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Old 05-02-2011, 11:35 AM
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Default 17x5/11 are onnnnn

Thanks again to Steve at True Forged

True Forged Sleeper Wheels
Front 17x5 with 28x4.5x15 M&H Tires (28 pounds mounted each)
Rear 17x11 with 325 45 27 M&H Tires (52 pounds mounted each)


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Cool except for a street driven vehicle you no contact patch up front for braking now. Looks nice but I hope that's a track only setup.
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been fien on the street. went to the races friday night got a few runs in no problem and went to the show yesterday about 50 miles round trip no issues. Ill be on them for about another week just to test it out. My wife drives the truck not me really and she said its been fine for her also.
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It's fine until you need to stop over 4000 pounds quick and you've got the contact patch of a 1800 pound civic to do it with. I wouldn't feel comfortable with my wife and kid running around with that small of a tire on the front much less if they were turning and had to get on the brakes hard.

They do look awesome though
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slowing down from 130 to 40 at the races on friday night did a lot better than I thought thats for sure.

one thing though spraying off the line the 325s hooked better than the old mt 295s I had on the same street. I destroyed a new gt500 and he runs 11.60s
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
It's fine until you need to stop over 4000 pounds quick and you've got the contact patch of a 1800 pound civic to do it with. I wouldn't feel comfortable with my wife and kid running around with that small of a tire on the front much less if they were turning and had to get on the brakes hard.

They do look awesome though
+1 they look badass but i would not drive them on the street much
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Looking good...!

So, the SVT didn't want to play..??

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Originally Posted by TrailLaser
Looking good...!

So, the SVT didn't want to play..??

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no he didnt. This has been going on for a while. He talked smack about beating me to a buddy and he didnt know the guy was my friend. Came back to me and i called him out on svt performance. Told me hes not going to race me and to grow up but ran his mount.

Well came to the street races i called him out told him lets do this get it over with. He has a built lightning and I told him I wouldn't even use the spray on him and no go didn't race me.
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btw wife is out driving around doing stuff and had 3 guys tell her the truck looks bad *** on the wheels.
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You ever going to start working on your stuff again?

They do look good, probably one of my favorite wheels I've seen in a long time. Sounds like they're priced pretty good too for custom forged wheels.



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