Only Buicks Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Is anyone familiar with a company by the name of Rally America, they restore/resell wire wheels. I am thinking of purchasing a set of rebuilt Kelsey Hayes rims from them but would like to hear from some of their customers, satisfied or not.www.rallyamerica.comThanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Glenn,Gary McLean has been around wheels for a long time and is famous for his chrome wire wheels. I have a set on my 1935 Buick and after 15 years they still draw attention everywhere with their quality and durability.For this reason I think he's into wheels enough to do it right.Thanks for the web site, it's good to have another resource and to know my McLean wire wheels are avaiable again. It's new company name to me, but his name and reputation wins myvote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I needed a wire wheel repaired and I posted on this forum a requested for recommendations of a company on the west coast that repairs wire wheels. This is a link to that posting: http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/493605/Re_Wire_Wheel_Repair_on_the_We#Post493605I received a positive referral to Rally American Wheels. I called and spoke to the owner who was very helpful and knowledgeable. I made an appointment and drove down to his shop in Fresno, CA. The owner, Mr. McLean, repaired my wire wheel while I waited doing an outstanding job. I can’t even tell his replacement wire from the originals. And to top if off he charged me less than it costs for lunch at a fast food restaurant. I highly recommend Rally American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only Buicks Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks for your response guys, makes me feel a little more comfortable doing business with an these people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdancy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Rally America wheels is now run by the original owners son, Jimmy. I had them make from scratch a set of wire wheels for a customer's 57 Golden Hawk. Within the first year rust started on them. I called to see if something could be done and nothing. Now about 3 years later, while doing some work with it on a lift, I noticed some of the welds on the inner hub were not properly welded and were starting to separate in a few areas on all but one rim. Shipped them back to RallyAmerica in October 2018 I just now got them back. March 15, 2019. Same issue with the welds, welds are too cold and not "dug in" to the base metal in all areas. Based on this experience, I can not recommend this company as the weld issue is a safety issue. I so much wanted to do business with them and am disappointed in the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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