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Wheels...Cragars or Other

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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Default Wheels...Cragars or Other

What to do,buy cragar soft 8s or buy an alum wheel?? Looking at XD Addicts.Im doing a 3"Teraflex and 35s but i cant make up my mind. This is my everyday driver and will only be wheeling maybe a couple times a month at most. How does everyone like there Cragars???
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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I got the aluminum blackrock wheels that are kind of like a cragar D-window. I wanted to go with the lighter wheel b/c mine is primarily a DD that gets 60 miles round trip per day also.

Also, I think I paid around $110 a piece for these aluminum 17x8 wheels, and a steel cragar in 17x8 or 9 would probably run at least $75 I think. So, I figured it was worth a few extra bucks for aluminum.

A lot of people like steel though. Here's some pics of mine - somewehat clean then dirty:



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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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Check Summit.

Soft 8's
17x8 $70
15x8 $40

Hard to beat 40 bucks a wheel, if you decide to go down to 15's...
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Im doing 17x 9,im hoping to order something this weekend!
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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I have the soft 8 17x9. They run great and no problems balancing.

You may have a hard time clearing a 15x8 on the caliper. I would think twice before ordering these online.
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