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Houdini · 07-25-2017, 05:14 PM

I need to find a good replacement 19 inch wheel and will be going to a local swap meet this coming weekend.

I can certainly look carefully at wheels to see if there are cracks and worn lug bolt holes, but I'm trying to figure out a simple way, or jig I can make to check to see if the wheel will run straight.

One wheel that I am not using is too out of alignment and wobbles too much (run out). Another wheel I have has cracks on the inner hub that I don't like. That one has been welded before by the previous owner and re-cracked. So, to be clear, I'm not looking for ways to fix the current wheels, but a way to evaluate an unmounted swap meet wheel.

I've mounted wheels on the car and turned them using a dial indicator to see how out of line they are in terms of side wobble, but I am trying to figure out how to do a simple test, or make a simple jig, to use at a swap meet where I don't have the car there to mount it and test. I don't have an extra axle and wheel drum. Any ideas?

07-25-2017, 05:14 PM	#1
Houdini Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Central Texas Posts: 113	How to evaluate wheels at swap meet I need to find a good replacement 19 inch wheel and will be going to a local swap meet this coming weekend. I can certainly look carefully at wheels to see if there are cracks and worn lug bolt holes, but I'm trying to figure out a simple way, or jig I can make to check to see if the wheel will run straight. One wheel that I am not using is too out of alignment and wobbles too much (run out). Another wheel I have has cracks on the inner hub that I don't like. That one has been welded before by the previous owner and re-cracked. So, to be clear, I'm not looking for ways to fix the current wheels, but a way to evaluate an unmounted swap meet wheel. I've mounted wheels on the car and turned them using a dial indicator to see how out of line they are in terms of side wobble, but I am trying to figure out how to do a simple test, or make a simple jig, to use at a swap meet where I don't have the car there to mount it and test. I don't have an extra axle and wheel drum. Any ideas?