Need to know about Tecate rims.

[hang&rattle]

Love the aluminum rims on my 85'. They are light & good lookin'. But I thought it was just a lump of grass, rock, big rock. I was going way to fast though a field and couldn't see the rock wrapped in grass. It bent my right rear and was pretty lucky to get it back on 3. I have an ITP that could be put on the front, but it's metal & a differnt color gray. It gets powdercoated with the gold ones to go on the 84' anyhow. The manual didn't tell me what my offset is, or bolt pattern size. If I order 3 new ITP's are they as light? As strong? I really don't know what I'm doin' here. I want the same as my stock Tecate rims. And the ITP are polished, to shiny, but as long as they are close to the stock ones in preformance and design I can deal with that. Help-

[MTS]

How big of bend did it put in the rim...??? most the time a Precision hit with a will Straighten them out just fine.

[fabiodriven]

I used to know the offset off the top of my head, I think they're 3.5 x 5 or something like that? It's some weirdo size that really wouldn't matter on the rears, but it does on the front.

[dcreel]

How big of bend did it put in the rim...??? most the time a Precision hit with a will Straighten them out just fine.

Agreed, depending on how bad the bend is you can usually get it close enough to seal with a mallet or a . The ITP aluminum wheels will be lighter or stronger depending on the thickness of the aluminum wheels you get. The bolt pattern is 4/156, you can use 86-87 Tecate rear wheels or Tecate-4 wheels (I think), or Mojave wheels.

Here is a guide to help you to find wheels from other models.
http://www.mud-throwers.com/atv_wheel_chart

[hang&rattle]

Thank you. I'll try the rubber mallot, what do I have to lose, & I still have 2 good rims for the front if I have to go with ITP's. 4/156, thank you dcreel, if I call in, they should be able to match that #. I was just real impressed with the light rims and the color on there, frickin' rocks, lol! And I really don't know how bad, I would guess 4" of the inner bead is flattened, the tire is holding air as far as I know. Thanks guys.

[dcreel]

Rubber mallet won't do anything but bounce back and shin you.. :-) I use a short heavy mallet, shorter than a handle. It doesn't take much to tap it back to round.. or octagonal as it were..

[hang&rattle]

Right on that's encouraging, that $115 can go to quite a bit of other stuff. & I like that alum. color on the stockers, they just plain go with the machine.

[scooterroo]

i have 10" itp's on the rear of mine, 4/156 with a 3x5 offset.

[cr480r]

unless you're hung up on bling... just buy one good condition used oem wheel... and fabio is correct the stock offset is 3.5/5.. every aftermarket wheel i've seen requires a spacer to center it in the forks

[hang&rattle]

Really, thanks guys, pointed in the right direction. I now know what I can use for the back and still will have 2 alum. for the front is all fails. And ya, the itp rim I have works on the front and won't matter if it's heavier, with the power a Tecate has (and how light I am), so thanks for the knowledge to rest my mind.