C3 - Are all replacement rally wheels equal?

[Michael W.]

And there's your answer-

the runout is from your new rotors, not from removing the rivets or having wobbly wheels.

Being that the face of the spindles is rarely perfectly square/perpendicular to the axle, new rotors must always be measured in-situ for runout prior to putting the car on the road.

The procedure to correct any runout is to have the spindle and the new rotor machined as a matched pair.

BTW- original, correct KH rally wheels are sometimes surprisingly out of round right out of the box. 1/8" is not unusual.

[Michael W.]

And there's your answer-

the runout is from your new rotors, not from removing the rivets or having wobbly wheels.

Being that the face of the spindles is rarely perfectly square/perpendicular to the axle, new rotors must always be measured in-situ for runout prior to putting the car on the road.

The procedure to correct any runout is to have the spindle and the new rotor machined as a matched pair.

BTW- original, correct KH rally wheels are sometimes surprisingly out of round right out of the box. 1/8" is not unusual.

[Michael S.]

Re: And there's your answer-

My good friend with the local Corvette Parts Store quit selling Kelsey Hayes Rally wheels over 4 years ago as at least 2 wheels from ever set of 4 sold had noticeable runout. Customer's were returning the wheels as the runout was very noticeable during computer balancing and wanting replacement wheels. Since he spent so much time and customer hassle TRYING to make a GOOD set, he solved the problem and quit selling the wheels. This guy sold 6-8 sets a month. You can imaginie the headaches.

A recent purchase again in March of a 1 set pf Kelsey Hayes wheels again yielded 2 of the four wheels with runout issues. They were returned. All of these wheels were purchased from the KH distributor. This is not a new issue to the distributor. Most customers just accept the problem and KH apparently does not care! Good ole American made quality!

While the offshore wheels may not look correct, they have not had runout issues. Good driving car, correct appearance, you decide???

[Michael S.]

Re: And there's your answer-

My good friend with the local Corvette Parts Store quit selling Kelsey Hayes Rally wheels over 4 years ago as at least 2 wheels from ever set of 4 sold had noticeable runout. Customer's were returning the wheels as the runout was very noticeable during computer balancing and wanting replacement wheels. Since he spent so much time and customer hassle TRYING to make a GOOD set, he solved the problem and quit selling the wheels. This guy sold 6-8 sets a month. You can imaginie the headaches.

A recent purchase again in March of a 1 set pf Kelsey Hayes wheels again yielded 2 of the four wheels with runout issues. They were returned. All of these wheels were purchased from the KH distributor. This is not a new issue to the distributor. Most customers just accept the problem and KH apparently does not care! Good ole American made quality!

While the offshore wheels may not look correct, they have not had runout issues. Good driving car, correct appearance, you decide???