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DRR Trophy |
I just bought a new pair of Convo-Pro wheels from Jeg's. I like/liked those wheels for racing because they were light and the middle section was thin. While mounting them on my race truck this evening, I noticed that the center part of the wheel was thicker and would not work with the short wheel nuts that I had always used with Convo-Pro rims. WT? They weigh about as much now as my Centerline Auto-Drag wheels. I noticed too that they read "Made in China". Have they always been made in #$%^& China?? I'll have to write Centerline to express my dissatisfaction...... Does slave labor really save that much money, considering the shipping costs? On Centerline's website now they're called "Convo-Pro 2.0". They were seemingly out of production for awhile there, so now this.... | ||
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DRR Elite |
No, the company was sold years ago. I first ran Centerline wheels in the late 70's. | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bad Nusz: Does slave labor really save that much money, considering the shipping costs? [QUOTE] Well, there's the problem the whole United States faces, for an example a 4x8 sheet of drywall weighs about 75 lbs, HD sells a cheap one for $10 so considering what they paid the Chinese manufacturer and then their retail mark-up what do you think the shipping costs were? I think 1 or 2 dollars MAX!!....it costs me $.50 to send a 1 ounce letter to my nextdoor neighbor. | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
Bad Nusz, have you ever heard of Malcolm Mclean? He designed the standard overseas container. That, was the beginning of the cheap Chinese flood. | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
Do you know who bought them out? 272" Spitzer 540 Chevy The Blower Shop XR1 FTI XPM Series Converter FTI Level 6 Powerglide 3.69@199 .916 60' 2017 Bradenton Heads Up Madness Open Outlaw Champ 2018 PDRA T/D #5 2019 PDRA T/D #2 2020 Retired From T/D Competition.... 2020 Bradenton NMCA Hemi Shootout Winner 2021 getting back into bracket racing with a Gen3 Hemi powered 87 Cutlass. | |||
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DRR Pro |
we mount and balance a ton of the centerline wheels and I have always found them to be real poorly made,flimsy construction. same with those drag star wheels..we have seen a lot with imperfections and casting flaws...cant believe they pass quality control like that | |||
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DRR Pro |
Proof that the SFI foundation is a joke. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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