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KMC wheels
I recently bought a 65 with KMC casting marks on the inside. They look like knock offs but I am suspicious and think they might be "bolt on knock offs". I searched KMC's web site but it looks like they don't make C2 wheels anymore. Does anyone have experience with these wheels?
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I recently bought a 65 with KMC casting marks on the inside. They look like knock offs but I am suspicious and think they might be "bolt on knock offs". I searched KMC's web site but it looks like they don't make C2 wheels anymore. Does anyone have experience with these wheels?
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http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050B
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This puzzled me because I see most of the Corvette parts suppliers have "Bolt on Knock-Off" wheel sets. Here's the one from Corvette Central:
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050B
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050B
"bolt-on knock-offs" is a commonly used term to describe a wheel that looks like an original knock-off, but is bolted on instead while using an original-styled spinner for appearance.
It's also used to describe factory 67 bolt-on aluminum wheels, although at that point I think bolt-in knock-off is a misnomer because the 67 wheels made no attempt to represent themselves as a knock-off installation.
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I you do indeed have KOs PLEASE do a search on how to properly mount these wheels. If done properly they will work like a dream, if done wrong the will work like a nightmare.