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Old 10-07-15 | 06:08 PM
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One good indicator of rim wear is how much the rim's flanges will flex further out/away from each other with tire pressure increase. Of course there's no chart or guide for this but if the rim width does increase a bunch do know that it's wall thickness is wearing thin. Andy.
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