Here's a fun fact....

[tthomp82]

So I have started prepping my Roush for a carshow here in Houston put on by the Mustang Club of Houston on Halloween. I am taking pictures to document the process and am optimistic it will turn out well.

Anyhow, got the car washed last night with the two bucket method, leaf blower and microfiber waffle dried. Pull it in and start to work on the first wheel well. Not too bad... quick easy clean except for the brake dust caked on from having to "bed in" the brakes due to a little squeal I developed.

Now here's the fun fact... I start cleaning the back side of the wheel and find stamped right there on my proudly-made-in-america car that the wheels are made in China. I was disappointed to say the least. Who would have thought Roush would get their wheels from China of all places.:banghead:

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[imported_Luster]

Now here's the fun fact... I start cleaning the back side of the wheel and find stamped right there on my proudly-made-in-america car that the wheels are made in China. I was disappointed to say the least. Who would have thought Roush would get their wheels from China of all places.:banghead:

It's pretty hard to find wheels that AREN'T made in China!!! Factory Corvette wheels are made in Italy, but most of the aftermarket wheels available are made in China.

Good old American muscle, rollin' on Chinese wheels.......Don't you just hate that?!

 

[tthomp82]

I'll probably get lead poisoning from cleaning them... watch

 

[imported_Luster]

I'll probably get lead poisoning from cleaning them... watch

Now that's funny... :rofl: .... I just spewed a mouthful of coffee on my keyboard!!!!!:rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[imported_Slik560]

There oughta be a law. Director The Corvette is an icon that does not deserve to be demeaned by Chinese wheels thank goodness they get them from Italy, at least. I wonder just how safe chinese wheels are. Chinese manufacturing standards are virtually non-existent. The wheels I have on the Benz were made in Italy...I went and looked after reading this!

 

[imported_Luster]

Chinese manufacturing standards are virtually non-existent.

You'd be surprised how much stuff is made in China. Just walk into any Walmart. ut:

 

[imported_mobenzowner]

You'd be surprised how much stuff is made in China. Just walk into any Walmart. ut:

I try to stay out of Wal-Mart!!!

 

[imported_broker99]

If the government keeps printing money like they are they will probaly send that job over there as well.

 

[imported_Luster]

I try to stay out of Wal-Mart!!!

I'd rather take a beating than go into a Walmart store.:scared:

 

[tthomp82]

and now as of this afternoon... Hummer has been sold to a Chinese corporation

 

[imported_Jokeman]

I wonder where Cragar's are made. I always thought of them as the good ol american muscle car wheel.

 

[thecarter13]

Whats sad is my pop's Acura contains more American parts than some traditional American cars. Actually found that out last week when one of my hillbillyish friends was giving my dad crap for driving an import, so of course after 5 minutes of arguing my buddy shut his mouth and couldn't believe that his car was the import. :smile:

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

I wonder where Cragar's are made. I always thought of them as the good ol american muscle car wheel.

Long Beach, California U.S.A. ^^^^^ :hurray:

 

[rockymountaindetail]

My Harley has parts from Japan on it. Talk about an American Icon!! Thankfully no Chinese parts!

IMO it's too late, it's become a Global Economy. Everything is mixed now. My Nissan Titan is made here in the US and many "american" cars are produced in Canada and Mexico. what are you gonna do????

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

I had an 87 jeep wrangler that had an amc motor, a chrysler tranny, a gm steering column and the carpets had to have been from china. So this has been going on for awhile now Sleep

 

[imported_User Name]

Just came back from a TOYOTA dealership in Warren, Michigan, just down from a HUGE GM Plant. Looked at a Camry in the showroom and they had a breakdown of parts. 80% American, 20% Japanese + a little blurb on the sticker about how the car was built in an "American plant" using "American workers" making "American parts" blah, blah, blah...

 

[imported_memnuts]

It's pretty hard to find wheels that AREN'T made in China!!! Factory Corvette wheels are made in Italy, but most of the aftermarket wheels available are made in China.

Good old American muscle, rollin' on Chinese wheels.......Don't you just hate that?!

I thought that even corvette wheels were made in china. I have a friend that works for an automotive industry supplier and he was telling me that the wheels on the z06 had a nasty habbit of exploding when hitting a pot hole. Come to find out that american wheel had been contracted for the al wheel construction. American wheel was about a month from banging up shop permanently so to stay afloat they subcontracted out the Z06 wheel contract to a chinese foundry. Well it was found the chinese subcontractor was not using the al alloy specified nor the heat treating called out. If you know anything about working with aluminum you know when the right alloy is called out along with the right heat treat everything works out just honkey dory. If the wrong alloy and heat treat is used things can go to hell in a hand bag very quickly.

Who got to eat the bill for the bad wheels not American wheel they filed for chapter11. Gm did and got the new wheels from the same sketchy foundry in china. You can't make this stupidity up.:banghead: