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harryc · 12-05-2012, 11:07 AM

I purchased a set of kelsey hayes wheels a while back and they have been setting in my garage unused. Today I decided to look look them over a little more closely. I put them on the front of one of my cars and spun them. All five have at least two spots where the runout is about !/8 of an inch. Is this acceptable ? How much runout do 16 inch wheels normally Have ? thanks

Rowdy · 12-05-2012, 11:18 AM

I would think .125 is not really bad, but not optimal. How is the wobble? I try to find wheels under .075, but KH are not hard to find. Brent has a post here on FB about how to properly straighten wheels. Rod

H. L. Chauvin · 12-05-2012, 11:41 AM

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Hi Harry,

Humble Opinion:

Thousands & thousands of Model A owners over the past (80) or so years would love to have had just one (1) Model A problem, i.e., a 1/8" run out on their steel wheels while driving with four (4) or five (5) big flexible mounted 16" tire.

Tinkering with wheel straightners & heating wire wheel spokes with torches & cool shrinking the spokes will only lead to possibly far more runout problems & even wheel off center problems.

Just get it going, drive it often, & have fun.

12-05-2012, 11:07 AM	#1
harryc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: CA Posts: 207	16 inch wheel runout I purchased a set of kelsey hayes wheels a while back and they have been setting in my garage unused. Today I decided to look look them over a little more closely. I put them on the front of one of my cars and spun them. All five have at least two spots where the runout is about !/8 of an inch. Is this acceptable ? How much runout do 16 inch wheels normally Have ? thanks

12-05-2012, 11:18 AM	#2
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: 16 inch wheel runout I would think .125 is not really bad, but not optimal. How is the wobble? I try to find wheels under .075, but KH are not hard to find. Brent has a post here on FB about how to properly straighten wheels. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!

12-05-2012, 11:41 AM	#3
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: 16 inch wheel runout Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hi Harry, Humble Opinion: Thousands & thousands of Model A owners over the past (80) or so years would love to have had just one (1) Model A problem, i.e., a 1/8" run out on their steel wheels while driving with four (4) or five (5) big flexible mounted 16" tire. Tinkering with wheel straightners & heating wire wheel spokes with torches & cool shrinking the spokes will only lead to possibly far more runout problems & even wheel off center problems. Just get it going, drive it often, & have fun.