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Offline SPARKY

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15" steel wheels Manufacture
« on: February 08, 2020, 09:52:21 AM »
Are there any steel wheel manufactures left?   I need some 5x5" slightly dished 15X6.5" made to clear some Buick finned drums I can't seem to find the guys in Ark that I have ordered wheels from over the years may just have to try to make them but its not as simple as when wheels were rivited together
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Offline Peter Jack

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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2020, 10:42:24 AM »
A quick web search brought up Stockton Wheel at Stocktonwheel dot com.
Hope this helps.

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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2020, 12:04:35 PM »
Sparky, try this guy dbill tds.net <dbill@tds.net> It could be diamond racing wheels, but I don't remember and all my old emails don't show a name....
found it.... been a while so don't know if they are still there
Diamond Racing Wheels
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2020, 09:40:58 PM »
I've had good luck with Wheelsmith in CA.

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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2020, 11:53:40 PM »
Thanks guys
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2020, 05:45:51 PM »
Were you looking for Marsh Racing Wheels in Arkansas?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Automotive-Parts-Store/Marsh-Racing-Wheels-160488757305445/

I've gotten wheels from them years ago so don't know if it is still the same owners or not,

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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2020, 07:06:14 PM »
Unfortunately it looks like the last entry in FB for Marsh Racing Wheels was in 2015. They used to be a great supplier.

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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2020, 11:09:44 PM »
  Back in 1998, Bruce Geisler, Courtney Hizer and myself had both 15" and 18" wheels made by "Hoppy" Hopson in L.A.
  Hoppy worked for American Racing Wheel and had a side business making steel wheels for roundy-round racers (think "aero type").
  The last I heard (about ten years ago) Hoppy was General Manager at American Racing Wheel so You might track Him down there.
  He had a really slick set up that pressed the centers in and checked the runout (none) on a rotating fixture which had three wire feed welders with fixed torch heads located 120 degrees apart but separate from the rotating table.  When He hit the button all three welders started simultaniously (I ain't got no dictionary close) as did the rotating jig.  In about thirty seconds one side would be fully welded and then He flipped them over and repeated the process.
  Bruce knew him really well but We are two weeks late to ask Him and now He and Courtney are building cars in the sky.
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2020, 10:01:05 AM »
These guys are always at PRI: http://www.bassettwheel.com/contact.html
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2020, 11:05:53 AM »
These people have made me several sets of 15" wheels, call them.
Paulsen Motorsports
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2020, 11:24:29 AM »
The owner at Marsh passed away in 2015.  They tried to keep it going, but have closed.
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2020, 03:01:53 PM »
A couple shown in the Jegs catalog I got Saturday
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Re: 15" steel wheels Manufacture
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2020, 03:22:47 PM »
Sparky. Sent you a PM.

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