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<blockquote data-quote="BamaTJ" data-source="post: 19639" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>I had one of those days today. First off I was very happy with the price and service I recieved from the vendor, Camburg, that sold me these KMC wheels. However, the craftsmanship and quality of KMC's product is terrible. The beadlocks will not hold air because they leak at the valve stem. I got two mounted before realizing this. I take the first one out of the box and realize it has a drilled and tapped hole and a supplied valve stem. That is cool, but then I realize s second hole that is not drilled and tapped, WTF? I guess it is for a 2nd stem, but it was not included so off to the parts store I went. Well at wheel #3 I realize the drilled and tapped valve stem has a lot of shrapnel in it and around the hole. I ask my father-in law to look (ex-machinist), he thought I did something to make it like that. I told him I just pulled it out of the box. He tells me to send them back, the workmanship is terrible. Check the other two, both leaking air. NICE! Pulled the stems to find the threads coming off with the stems. In fact on one wheel, they drilled the stem hole so close to the shoulder of the wheel that it tore off a piece of the metal when I snugged it down. </p><p></p><p>Moral is sometimes trying out a product because it is new and to not have wheels like everybody else is stupid. A proven product usually gets that way for a reason. I am calling the vendor in the AM to tell them I want my money and they can have their wheels back. I guess so many people run the WE wheels for a reason. I will be going that route, just hope I can get them in time for the World of Wheels on Feb 9th. Worst part is they looked really good on my rig.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.kmcwheels.com/beadlock/beadlock_desert.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BamaTJ, post: 19639, member: 2"] I had one of those days today. First off I was very happy with the price and service I recieved from the vendor, Camburg, that sold me these KMC wheels. However, the craftsmanship and quality of KMC's product is terrible. The beadlocks will not hold air because they leak at the valve stem. I got two mounted before realizing this. I take the first one out of the box and realize it has a drilled and tapped hole and a supplied valve stem. That is cool, but then I realize s second hole that is not drilled and tapped, WTF? I guess it is for a 2nd stem, but it was not included so off to the parts store I went. Well at wheel #3 I realize the drilled and tapped valve stem has a lot of shrapnel in it and around the hole. I ask my father-in law to look (ex-machinist), he thought I did something to make it like that. I told him I just pulled it out of the box. He tells me to send them back, the workmanship is terrible. Check the other two, both leaking air. NICE! Pulled the stems to find the threads coming off with the stems. In fact on one wheel, they drilled the stem hole so close to the shoulder of the wheel that it tore off a piece of the metal when I snugged it down. Moral is sometimes trying out a product because it is new and to not have wheels like everybody else is stupid. A proven product usually gets that way for a reason. I am calling the vendor in the AM to tell them I want my money and they can have their wheels back. I guess so many people run the WE wheels for a reason. I will be going that route, just hope I can get them in time for the World of Wheels on Feb 9th. Worst part is they looked really good on my rig. [IMG]http://www.kmcwheels.com/beadlock/beadlock_desert.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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