Re: Cost of 21" rims

Posted by Jack Richard on May 22, 1997 at 13:06:02

In Reply to: Cost of 21" rims
posted by Roger Dean on May 22, 1997 at 10:00:32

: I'm starting the quest for 21" rims for my '29 Tudor.I know they will be hard to find, especially in good condition.Can anyone suggest a reasonable price range?I'd like to know the bottom and the top of the expectation range, from, say, "If you find them at this price and they are good, buy all you can," to "You'd better want them real bad to pay this much."Thanks.Roger Dean
Dean-
I've found its not how much you pay but what you buy.A really good rim can easily be worth $50 or $60 if it has no cracks, minimal rust, holes that are not worn or "wallered-out", and straight.Be sure to check them on a hub you can spin to see if they wobble or jump up and down (eccentric) as these problems can't easily be fixed.Also you can check the balance, as some rims are way out of balance.The most time consuming part of restoring wheels is filling the rust pits, so the less rust the less work required to make them look right.Good luck - good 21" wheels seem harder to find then 19", but there are still a lot out there at swap meets and in garages.

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