Dennis_MN Posted October 8, 2007 Report Posted October 8, 2007 I brought my pickup to Delano Dodge for a all Mopar car show. One of the spectators looked carefully at my pickup and then announced that my back rims were different from the front. I'll be danged. He called then "safety rims" on the front but I suspect the back ones must be extra rims sold for snow tires. You California boys may not get that concept, but we used to have an extra set of wheels with snow tires mounted and we'd just switch the wheels when the snow season approached. Details I never noticed. Dennis Quote
woodscavenger Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 If he looked that close what else did he pick out? A friend of mine is a woodworker and he had an ugly stick on his mantle along with some beautiful wood objects. He said it was his "whatcha lookin' at stick" used to smack people who pointed out flaws in his nearly flawless work.....i might have to get one if i ever take a truck to a car show. Quote
Dennis_MN Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Posted October 9, 2007 If he looked that close what else did he pick out?A friend of mine is a woodworker and he had an ugly stick on his mantle along with some beautiful wood objects. He said it was his "whatcha lookin' at stick" used to smack people who pointed out flaws in his nearly flawless work.....i might have to get one if i ever take a truck to a car show. This fellow didn't point out anything else except the rims, but I was at a show called Mopars in the Park and someone asked me about my missing rivets on the front fenders. Since I bought the truck looking like it does, I never knew there was supposed to be rivets there. Every show brings on more details to subtract from a perfect 10. All it does for me is to encourage me to think seriously about replacing my front drum brakes with disks. Dennis Quote
pflaming Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 It is always nice to learn yet for the 'picky' ask them to show you their truck. Chances are they do not have one. I would rather have a "4" than no truck at all and that is what mine is, yet I have one! I live in the Central Valley of Calfornia and drive truck, part time, for a friend. From a truck one can see a lot more than from a car. I really amazes me how seldom a Dodge pickup is seen, Dodge trucks are seen more than pickups. Enjoy the 'forum'. Good reading! Quote
Young Ed Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 In this case I would say the guy actually pointed out a pretty valuable safety item. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 If he looked that close what else did he pick out?A friend of mine is a woodworker and he had an ugly stick on his mantle along with some beautiful wood objects. He said it was his "whatcha lookin' at stick" used to smack people who pointed out flaws in his nearly flawless work.....i might have to get one if i ever take a truck to a car show. Sounds like your friend had the right idea. Another way to get the knit picker is to leave something wrong on purpose. Usually if they can find one thing wrong, they're happy and move on. My son use to be a very good knit picker on just about anything you did. He'd always try to find something wrong (didn't do it his way). So.......finally I started telling him, there's the tools, fix it right and you pay for anything else needed to do it your way. He no longer knit picks. Quote
Reg Evans Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 Gosh Norm......Guess I'm gonna have to drop a dime on you with the C.P.S. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 Gosh Norm......Guess I'm gonna have to drop a dime on you with the C.P.S. Reg, since I don't know what C.P.S is supposed to stand for, guess I'll take that as a compliment. Quote
Guest Dave Claussen Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 I'm gonna go out on a limb here Canadian Postal Service ??? Quote
Young Ed Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 I think it was child protection services for Norm making his kid work. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 I think it was child protection services for Norm making his kid work. Uhh, that kid is 40 years old. :D Quote
Bob_Koch Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 this prompts the question for me - which ones are original? Did our trucks have safety rims in the 40's and 50's? The guy might have been pickin over something that didn't exist originally. Quote
Bob_Koch Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 If he looked that close what else did he pick out?A friend of mine is a woodworker and he had an ugly stick on his mantle along with some beautiful wood objects. He said it was his "whatcha lookin' at stick" used to smack people who pointed out flaws in his nearly flawless work.....i might have to get one if i ever take a truck to a car show. I used to submit my photographs for judging. One thing I was taught was to always give your picture a title. That way, if the judge couldn't find anything else to pick at, let em pick on the title. I think some people are like building inspectors, their job isn't done until they find something to comment about. Quote
Young Ed Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 Bob Mopar invented the safety rims in the late 30s. I believe all the pickups should have had safety style rims. Not sure about the 1ton and up style rims though. Quote
Reg Evans Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 Reg' date=' since I don't know what C.P.S is supposed to stand for, guess I'll take that as a compliment.[/quote']It was a joke. Sorry Norm, I'll try harder next time. Ed got it. Quote
MBF Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 I think the deeper offset are just rims that GM used to call Station Wagon rims for the heavier passenger cars-and by the way-they look good! Speaking from experience-this is why I like truck shows and cruise ins alot more than judged car shows-too many anal car guys nit picking every little thing. The truck guys seem to be a lot more about driving their stuff and enjoying the hobby-that's why the ATCA doesn't have judged shows-a real easy way to p&ss someone off. Just my 2cents. Mike Quote
Dennis_MN Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Posted October 10, 2007 this prompts the question for me - which ones are original? Did our trucks have safety rims in the 40's and 50's? The guy might have been pickin over something that didn't exist originally. From everything that I can gather, the safety rims on the front are original equipment. Even the spare tucked underneath is the same as the fronts only the rears are different. I suspect those were purchased as spare rims to hold the winter snow tires. And yep, I've observed the same thing about truck shows, a heck of a lot more fun and fellowship. Dennis Quote
Merle Coggins Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 What makes it a "Safety Rim"? I'm confussed Quote
Young Ed Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 The safety rim has an extra lip on the inside that the tire will "pop" over when its installed. If you have a blowout this little lip keeps the tire from going into the middle of the rim or from rolling off the rim altogether. This is another mopar invention Quote
Merle Coggins Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 OK, now I get it. Thanks. So... I walked out to look at my truck. None of the rims have that extra bead like in Dennis' picture. I guess my truck doesn't have Safety Rims. Hmm. Merle Quote
Young Ed Posted October 10, 2007 Report Posted October 10, 2007 I guess I've never looked to see if you could tell from the outside. I'll have to take a closer look at some of my wheels I have laying about. Quote
IanT_Qld Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 The safety rim has an extra lip on the inside that the tire will "pop" over when its installed. If you have a blowout this little lip keeps the tire from going into the middle of the rim or from rolling off the rim altogether. This is another mopar invention That little inside rim would also allow you to run lower tyre pressure, increasing the footprint and enabling a "job rated" truck to get out of a boggy paddock/worksite. (4WD trick-except they use bead lockers which cost heaps. PS dont do highway speeds with low tyre pressure) I agree another USEFULL MOPAR INVENTION. Quote
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