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Centerline Convo-Pro 2.0 wheels - made in China

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April 29, 2020, 10:13 PM
Bad Nusz
Centerline Convo-Pro 2.0 wheels - made in China
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....
April 30, 2020, 04:58 AM
1320racer
quote:
Originally posted by Bad Nusz:
I noticed too that they read "Made in China". Have they always been made in #$%^& China??

No, the company was sold years ago. I first ran Centerline wheels in the late 70's.
April 30, 2020, 05:31 AM
Ron Ciglar
[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 $.50 to send a 1 ounce letter to my nextdoor neighbor.
April 30, 2020, 06:33 AM
Phil Dees
Bad Nusz, have you ever heard of Malcolm Mclean? He designed the standard overseas container. That, was the beginning of the cheap Chinese flood.
April 30, 2020, 06:37 AM
"The Bender"
quote:
Originally posted by 1320racer:
quote:
Originally posted by Bad Nusz:
I noticed too that they read "Made in China". Have they always been made in #$%^& China??

No, the company was sold years ago. I first ran Centerline wheels in the late 70's.


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April 30, 2020, 07:23 AM
jenavet
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
April 30, 2020, 07:56 AM
Roger McGinnis
quote:
Originally posted by jenavet:
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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