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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 12:50 AM
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Does anyone know if Falken wheels are any good? I found a set of 18's I LOVE with Toyo Proxes for $929!!! I just wanna know if anybody has a set and what they think of them.

Old Jul 24, 2004 | 01:07 AM
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I Know A guy who is running 19 inch falken wheels on his, I thought they look great.
Old Jul 24, 2004 | 01:08 AM
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thats called torque 5 right? looks good
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yeah, the 19" package is only $1259! That's why I'm thinkin that the wheels must be crap. I know they look tight, but I want to get a wheel that's not gonna crack when I hit my first pothole!
Old Jul 24, 2004 | 01:29 AM
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I don't think he had any complaints when we were talking about them. I would of bought them for mine , but I just found out they were making wheels. I had a set of tires from Falken on my honda and they were awsomes, so I think the wheels are a safe bet. Besides if you hit a pot hole hard enough to crack a wheel, the wheel is probably gioing to be the least of your problems. If I talk to the guy again soon, I will ask him about the quality of them.
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Falken wheels are really good rims, I was wanting a set from the wheel shop back in Tn, but for chrome 19's they wanted $3000, so I said screw that. We went with 18 inch enkei's on my girlfriend's focus before we sold everything off of it.

I say go for them at that price, those wheels look really good.
If you don't mind me asking where did you find them for that price?
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I found these Falkens rims with tires here:

http://www.edgeracing.com/2005/Scion/xB/

An 18" set of these rims with Toyo Proxes are $929.00!!!

A 19" set with Falken tires are $1259!!!

Unbeleivable freakin prices!!!
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Thanks for the link to that site. They do have some hard to belive prices.
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Both of the newcomers to the wheel world, PIAA and Falken, are of good quality.
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