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Old 05-19-2010, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Could you imagine what they would cost if they had to do different sets of casts so all the wheels went the same direction? Ouch!
And then watch installers try to get the right uni-directional tires on the right wheels!

I've learned to live with it...
Old 05-20-2010, 01:03 PM
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$500 a set? Not a chance.
Yes, and with no takers for several CL listings. It's just another cool advantage of living in Kali, as there is just so much of this stuff out here, it tends to go cheap.

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I find it comical those you don't like them since they "look" like a wheel from a C5. They have 5 spokes and that's about all they have in common.
hmmm, thin 5 spokes. From 10 feet away they look the same to me. But to Chevy's advantage, they at least did offer a high polish version. To be fair, I did not like the thinspokes on the C5 I had either.


Originally Posted by LVDell
Could you imagine what they would cost if they had to do different sets of casts so all the wheels went the same direction? Ouch!
Somehow Chevrolet managed it as all 91-96 Corvette directional wheels were 4 different part numbers so the wheels all went the same direction. Always thought Porsche cheaped out on the twists, especially since they made them for so many years. Not really best of breed manufacturing or design there.
But to Porsche's advantage, who among the Rennlist faithful would dare criticize the Overloads from Zuffenhausen for their frugality
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Old 05-20-2010, 07:35 PM
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i might be a buyer for a decent set.
Old 05-20-2010, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sparks259
i might be a buyer for a decent set.
Haven't decided yet.



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