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Pro comp 7189
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Pro Comp 8179
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Pro Comp 8179 vs 7189

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Old 03-04-2009, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by pearl-drum-man
Pretty close, but I like the 8179's a bit more.
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Old 03-04-2009, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jvalason

This is the exact set up I ordered over the weekend. Do you have or can you get me specs on the hardware to mount the rock rings? 4wd hardware cannot get the hardware till the end of the month. I would like to install them next week when everything shows up.
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Old 03-04-2009, 04:42 AM
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OOOOOH!!!!! a new fav of mine! nice!!!!

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Old 03-04-2009, 04:49 AM
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even at 10-10. That won't help much.
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Old 03-04-2009, 05:07 AM
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I have the 7189s and I am just waiting for the rubber to come in.
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Old 11-26-2010, 10:02 AM
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I went with the 7189
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Old 11-26-2010, 10:38 AM
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8179. I'm a fan of holes.
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Old 11-26-2010, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jvalason

How do you mount those rock rings on that wheel? It doesn't come with any bolt holes on the rim.
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Old 11-26-2010, 11:53 AM
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Though I'd want them fully blacked out...

like the 7069s:
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Old 11-26-2010, 12:02 PM
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i voted 8179, i just don't like the 7189. they look like the stock X rims painted black. but to each his own
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