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Old 11-18-2008 | 05:55 PM
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Cheep steelie, soft 8's from Quadra tech. One of the best and cheapest IMO.
Old 11-18-2008 | 06:31 PM
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Go with steel .If you bend one on the trail you can always beet it back out to where it will hold air to get you home.
Old 11-18-2008 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by HeavyMetal
Thats funny...my "street poser" has seen quite a crapload of trail time over the course of 4 years and 3 sets of alloy rims...and i havnt broken any. Meanwhile I've watched friends replace steel wheels due to pitting, and dent destruction.

I'll be sure to stick to the street from now on to be safe.
how low do you air down?
Old 11-18-2008 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
nothing wrong with alloys. for every one cracked alloy rim i hear about, i hear about ~20 bent steelies.
how low do you air down?
Old 11-18-2008 | 07:51 PM
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steelies. no rim leaks!!! well less rim leaks
Old 11-18-2008 | 07:53 PM
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Steelies it is. Anyone have any extra black hubcaps for an '87? I lost one of mine.
Old 11-18-2008 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
how low do you air down?
been down to 7 on my mall-terrains in the snow at mabell son. OMG WERENT YOU THERE?

not everybody runs 37" creepies on the trail at 5 psi and jumps their jeep
Old 11-18-2008 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
been down to 7 on my mall-terrains in the snow at mabell son. OMG WERENT YOU THERE?

not everybody runs 37" creepies on the trail at 5 psi and jumps their jeep

make that 2 psi and iroks now
Old 11-18-2008 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
how low do you air down?
When you tell me what that has to do with this thread or the comment i was replying to, I'll let you know what I air down to.

In the meantime on the flipside of that coin, how often do you replace tires?
Old 11-18-2008 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by HeavyMetal
When you tell me what that has to do with this thread or the comment i was replying to, I'll let you know what I air down to.

In the meantime on the flipside of that coin, how often do you replace tires?
hate you

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the lower you air down, the more prone to damage your wheels are

i bent one wheel to the point where it didn't hold air, got home and pounded it back and its giggity good to go. that and the many rock hits on the outer lips of mah wheelz. dunno how an alloy wheel would stand up to my jeep, but i wanna find out now (/hate you)

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Old 11-18-2008 | 10:03 PM
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no need for hate here
Old 11-18-2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
**** you
watch your language, this is "The Friendly Forum"
Old 11-20-2008 | 01:06 AM
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Seriously man, no hate train here. Let's all be chill.

I'm keeping my steel tires, but if anyone sees a black center cap for the wheels (like my avatar/photo ones) would you mind letting me know?
Old 11-20-2008 | 06:17 AM
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Steel. Not that it matters to me. I never damaged a wheel in 11 years. I don't air down. What's the point of airing down? to be cool?

the only downside to steelies is you get a bad one every once in a while.

I had allums on my dodge dakota. scratched em, ruined em, looked ugly afterwards. I scratched a number of steelies and the rust grows and covers the scratches nicely.


so it looks like i prefer steelies.
Old 11-20-2008 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by hubbazoot
Seriously man, no hate train here. Let's all be chill.

I'm keeping my steel tires, but if anyone sees a black center cap for the wheels (like my avatar/photo ones) would you mind letting me know?
relax, just some friendly ball bustin

Originally Posted by muddeprived
Steel. Not that it matters to me. I never damaged a wheel in 11 years. I don't air down. What's the point of airing down? to be cool?
yes



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