I bought some duralite wheels that are a little large for my requirements. They have 10.5" centers, and are twenty holes. Is there another manufacturer with those center dimensions? Duralite doesn't make multipiece wheels any longer.
As an aside I split a set of soft face Gottis and found that the centers are the same size; although, they are 16 hole. So barring new barrels being available, is it possible to fill the mounting holes in the barrels and redrill them? Thoughts?
It would be possible to fill and redrill the holes. Depending on what you can do yourself and how you value your time, it may not be worth it and you may be better off buying different wheels.
Eh, I like them; it's worth it. I think keizers are also 10.5" centers but the current barrel crop seems to be crap.
What tire size are they 13", 15", etc ?
They are 16 x 14/12.... Lol. I'm going to a 15 x 8/9, I hope.
I would contact Real or another manufacturer and see if they will sell hoops without holes drilled. Likely you want hoops with a smaller hole so you can open it up to exactly the OD of your centers. You will need access to a lathe at least. Once that's done, drilling the 20 holes is pretty simple. I've done it or a few sets of wheels, but they were undrilled, I didn't have to fill and redrill.
I forgot real, thanks!
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