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As my Grandma Phillips use to say…… I don’t know, Can you??

I’m buying my boyfriend a longboard and I want really good wheels and trucks for the board I am getting. Any ideas?

I know that the Grand Canyon has South, North, and West rims but i can’t find any information on a East rim and I am also wondering if there are rims like North-East??
Anything you can help me with will be great!

I was looking at buying a set of rims online. 2007 Madonna 20′ Rims
The picture shows 5 lugs on the rims…I have a 2007 envoy and it has 6 lugs…Before i ask about the rims is there anyway i could fit these on my envoy being 5 lug and my envoy uses 6?
Thanks

When i put my wheels on i usually find that if i leave space for the wheel to move up and down a little that it spins better. Could this space beat my bearings out?

I plan on getting new rims and tires for my 2001 Impala in a few weeks, and I’m wondering what size rims I can get without having modifications. I’ve been told that 20″ can cause rubbing, but would 17″ be okay? I’ve also heard that the bigger the rim, the rougher the ride. So I’m thinking 17″ would be my best choice..? Thanks

How are chrome rims made? Well I would assume there is more then one way. The way that I have seen in most shops is by some sort of CNC, CAD/CAM machine. Both are very similar. CNC machines work mostly by numbers and a user programs in numbers, and then a robotic arm, cutting tool cuts a part to a certain shape. The CAM machines are mostly what I see making rims today. The design is drawn up on a computer, and then the machine cuts out the rim by using the dimensions programed into the drawing on the computer. The programs used to make this are normally called CAD, or computer aided design, and it is normally called CAM when used in conjunction with a machine to make a part. It works the same way with a robotic arm cutting the piece out of a die(pre-made rim that was formed with a mold). After the rim is cut out, then if it has not already been chromed, there is a few steps to this process. It is normally done by a dipping process and I believe layers of Nichol go own the rim before the actual chrome. I have seen it done, but it has been a while, but I do remember that they had to dip the rims/parts a few times using different processes before it was actually “chromed”. There may be other ways to do it. I believe this is the most proper way manufactures do this to get a true chromed product. Also note that many products can be polished to give a chrome work, but although they do get confused a lot, polishing a metal like aluminum or stainless steel is different then chrome and side by side can be easily reveal differences. Though all metals have they’re characteristics, so many well look different when polished. When a product is actually chromed it should come out with a much greater similarity as long as the same procedures were used. Well I hope this helps…..

what can i do?
My husband mentioned spray on rubber?
the big wheel is 17 inches and the back wheels are like 8 inches.
is there another tire i can replace the plastic ones with?
Any ideas are appreciated.