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Mon, 28 November 2016 13:43

Loffen

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I was on my way to order a set of 7 Alcoa 160231 from Southwest wheels ( $225Ish each ) but they where gone from their web site so I asked and got this replay

All we have left is 160232 rear polished wheels. Alcoa has decided to no longer make this wheel.

So what to do now ?

1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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Re: [GMCnet] No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311025 is a reply to message #311024]

Mon, 28 November 2016 13:52

Ethan James

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Glad I bought mine a couple months ago. American Eagle makes some that
will work as well. In the end the price was similar enough I just went
with the Alcoas.

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:44 PM Espen Heitmann wrote:

> I was on my way to order a set of 7 Alcoa 160231 from Southwest wheels (
> $225Ish each ) but they where gone from their web site so I asked and got
> this replay
>
> All we have left is 160232 rear polished wheels. Alcoa has decided to no
> longer make this wheel.
>
> So what to do now ?
> --
> 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Mean Green Machine,
> And just sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name
> Dobbelt trøbbel
> in Norway
>
>
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Re: [GMCnet] No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311026 is a reply to message #311024]

Mon, 28 November 2016 13:52

Gary Worobec

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I think JimK can still get hub centered American Eagles.

> On Nov 28, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Espen Heitmann wrote:
>
> I was on my way to order a set of 7 Alcoa 160231 from Southwest wheels ( $225Ish each ) but they where gone from their web site so I asked and got
> this replay
>
> All we have left is 160232 rear polished wheels. Alcoa has decided to no longer make this wheel.
>
> So what to do now ?
> --
> 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Mean Green Machine,
> And just sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel
> in Norway
>
>
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Gary and Joanne Worobec
Anza, CA
1973 Glacier 23

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Re: No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311035 is a reply to message #311024]

Mon, 28 November 2016 18:03

Carl S.

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Loffen wrote on Mon, 28 November 2016 12:43

I was on my way to order a set of 7 Alcoa 160231 from Southwest wheels ( $225Ish each ) but they where gone from their web site so I asked and got this replay

All we have left is 160232 rear polished wheels. Alcoa has decided to no longer make this wheel.

So what to do now ?

http://appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/623

http://appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/1099

Carl Stouffer '75 ex Palm Beach Tucson, AZ. Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member

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Re: [GMCnet] No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311043 is a reply to message #311025]

Mon, 28 November 2016 23:06

jimk

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We have some Alcoa left and have the Hub centered Eagles that are custom
made for us.
Go to our web site.

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Ethan James wrote:

> Glad I bought mine a couple months ago. American Eagle makes some that
> will work as well. In the end the price was similar enough I just went
> with the Alcoas.
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:44 PM Espen Heitmann wrote:
>
>> I was on my way to order a set of 7 Alcoa 160231 from Southwest wheels (
>> $225Ish each ) but they where gone from their web site so I asked and got
>> this replay
>>
>> All we have left is 160232 rear polished wheels. Alcoa has decided to no
>> longer make this wheel.
>>
>> So what to do now ?
>> --
>> 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Mean Green
> Machine,
>> And just sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name
>> Dobbelt trøbbel
>> in Norway
>>
>>
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Re: No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311058 is a reply to message #311024]

Tue, 29 November 2016 09:56

JohnL455

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Didn't we go through this before. They were gone then back. Must be bean counters. Why make a duelly rear but not front. I guess you could run the dull side out.

John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II

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Re: [GMCnet] No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311061 is a reply to message #311058]

Tue, 29 November 2016 09:59

emerystora

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Not too difficult to polish or have a shop polish the dull side.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

> On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:56 AM, John R. Lebetski wrote:
>
> Didn't we go through this before. They were gone then back. Must be bean counters. Why make a duelly rear but not front. I guess you could run the
> dull side out.
> --
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> Woodstock, IL
> 77 Eleganza II
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Re: [GMCnet] No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311084 is a reply to message #311061]

Tue, 29 November 2016 14:52

Loffen

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emerystora wrote on Tue, 29 November 2016 16:59

Not too difficult to polish or have a shop polish the dull side.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

> On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:56 AM, John R. Lebetski wrote:
>
> Didn't we go through this before. They were gone then back. Must be bean counters. Why make a duelly rear but not front. I guess you could run the
> dull side out.
> --
> John Lebetski
> Woodstock, IL
> 77 Eleganza II
> Source America First
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No clear coat ?

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Re: No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311138 is a reply to message #311024]

Wed, 30 November 2016 20:59

JohnL455

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At one point they made the bare aluminum and a coated version with some fancy trade name. I figured it would eventually degrade, whereas dingy oxidized Alcoas can be brought back with a good metal polish.

John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II

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Re: No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311223 is a reply to message #311138]

Sat, 03 December 2016 19:58

Loffen

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Did check around a little and found some Ion 167 that I can get for $ 162 each inc shipping with bolts and center caps, they are rated for 3200 lbs but are lug centered so I will need to use hub centric rings (116 to 130mm)
Do anyone have any experience with them ?

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Re: No more Alcoa wheels.. [message #311246 is a reply to message #311223]

Sun, 04 December 2016 20:53

Ken Burton

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There is no need for centering rings. The listing says that they use conical nuts which means they center off of the studs and not the center of the wheel. I did not check the center hole size.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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