>I have a potential good deal on a set of the Challenger series wheels and am
>a little worried that they don't list Solo or road racing as a specific
>purpose for the wheels.
If they are strong enough for circle-track, they are certainly strong enough
for autocross. The stresses on a wheel on banked asphalt far exceed what you
can do on the flat, even on concrete.
>Also, what about wheels with no "safety beads"? Anyone Solo on wheels with
>no safety beads?
I did run Yoko stickies on my stock Midget wheels for a bit. The tire shop
made me sign a waiver or they would not mount them without innertubes.
>Is there anything to worry about such as a tendency for
>the beads to un-seat while cornering?
I never had it happen, but such things are certainly possible, or they would
not have invented the little bulges.
>Do the Keizers and Reals have safety
>beads?
Dunno. You can see the beads from the outside of a steel wheel, but usually
cannot see them on the outside of a cast or forged wheel. I don't know if this
is fact, but I think a single "J" in the size is a non-safety wheel and a "JJ"
is a safety wheel.
Phil "safety rims on my cars except for the wire wheels" Ethier
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