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Old 07-06-2010, 11:58 AM   #52
Wilburbeest
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Drives: 1997 Camaro Z28
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Originally Posted by arod55 View Post
Bought a SS white emblem, it was made in Spain. I had posted a thread about my purchase of American Racing wheel for my 55 Chevy, they were made in China. If I had known that I would have never bought them. Someone on the thread stated that 70% of wheel are now made in China. I agree about Wal-mart I just don't go there anymore. Now I am in the habit of checking label's when I buy cloths.
Its true that most wheels are made in china now, which I honestly find surprising! American Racing.....made in china....how ****ed is that? The sad part is the price point you have to get to in order to get something American made. Not because of the labor costs or anything like that so much as that it seems like about the only time most wheels are not made in china anymore is if they're high dollar forged rims like CCW, Budnik, etc. I ordered some Ruff Racing 281s which I found were unfortunately made in china also.
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1997 Camaro Z28 (LT1/T56): K&N CAI | Kooks 1 3/4" LTs | 3" Custom Duals | UMI LCAs w/ relocation brackets | UMI adj. panhard bar | UMI adj. torque arm | Koni SA shocks | Strano Springs | Ram Powergrip clutch | Pro 5.0 shifter | skip shift eliminator kit | WS6 Store rotors | Hawk HPS pads
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