Willis76 said: Hmmm, 2 wheels only, 8 holes ea - sounds like someone was trying to hold a tire / slick on those wheels to me.
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Yup...holes were drilled, and sheet metal screws would have been screwed into the bead of the tire to help hold the bead tight on the rim. This is done when running really low air pressure in slicks....without them, one good high rpm burnout would suck the beads of the tires right off of the rim. It also helps keep the tires from spinning on the rims...
It's an old trick, and still used today, tho the screws have gotten better....
If ya wanna make the rims look a little less goofy, just get some short sheet metal screws and screw them in. That way, it's not just a bunch of empty holes in the rims. Plus...you'll get lotsa questions about why they are there...and you can tell them it's to keep the tire from spinning in the rims when you blast off....
Then again....are these steel Rally rims? If they are, then the trim rings will cover the holes anyway....
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