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Airjockie
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Those look just like BFG T/A's

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... dial+T%2FA

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I tossed these on my old subaru...only because they were about 3 lbs lighter than other tires...and I had fun on them... daily driven.

cheap, better grip than expected, and light.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... xclaim+UHP

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Ross.Williams
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Thanks AJ

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Scott.Cole
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Ross your going to like those slots on your car. I have the original slot on my 240 and love them .. does anybody know of a really good aluminum
cleaner? Havin a hard time getting the shine back to them..
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Frank T
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The ones on my car are aluminum (Alu-MINI-um, for our Australian members :wink:), and I had a really rough time cleaning them up chemically. Eventually gave up and beadblasted each wheel, then washed and spraypainted them. Came out well and I wish I had done that first and not wasted so much time trying to clean them in other ways.

Something about 30-year-old brakedust getting embedded into the rough aluminum surface of the slots ~ it becomes sort of a "tattoo" in there and is impossible to get out. Blasting takes it right off and makes the whole surface look new again.

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Ross.Williams
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OK, so today was the big day. Four new Ansen Sprint slotted aluminum wheels and four new Bridgestone Potenza tires. I'll will always love (and keep) the original wheels but these bring a fresh new look to the car at a very reasonable price. What do you think?


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Excellent - Black and Chrome looks great!

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Looks great Ross!!

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Absolutely stunning!
I'm so glad Ansen still makes great wheels for these cars.

Keep away from the high curbs now, boss.

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The wheels suit the car. :)

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Mike Rosann
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I can’t figure out why but Keith is right, black and chrome do go great together.
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Scott.Cole
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Ross, the car really looks sharp the new wheels look like they belong there. hope you like them. maybe a little more incentive to to drive the car more and show it off..
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Thanks for all the compliments. Now that I have new tires I will be more confident in driving this car longer distances. The old tires were over 12 years old (and from Sears)! Can't wait to bring it to the next meeting.

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