.
>
> You'll need to contact the wheel manufacturer to see if it is
> advisable to be repaired. It may depend on the actual size of the
> crack. Ask the manufacturer to refer you to a repair station, if it's
> possible to repair the crack. These are highly critical safety issues
> and you don't want a sub-par repair that may quickly fail again.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
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> On Aug 21, 2007, at 10:10 AM, kingmtpg wrote:
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> > When I purchased my 78 35"FC it had a crack in one of the Firestone
> > Accu-forge wheels. The crack was from one of the lug bolt holes
to one
> > of the "Slot" holes. Now, 5 months later I see a tiny crack
radiating
> > outward in another lug bolt hole, no doubt heading for another of
> > the "slot" holes. Am I correct in thinking this should be dealt with
> > promptly? Can they be repaired? Is this a common problem with
> > Firestone
> > Accu-forge wheels and if I replace it with an Alcoa, will it mix and
> > match ok with the Firestones? Sorry to bother with so many
questions,
> > but your knowledge base is unsurpassed. Brad Bloxham 78 35FC
> >
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