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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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Save the money for college.
i aint goin to college , i hate school enough as it is .... 2 more years , and i will never step foot in another school ....
 
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bigun72
i aint goin to college , i hate school enough as it is .... 2 more years , and i will never step foot in another school ....
Some good advise my Daddy gave me ..... if you want a good life, learn to work from the neck up, not from the neck down.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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well i work for everthang i have ...... i am not goin to college , i can do the jobs that im interested in by not goin to college .....
 
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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I use adapters on my vw buggy. Go from the wide 5 down to 5 on 4.5. Never a problem in 14 years.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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I would never trust them. It might be just me, but I don't think they are safe at all.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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cdr you have your opinion , now tell us why you do not trust them ......
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by tewferford
I was just gonna say. We used to use them on vw bugs all the time, with never an issue.

Yup.
'67 Vee-Dub that my buddy had, wore a set of Gragar SS with adapters.

Now, in retrospect, that Vee-Dub wasn't putting a lot of horsepower to the ground, either!


Originally Posted by bigun72
1. im just usin it for a everday driver
2. im 16 yrs old , i aint got a family thats gonna be ridin in it
3. im buyin them
THREE replies to a poll (posts 2, 3 and 4), and you decide to buy the adapters???

I'm curious. . . if your decision was already made, why the poll????
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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i made the poll just so see if yall thought they were safe , but it dont matter anymore , because im keepin the wheel & tires i was gonna put on it , on my 77 4wd ...... so im not gettin adapters
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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cdr you have your opinion , now tell us why you do not trust them ......
I honestly don't know lol. I have just heard horror stories from some of my buddies about losing wheels and such. Are the stories true? Maybe, maybe not. I just figure that the manufacturer of a truck has a certain bolt pattern for a reason, so I don't want to mess with it. To each's own.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bigun72
i made the poll just so see if yall thought they were safe , but it dont matter anymore , because im keepin the wheel & tires i was gonna put on it , on my 77 4wd ...... so im not gettin adapters
AAHH visions of grandeur.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Want a different bolt circle?

I suggest a different rear end, or check out Strange Engineering for a set of stronger axle shafts to replace what you have.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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My brother has been runnin wheel spaces on his dodge for over a year now. He is running 40x15.50 rim 24 and has neevr has a problem witht hem. You will not have a problem if they are propery made. Also my brother has also taken his truck mudding and done many, many burnouts. Heres his truck with the swampers on it for mudding. http://highexposures4x4.com/index_files/Page1709.htm
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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Man thats a good lookin Dodge .......
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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Yea I say just go for it. I dont have a picture of my buddies old truck but he ran wheel spaces on his f350 and he ran a 12.89 in the 1/4. Most people just dont feel comfortable running them on their vehicles and deem them unsafe when in reality they are perfectly safe. Hope I helped.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by bigun72
1. im just usin it for a everday driver
2. im 16 yrs old , i aint got a family thats gonna be ridin in it
3. im buyin them
Originally Posted by bigun72
i made the poll just so see if yall thought they were safe , but it dont matter anymore , because im keepin the wheel & tires i was gonna put on it , on my 77 4wd ...... so im not gettin adapters

Looks like a little indecision, here.



Ah. . . . . . . . youth.

Wish I had some of that.
 
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