2002 WS6 wheels
03-01-2004, 03:28 PM
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2002 WS6 wheels How do you tell if they are OEM wheels? I am trying to buy a set and would like to know if there is a way to tell. Is there any markings to tell from? Thanks Tom
03-01-2004, 03:47 PM
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I could be wrong but to my knowledge I have never seen a replica of the 01-02 style WS6 wheels for sale...They could be out there somewhere but I havn't found any yet so most likely they are OEM.
03-01-2004, 10:10 PM
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Look on the inside of the wheel in particular on one of the spokes should be a part number along with the text 'Speedline'. At least that is what mine say.
03-02-2004, 05:08 PM
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ditto, plus they are not reproduced yet, and im fairly sure they won't be, due to the wheel design being owned by speedline
even if they are not GM stamped, they should be speedline stamped on teh back, and to me, that would be good enough, as they make good wheels.
they might exist
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even if they are not GM stamped, they should be speedline stamped on teh back, and to me, that would be good enough, as they make good wheels.
they might exist
Ryan.
03-03-2004, 12:31 AM
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Knockoffs are being reproduced. Here's a linK:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464308183
The problem with the reproductions are that you have no way of telling if they are decent quality or not until you buy them and use them. Some are, some aren't, so you have to know who you are dealing with. If you ever go racing and see a C5 with a fractured rim (they kind of shatter as opposed to bending), you wouldn't lose any money betting that they are reproductions. A lot of the Z06 chromies are reproductions and they can come from anyplace - quite a few are castings made in China. And they may look the same but the cheap castings weigh more and are not as strong. But they are shiny, so it won't matter if you are just going to the grocery store.
Just look for the raised GM logo on the face of the wheel itself. That is what the reproductions do not have. I'm not sure about a WS6, but on a C5, if it says Speedline on the back it is spun cast. If it says Alcoa, it is forged. Only the 2001 Z06 wheels and the polished Y2K wheels (and a few painted ones made in early 2000) are forged on C5's. Pound for Pound a forged wheel is stronger than a cast wheel. A spun cast wheel should be stronger than a convential casting. I would guess that if all of the GM WS6 wheels are Speedlines, they are spun cast, but I couldn't say for sure.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2464308183
The problem with the reproductions are that you have no way of telling if they are decent quality or not until you buy them and use them. Some are, some aren't, so you have to know who you are dealing with. If you ever go racing and see a C5 with a fractured rim (they kind of shatter as opposed to bending), you wouldn't lose any money betting that they are reproductions. A lot of the Z06 chromies are reproductions and they can come from anyplace - quite a few are castings made in China. And they may look the same but the cheap castings weigh more and are not as strong. But they are shiny, so it won't matter if you are just going to the grocery store.
Just look for the raised GM logo on the face of the wheel itself. That is what the reproductions do not have. I'm not sure about a WS6, but on a C5, if it says Speedline on the back it is spun cast. If it says Alcoa, it is forged. Only the 2001 Z06 wheels and the polished Y2K wheels (and a few painted ones made in early 2000) are forged on C5's. Pound for Pound a forged wheel is stronger than a cast wheel. A spun cast wheel should be stronger than a convential casting. I would guess that if all of the GM WS6 wheels are Speedlines, they are spun cast, but I couldn't say for sure.
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03-03-2004, 10:50 AM
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those are the 96-01 style rims, not the 01-02 (speedline) rims.
SLP was selling them reproductions in chrome for many years, but recently stopped.
on the 01-02 speedline rims, they do not say GM on the front, but on the back, next to the speedline usa stamping.
Ryan.
SLP was selling them reproductions in chrome for many years, but recently stopped.
on the 01-02 speedline rims, they do not say GM on the front, but on the back, next to the speedline usa stamping.
Ryan.
