I was doing some thinking about wheels and was going to ask some input from everyone. I want to get 4 more aluminum wheels for my 1969 Attex racer. It is a very light machine and I want to make it even lighter and look good too. I have some polished aluminum wheels on the back that are 4 lug by 4x110mm bolt pattern. I bought some wheel adapters that fit them and bolted right onto my 3 lug Attex hubs for $15 each. Now here is my question. Douglas makes wheels that fit our AATV 5x4.5 inch bolt pattern in the "Blue Label" model which is .160 thick. Heres the link:
DWT Official Site | ATV | Alumilite | Sport Blue
Would these hold up alright on my racer if I do some jumping like Mike and Joe were doing at Ledges? I know Whipper knows about aluminum wheels on all of the sand rails that he has done up, so maybe he could help me out too. Unfortunately the stronger Black, followed by Red Label wheels dont come in the 5x4.5 inch bolt pattern. I could get 4 of the Blue Label wheels for $30 each with free shipping and use my standard 3 to 5 lug adapters that I have now, or I could buy the Red Label ones that are stronger for $10 more for each wheel and have to pay $15 each for the four more 3 to four lug adapters that I would need if I were to run the Red or Black Label wheels. If I have four lug wheels though, I cannot switch them between any of my other AATV's which would be a downfall. Any thoughts or opinions would be helpful. Thanks.
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