[C2] "Western Wheels" Knock-offs
01-29-2017, 03:30 PM
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01-29-2017, 04:21 PM
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05-28-2017, 01:07 PM
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knock offs
Well.. I got a set .... 2 of them have a slight wobble to them. I put them on the back ! Car drives fine I dont even notice the slight wobble !!! I'm probably gonna replace them with new ! Not Used I'll probably sell these 2 wheels later ,which can be used for a spare tire ! Or .I'm gonna go back to regular wheels with the stock hubcaps But these wheels really make the car
05-28-2017, 05:00 PM
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I had KH Western Wheels on my 65. A couple of the wheels took a lot of weight to balance so I could never get them quite right.
I bought a new set of Bolt On / Knock Offs from Corvette America and put on a set of Michelins. That made a big difference on my car.
Also, no worries about a wheel coming off.
I bought a new set of Bolt On / Knock Offs from Corvette America and put on a set of Michelins. That made a big difference on my car.
Also, no worries about a wheel coming off.
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05-29-2017, 12:22 PM
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Well the simple answer to your question "are Western Wheels with the KH stamped on the wheels, considered a real KH wheel", the answer is NO they are not real KH wheels. They are Western Wheels produced in modified molds originally made by KH. They did not start producing these wheels until the late 70s and continued to the late 80s. When KH stopped producing these wheels for GM, their tooling was given to Western Wheel to produce them for the aftermarket. By the late 80s when Western Wheel stopped producing them, Corvette America bought their tooling. If you search this forum, somewhere you will find a long story of K/O wheels that Corvette America wrote many years ago.
But to your question "If Western Wheel was a division of KH at that time, are they now considered an original KH wheel or not?", the answer to this question is NO, because they were not produced by Western Wheel until years after the last C2 66 with P48 wheels was produced.
The ONLY "original" KH (option P48) wheels all have this embossing on the inside. Every single one. Plus a date stamp. Any without are reproductions. I have a set of 5 Western Wheel k/o's like yours from the early 80s. Bill
But to your question "If Western Wheel was a division of KH at that time, are they now considered an original KH wheel or not?", the answer to this question is NO, because they were not produced by Western Wheel until years after the last C2 66 with P48 wheels was produced.
The ONLY "original" KH (option P48) wheels all have this embossing on the inside. Every single one. Plus a date stamp. Any without are reproductions. I have a set of 5 Western Wheel k/o's like yours from the early 80s. Bill
Thanks
Jay
05-29-2017, 02:22 PM
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I know what you mean... had them balanced .. Car was shaking at 50 mph 
brought them back ... now the 4.5 oz weight that was on the inside ..is now on the outside ! And no one noticed I had 5 out of round tires on the balancer ! Not only that, the young kid who was balancing them kept adding weight
to the old weights making everything worse I had 1 tire so bad it took a 5 inch dive on the balancer !! And Nobody noticed !!! Part of the problem was the car had sat for 5 years before I got it causing flat spots !!!
brought them back ... now the 4.5 oz weight that was on the inside ..is now on the outside ! And no one noticed I had 5 out of round tires on the balancer ! Not only that, the young kid who was balancing them kept adding weight to the old weights making everything worse I had 1 tire so bad it took a 5 inch dive on the balancer !! And Nobody noticed !!! Part of the problem was the car had sat for 5 years before I got it causing flat spots !!!
05-29-2017, 03:02 PM
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Hi Jay. No my set is 65- 66 ... the only difference (in the wheel) is the are painted a deep gray Colorado between the fins. And my set is actually 66 with brushed cones instead of polished ones. Bill
Oh, and no, not for sale. Sorry
Oh, and no, not for sale. Sorry
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05-29-2017, 03:38 PM
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05-30-2017, 07:35 AM
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Recently as I was extolling the many virtues of my '65, I told my son (IP attorney) that it had knock-off wheels (the word knockoff means litigation to him). After much talking past each other, he now understands that I have knockoff knockoffs, and while better than no knockoffs at all, they are not as good as non-knockoff knockoffs.
He's still a little confused about the whole business of why one would want knockoffs, though.
He's still a little confused about the whole business of why one would want knockoffs, though.