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Old 05-30-2006
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Rim Question, 15" Tear Drops?

I thought the tear drop design rims only came in 16"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Explo...QQcmdZViewItem

and does anybody know about how much each one of these alloys weigh?
I just wanna see if the alloys are lighter then my stock XLs,, which are 21lbs each,,


I cant make up my mind on what I wanna do next to my truck
 
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The 95-98ish explorers used the 15" design, and I believe the ranger got the 16" teardrop rims in 2000.. it is slightly different looking but otherwise the same just bigger.

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my brothers 2000 explorer had em until he got into a wreck
 
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yea those seem to have a more pronounced "tear" compared to the 16" ones...
 
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the xploder tear looks like it has a sperm tail, unlike the ranger 16".
 
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i think the spermtail one looks good.
 
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If only Ford had made the 16" with a 8 or 8.5" width with a nice little lip. See, I would never run any other rim if ford did that.
 
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yes and you need the special center cap for those wheels
 
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Ill prolly end up getting those 15"s,, hopefully tomorrow,, they looked awesome in person just gotta wait for payday,,
 
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