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Re: Split Rims
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Originally Posted by VWNate1
They're called "Widow Makers" with very good reason ~ you needn't have any rust on them to have them fail explosively .
There's no way to know when / if they're going to fail and many have died from both the ring cutting their heads off to trucks rolling over at speed when they fail .
Many smoke PCP for years and think it's safe, others are smarter .
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"Widow makers "are totally different type of rim. I should have used the correct vernacular. GM used the lock ring type which has three pieces. Widow makers are two piece rims
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