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Old 11-03-2010 | 11:36 PM
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What do you guys think is the best steel wheel for the buck. i am gonna get some offset ones pretty soon. of course theres the soft 8... but everybody and their dog has soft 8's i am looking for something a little different. i want black tho... what are you guys running. pictures would be great!



kinda diggin these...
Old 11-04-2010 | 12:16 AM
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Avoid cheap steel wheels. A lot of people run the D Window wheels and are soon riding on bent rims. My son has a couple that aren't exacty straight, but I think that's why we got such a great deal on them.

Spend the extra coin and get something along the lines of a Cragar Soft 8.
Old 11-04-2010 | 01:19 AM
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I ordered a set of Cragar Soft 8's for my Nissan, and for 3 years now have wheeled the ***** out of and been rough on them and they still run true.
Old 11-04-2010 | 11:26 AM
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I run the d-windows but as frank z stated steel tends to bend easy. So the way I see it is, if it bends it only costs $50 to replace.

This is the only pic I have with the black center caps.

and without
Old 11-04-2010 | 11:36 AM
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Summit Racing has their "Summit" brand black steel d-windows for $36.99/each in 15x7 and 15x8, think I might get a set pretty soon for my Jeep, definitely the cheapest I've found, also they don't have the red/blue stripe going around them, they're all black.
Old 11-04-2010 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Ogre in KS
Summit Racing has their "Summit" brand black steel d-windows for $36.99/each in 15x7 and 15x8, think I might get a set pretty soon for my Jeep, definitely the cheapest I've found, also they don't have the red/blue stripe going around them, they're all black.
you mind posting a link? i just went onto summit's site and the cheapest thing i found was $45/wheel.
Old 11-04-2010 | 11:59 AM
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jm0122 - is that a '70ish olds cutlass in the garage?!?!?
Old 11-04-2010 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ogre in KS
Summit Racing has their "Summit" brand black steel d-windows for $36.99/each in 15x7 and 15x8, think I might get a set pretty soon for my Jeep, definitely the cheapest I've found, also they don't have the red/blue stripe going around them, they're all black.
Id like to see a link also. The only wheels ive ever seen that summit makes is some old vintage style wheels and also replica's of Weld racing wheels...
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jm0122 - is that a '70ish olds cutlass in the garage?!?!?
Yes. Its a 72 cutlass supreme convert.
Old 11-04-2010 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jmm0122
Yes. Its a 72 cutlass supreme convert.
very nice. I LOVE old A-bodys! I have a '69 LeMans im restoring, hence the screen name.
Old 11-04-2010 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by lemansguy
very nice. I LOVE old A-bodys! I have a '69 LeMans im restoring, hence the screen name.
My dad and I used to work on it all the time but now im more into the xj thing so it has sat for quite a while now. One day when the money is right ill go back to her.
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