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Old Oct 20, 2010
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Better late than never!! New rim and tire setup!

Finally they came in... 15x8 mickey thompson sidebiters with 33x12.5 Goodyear duratracs. overall... LOVE the look of these 10fold over my flat black eagle 100's. the stance is also wider due to offset and backspacing differences.

Only problem is... The caliper is literally a sixteenth away from the inside lip of the rim and ever now and then i hear them grind. Also need to trim a wee bit of the front bumper and they now rub at full lock, but overall they look badass!!











 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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Those looks GREAT!
 
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What part of the caliper is it hitting? I had issues with my Alcoas because one of the shims that the pads sit on bend up and scraped the rim... I just trimmed them a bit and it worked out fine.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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Shiny!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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Duratracs FTW!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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wheels look nice, tires too. Not a giant fan of your wheels but they look good all black
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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nice
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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Looks great man
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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I like the Duratracs. However, I like your old Eagle wheels better.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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The eagles looked alright, but these are the first set of spoke's ive owned for it since the stock ones and i think they look awesome, i have that satisfied feeling with these that i didnt have after purchasing the eagle's.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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looks really good man. part of me wishes i went with these. but the issue with the calipers was exactly why i didn't go with 15's. ive had the tape weights actually hit the caliper. no bueno.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010
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Damn those look sexy
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010
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Look pretty damn good!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010
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they kinda look gross right now from the tire shine.. but thatll wear off lol
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010
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looks sick bro, duratracs ftw
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010
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looks good man. Im putting on my body lift tomorrow, and going to be getting new rims and tires. Im going with 15x8 classic 2's and 33x12.5 duratracs. should be good.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010
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wheels look nice, tires too. Not a giant fan of your wheels but they look good all black
x2 I dont care for the rims but Duratracs FTW
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010
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looks good
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010
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Killer combo, looks great
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010
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just curious, why didnt you go with a 10" wide wheel?
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010
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Looks good, think these are going to be my next tire!
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010
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Looks nice..
 
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