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Old 04-30-2009, 09:35 PM
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Yea i just gotta convince the parents. I think it'll be a few weeks...but ill def post pics!

Im super siked!
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Old 04-30-2009, 09:37 PM
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if you have roads with pot holes in them i can almost gaurantee that you will have a bent wheel with a 25 series sidewall with in the first year or so
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:22 AM
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Those wheels are super light at like 30+ lbs!

I would never run a wheel that heavy. They look cool but that is about it.
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:28 AM
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ok guys i'm 17....im not lookin for a super light drag car. They look tight as hell, and i need new tires anyways lol.

But im not worried about 1/4 times and stuff. I never go.
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mustangmancp
ok guys i'm 17....im not lookin for a super light drag car. They look tight as hell, and i need new tires anyways lol.

But im not worried about 1/4 times and stuff. I never go.
I am not looking for a super light drag car either. I hate drag racing my car.
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Old 05-01-2009, 01:58 PM
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hehe... I almost missed the sarcasm, first thing i thought was- those are some heavy azz rims LOL

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Those wheels are super light at like 30+ lbs!

I would never run a wheel that heavy. They look cool but that is about it.
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Old 05-01-2009, 02:39 PM
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Ehh.... rivets. Its a step up from your current "rims"?
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Old 05-01-2009, 03:53 PM
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not a fan of 19's on our cars, although they do work on SOME applications. also, $400 a tire? thats pretty steep man...youre looking at close to 1400 after you get a new set when these wear out. i know when i was 17 i couldnt afford that kind of cash. my parents didnt help me with ****, thankfully. all i am sayin is ya gotta think long term...1200 now is a good deal, but what about when ya gotta get new tires in 10k miles? b/c you likely wont get much more out of them than that without being able to rotate them, pluse ive heard fk452's wear fast anyways. would be nice if you could get a pic of them on the car so we could get a visual...


but i guess to answer your question, yeah, it is a pretty decent deal if the tires are indeed brand new. its like buying the tires and getting the wheels for free.
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Old 05-01-2009, 04:41 PM
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But still for 1200 bucks, you could just buy a full set of 17x9's and 17x10.5's with 315's...
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Old 05-01-2009, 06:00 PM
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Being that your only 17 you need to think to the future. When those tires start to wear in the back you can't rotate them so that is gonna cost your $800 just to replace the back tires. Unless you got rich parents that will buy you everything you need this is not a good deal. Plus they really arn't the best looking wheels and I hate 19s on new edges.
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