New 19.5 Aluminum Dually Wheels

[Ross]

Does anyone know anything about these? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-5-DUALLY-AMR-THUNDER-II-WHEELS-DODGE-DUAL-RIMS_W0QQitemZ140090689099QQihZ004QQcategoryZ43959QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



They're definitely not Rickson, but seem inexpensive for a set of 6.



Not sure I love the style, but they're "ok. "



I wonder what the load capacity per wheel is?

 

[kshimizu]

I've been watching his ad, he's relisted them a few times. The ad says they are American Racing wheels but I wasn't able to find them on their website. I also tried searching for someone else selling them and the ebay ad is about all that popped up. I contacted him to find about the capacity and he was unable to provide a weight rating.

 

[DennyDay]

kshimizu - - - US Regs require weight rating to be stamped or molded inside rim some where along with Manufacturer and size - - - be Careful on e-bay Heard some horror stories in the last couple of days



Denny

 

[MMeier]

They look like my buddies ... what was sold as. . Brentz Thunder V's. . but are they?

 

[LKC]

I bought a set of those wheels from that eBay seller. They are Shindle wheels: www.shindleengineering.com



They're stamped with a weight rating of 3100 lbs. They are both hubcentric and studcentric. The inner wheel is hub centered and the outer wheel is stud centered, using conical seat duplex lug nuts.



I can't confirm it, but a local tire dealer told me that Shindle has gone out of business. He said that the wheels were being stored in American Racing warehouses and they dumped them to free up space.

 

[kshimizu]

Thanks for the info. Do you have any pictures of them on your truck?

 

[LKC]

Sorry, I don't have any pictures and wouldn't know how to post them if I did.



I will say that the listing pictures don't do them justice. Nothing beats a classic round hole wheel, but I am happy with the way they look.



I think they look like Brentz Thunder V wheels as well. There are some pictures on that site that show how they look mounted: www.brentzwheels.com/gallthunder.html



I know--too gaudy, but I think they look a lot better on my plain white truck.