Do you know what valve stems are? I didn’t either until I researched it on the Internet. The definition that I’d give you would be: a device that allows air in to inflate something, but neglects to let any air out from your tires on your 2005 GMC Yukon rims. Easy, right? Well, that’s basically all […]
Read More »Cruise Control & your OEM Wheels
If you travel a lot, then you must love the cruise control option on your car; right? I mean, your foot & ankle are obviously going to get tired pushing & letting go of the gas pedal, or is that just me? I think if you use cruise control often, you would benefit from it […]
Read More »Chrome Plating for my Factory Original Wheels ?
I pretty much had no idea what chrome plating was, until I did some research & came up with this: chrome plating & chromium plating are the same; it’s just that some people prefer to say the “shorter” version. Even though they mean the same, it does not necessarily mean that all chrome plating is […]
Read More »Three-Wheel Cars with Factory Original Rims!
Have you ever seen three-wheel cars with OEM wheels? Me neither; that’s why I’m going to write about it. So, according to some history that I’ve researched or you, three-wheeled vehicles have been around for quite a while; so long in fact that they were invented before any of us were born. If you just […]
Read More »OEM Wheel Corrosion
If your OEM steel wheels or factory original alloy rims have corroded before, then you know that it’s something that isn’t fun at all. Corrosion refers to a natural force that eats away at the metal. If you don’t check for it, then it can eventually eat deep enough for you to need a whole […]
Read More »Wheel Slip on Your New & Used Wheels
“What is wheel slip?”, you may be asking. Well, let me go ahead & explain. The technical definition is : “The ratio of rotational speed of a braked wheel to that of an equivalent free-rolling wheel, expressed as a percentage. The slip is equal to the speed of a brake wheel divided by the speed […]
Read More »Should I Buy Factory Original Used Chrome Rims?
OE chrome rims were meant to make your car look nicer & make it “stand out”; like 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix wheels . The good thing about chrome rims is that any wheel can pretty much be chromed, but of course it’s not going to be cheap. If you’d rather just buy them already chromed, here […]
Read More »What’s Rim Tape for my OEM Wheels?
Rim tape was invented to shield the tube from mechanical harm that can be caused by the end of the spokes & oftentimes, the holes that are in the wheel itself. There are different tapes for different types of rims. Let’s say you have wide spoke OE GMC Acadia rims; if you buy rubber rim […]
Read More »Centerbore on your Original Used Wheels
An easy definition would be: “the center hole in the middle of your factory original wheels where the center cap goes.” But if you want to get more technical, you can say it is “the machined opening on the back of the wheel that centers the wheel properly on the hub of the vehicle,” according to […]
Read More »What’s are Three-Piece OEM Wheels ?
If you have a three-piece Wheel, then you know that it was expensive; right? Anyway, three-piece wheels have rim sections that are typically spun from aluminum discs. Since it has “spun” rim sections, this offers the option to custom tailor for special applications that normally wouldn’t be available on two-piece or one-piece wheels. The great […]
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