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Old Nov 13, 2016 | 08:46 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2016 | 09:17 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2016 | 09:26 AM
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1st post. Welcome to the forum. That's a nice looking '77. Enjoy!
Old Nov 13, 2016 | 09:33 AM
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When I was a teenager in the 70's, my neighbor had a blue Mach 1 Mustang with these keystone wheels. I always liked them.
Old Nov 13, 2016 | 10:28 AM
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Looks good, what size are the tires?
Old Nov 13, 2016 | 10:44 AM
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They really set the car off. Very nice.
Old Nov 13, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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C O O L!!!
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Old Nov 13, 2016 | 05:48 PM
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Keystone's have always been my favorite . I used to buy them for my cars back in the 60's and fortunately they haven't changed except for the price . They were only around $60.00 back then .
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Look great .....keystones always my fav after market wheel for C3

They look era correct. Not a fan of the giant wheels on C3 .
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I found these at Summit Racing. $190 apiece. The tires are P235/60 R15. From what I understand Crager bought out Keystone a few years back. Now these rims are called Crager Keystone Klassics.
Old Nov 13, 2016 | 07:05 PM
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well that looks great. I remember those well from high school. they look really good on there.
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I've been looking at wheels for my 71 convertible to. Those look great! I like the tires to ( i may have helped build them) Well Done. Rock on.
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Very Nice! Love that look
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Welcome to the forum! Beautiful looking car, and another thumbs up for the Keystones!

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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 06:03 PM
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Nice wheels!

I had a set of those on one of my Pontiacs, back in the early 70s.....
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Originally Posted by Ole Red 77
I had a set also and agree they look great but, I replaced mine after the lugs loosened up after driving it for a while. A year later while driving back from the beach the passenger back wheel came off causing 3k in body damage. Those wheels are unilug with oval washers and will loosen up on you if not checked often. The washers will need to be replaced every time you pull the wheel because they warp after being torqued. I don't want this to happen to you so please check your lugs before you go any where.
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Originally Posted by ENCSDOUG
I had a set also and agree they look great but, I replaced mine after the lugs loosened up after driving it for a while. A year later while driving back from the beach the passenger back wheel came off causing 3k in body damage. Those wheels are unilug with oval washers and will loosen up on you if not checked often. The washers will need to be replaced every time you pull the wheel because they warp after being torqued. I don't want this to happen to you so please check your lugs before you go any where.
Any company that sells aluminum wheels will tell you that they should be re-torqued after the first few hundred miles and occasionally checked thereafter until they are run in . You actually might be overtightening if you are crushing the washers. I've had many aluminum wheels and have never had any problems that you describe. Aluminum wheels are just different than steel wheels .



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