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Michael Lewis (Puffbus)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 7:40 pm: | |
I have a set of stainless simulators to install on front and drive axles (MCI9). They require the removal of five lug nuts. Can five of ten nuts be removed without jacking the bus, or should I just let the local tire shop do this? |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 8:21 pm: | |
You can remove 5 of the 10 without consequence and without jacking it up. I have them on 2 buses, no problem; 1 with Budd and 1 w/hub pilot wheels. |
Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 12:33 am: | |
__. Ummm, what's a "simulator" and what does it simulate?????
Thx, |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 1:02 am: | |
Wheel liner; chrome wheels. |
John Jewett (Jayjay)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 10:13 pm: | |
No, they simulate stainless steel hub caps. I have chrome wheels on my bus, and simulators, no matter how well polished, can't come close to the chrome shine. ...JJ |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 11:48 pm: | |
22.5 Spinners seen on a truck the other day. I want those along with blue LEDs on my windsheld wipers & license plate frames. ;) |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 12:29 am: | |
Sorry to disagree w/u JayJay, but SS wheel liners are not made to simulate SS hubcaps, They are SS, so in that respect they are not simulating and they very clearly are made as wheel liners, not caps, even though most of them come with baby moon center caps. As for the attainable brilliance of SS, I again disagree w/you. It can be polished to a brilliance that matches chrome. Granted, most are not, but that does not mean that they cannot be. And since you enjoy casting barbs, when was the last time you ever saw solid SS flake off? |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 10:39 am: | |
To me, chrome liners or chromed wheels look cheap. Might as well buy a can of chrome paint as is done in the LA area.
Nothing takes the place of stainless liners and then next best is polished aluminum for class looks.
Richard |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 11:14 am: | |
Chromed wheels look good but problem is chrome usually peels and flakes, and rusts thru. Alum. wheels, both satin and new ultra-polish, are expensive (unless you can find a broke-ass trucker about to lose his truck on repo; and never trust a wrecking yard take-off) and require a lot of maintenance. SS are a cheaper alternative than both, require very little maintenance to keep attractive, and can be polished to a mirror finish if u want to invest the time and effort. Once polished, they require minimal effort to maintain in that condition. |
Kyle Brandt (Kyle4501)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 3:40 pm: | |
I, personally, like the look of chrome/ polished stainless (I'll forgo the spinners & LED's for now). But since the chrome plating process can make the steel brittle & prone to cracking, I'll stick with alum steer wheels & chrome rears.
I was told that you need to visually inspect the wheels for the tell-tale rust streaks, signs of cracks and loose lug nuts. Also the hub temperature needs to be checked to warn of bearing distress. Simulators make checking these things more difficult.
In some areas it is illegal to use covers or simulators on the steer axle for this reason.
My $.02 worth,
kyle4501 |