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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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got em from speedelement on ebay.....thx speedelement

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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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they may be knock offs, but they look great. way better than most rims out there.

nice looking ride man.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:01 AM
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peterbilt Posted: 10/31/06 6:44PM Post subject:

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they may be knock offs, but they look great. way better than most rims out there.

nice looking ride man.
Thanks peterbilt
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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Nice Wheels
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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mattxb Posted: 11/1/06 10:14AM Post subject:

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Nice Wheels
thanks mattxb comment well appreciated
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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If your wheels go missing, dont look at me.
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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haha i guess i should j b weld my wheels to my car haha
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 04:11 AM
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provide info on tire size/offset yada yada
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 04:23 AM
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Tire Size: 195/60/16 (just one size wider from stock)
Rim Size: 15x7.5"
Offset: +38
Rim Weight: around 15lbs
*In order for the wheels to fit you will need spacers for the front or else you will have problems with caliper clearance*....I have 3mm spacers on the front and 5mm spacers on the back and they're universal fit 4 lug spacers dat you can get at an auto parts store or a wheel shop
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 04:43 AM
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so youre running ONLY those spacers?

tires look a little beefy. did you get them because you wanted to stay close to stock specs? im thinkin about stepping down a size in wheel and/or tire size and im worried about throwing off the speedometer and whatever else it may effect
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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Yep onlee those spacers


yea i did want to keep it at stock specs but when spring rolls around im gonna go from my 195/60/15 to 205/50/15 plus i was just all so eager to get tires on and that the 195/60/15 were the onlee tires that would fit my budget.....shopped around but couldnt find the size i wanted for under $50 each cuzz i had limited funds for tires, labor cost, mounting, and balancing.....but yea at times they look beefy and at times they look like they sit just right.....but at the moment im satisfied with the setup but i would be even more satisfied with a coilover setup and my 205/50/15s haha
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 02:37 AM
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well thats cool man. id definitely like to see some more pictures.
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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no prob cuzz since i put on these wheels i have fallen in luv with my box even more haha
Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:38 AM
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bump to help those who PM bout info on my setup for the dr20s
Old Dec 6, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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Actually, going 3 percent faster will most likely throw your speedo back on track seeing as Stock setup is off bout that much. Or maybe it was the other way round?

Anyway, lookin good!
Old Dec 6, 2006 | 06:08 AM
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metal112524 Posted: 12/5/06 8:45PM Post subject:

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Actually, going 3 percent faster will most likely throw your speedo back on track seeing as Stock setup is off bout that much. Or maybe it was the other way round?

Anyway, lookin good!

im assuming that your talkin about the 205/50/15 tires and not the 195/60/15 tires....but thx for the comp Alex(metal112524)
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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i bet this would have a nice stretch with the stock tire.
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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yea it would but i just didnt want the sidewall exposed to much cuzz we got to much road debree in some areas of atlanta
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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i know what you mean about the roads..........and great lookin box by the way
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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thx Kurt comps much appreciated



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