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10-15-2009, 05:55 PM
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what are those rims?
what are the rims called that look like they arent moving when your driving?
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10-15-2009, 06:36 PM
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Re: what are those rims?
Around my home city, they're called "floaters"
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10-15-2009, 09:07 PM
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Re: what are those rims?
I've heard them referred to as 'spinners'.
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10-15-2009, 10:59 PM
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Re: what are those rims?
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"Floaters" are the kind that are weighted, so they never spin when moving or stopped ................... unless the bearings seize, at which time you get a terrible off-balance shaking as you drive.  |
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10-16-2009, 06:53 AM
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Re: what are those rims?
Ahhh, right. I guess I should have read the OP more closely.
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