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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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BAWLZ!!!!!! they only have two of those rims and can't get anymore, so i guess i'm ordering 2 from them and 2 from summit. still saving some money over ordering all of them from summit, but i wanted them all to show up at the same damn time. being cheap is hard sometimes
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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Indeed it is. I tried going to that site to check out their prices on 16x10's and it keeps freezing my phone and kicking me off the Internet. Guess my phone doesn't want a set of wheels...
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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just got done texting with this axle and tire guy. looks like i'm going to have to wait a month or more on his axles and tires. he works a rotating shift and he's on a month of nights now. but the axles just got a little better. i thought the front was open, but it has a lockrite in it.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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Way cool! I'm on a f**kin rotating shift too...7 day swing. It sucks!
But enough about that, you should use your super cheap powers to will me a set of 4.88's ford a D60/10.25 bwahaha

sounds like those axles will be worth the wait. Congrats on the find mr fatdan!
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by fatdan460
just got done texting with this axle and tire guy. looks like i'm going to have to wait a month or more on his axles and tires. he works a rotating shift and he's on a month of nights now. but the axles just got a little better. i thought the front was open, but it has a lockrite in it.
call him a baby back biznatch!

I do a majority of my work in the shop when Im on nightshift and I still have plenty of time to smash newbs on here. Sleep is for the weak!
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 01:16 AM
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i'm not too concerned. it's not like i'm a super productive get at it kind of guy, and i won't have the rims or springs for a bit either, plus a month from now the weather will be a lot better for wrenching outdoors. not everyone has the luxury of 60* winters :flipoff:

plus it gives me some time to get the other issues in order beforehand so i have a truck worth swapping a couple grand of parts into.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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i spoke too soon. springs showed up this morning.


and this old sign, just because it's funny. actual sign too btw.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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So did you get your wheels ordered? that site you linked said "currently unavailable"


THese are what mine started out as.. BUT I got mine way cheaper back in the day...U.S. Wheel 78-5080R - U.S. Wheel 78 Series Unpainted 8-Spoke Wheels - Overview - SummitRacing.com

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This is a reverse style wheel, there may be interference problems with most disc brakes, some large drum brakes and most fenderwells
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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yeah, i ordered 2 from that site and 2 from summit. saved a little bit of cash over ordering all 4 from summit, sounds like they quit making these white wagon 15x10 8 lugs as the guy said they couldn't order 2 more for me. they only had 2 and thats why they were so cheap.

the ones you linked are what i wanted as i aim to paint these rims cause the white chips and starts rusting quick and looks like **** to me when that happens. but for some unknown reason it costs $27 more a wheel to get them without paint, explain the logic on that one, bunch of r-tards.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fatdan460
but for some unknown reason it costs $27 more a wheel to get them without paint, explain the logic on that one, bunch of r-tards.

Reverse offset, 2.5 inches of backspacing VS. the 4-4.5 of the others...
Only reason I can figure...
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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When I ordered my 16.5x12 back in the day white rims were $20 per rim cheaper than the exact same rims in black.

$80 wasnt the end of the world but a can of Rustoleum gloss black was much better.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by fatdan460
not everyone has the luxury of 60* winters :flipoff:

Its damn near 80* today.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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right now i have slush everywhere, truck is coated in ice from last night's snow/freezing rain/sleet storm and its starting to snow again. temp? cold as phook, thats the temp.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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It can't be that cold if there is slush everywhere! :flipoff:






5* here.....
 
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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slush is mostly gone. my yard fills with water from my sump pump that turns to slush on its way to the drain by the road. truck is in the yard with no brakes. current temp is not bad at 29ish but its kind of windy.
 
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