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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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the shipping label on the box says they weigh 23 lbs... i have not verified this but by picking them up i can tell they dont weigh much at all.

I bought these wheels because my 24s just suck to live with everyday.. pot holes are murder and overall they just suck.

SO i got the 20s to either:

a: keep lowered and put back on some 275/60/20s for a nice ride

b: raise my truck back up when i leave LA next summer to head back to Indiana and when i do put the truck on 35s.

soooo.... i bought these thinking they were to good a deal to pass up on... maybe next summer i couldnt find them or whatever...
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Makes sense to me. They're not my *favorite* option (looks-wise) as an upgrade to my stock wheels. But they're my favorite for the price! And now I'm thinking that taking 10 pounds of rotating mass off each wheel has *got* to give me some improvement in around-town gas mileage, too.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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for sure.. saved weight is always a good thing..

hey doc!! what are you talking about? we have potholes in MI. i didnt think those little cracks in the roads out there were even considered pot holes.....lol
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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i dont know if you heard.. but CA is about as broke if not more than MI... so yeah.. they aint fixin **** around here...

and the brilliant hippies decided that for the 4 days a year it rains here we need dips in the side streets to help with water flow... nothing like smacking your bump stops going down a flat street lol
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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hell. really when it comes down to it. thats a steal for cast rims polished in 20".....
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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I just ordered myself a set, I priced them at the Dealer and they wanted $585 Can. for EACH rim!!
LOL The Mopar CAI is $789.00
Can't beat the price for a FORGED rim, I had to get myself a set for Xmas.
Supposed to be here next week, gonna mount the factory Wrangler HP's on them for now and get some snow tires for the Chrome Clad OE rims.

I rotated my tires last week and the weight of the OE wheels and tires is DISGUSTING!
These HAVE to help fuel economy just in weight savings alone, I will weight each rim once I have them. The OE rims on my Sport say Made in China on the back LOL
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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Let me know what the weight of your sport rim is after you take the tires off.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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Yep. I ordered myself some yesterday. Picking them up in person next week. Sales tax is half the cost of shipping and I'll be down there anyway. Too cheap to pass up for forged AL. Plus, it looks like the stock wheels I have go for $250 - 300 each on eBay...

I have my own tire changing machine and I also have a good quality digital scale. I will weight the bare wheels before they go on and the bare wheels that I'm taking off. I currently have the standard Laramie chrome-clads, though, not the standard Sport wheels. From Doc's info, it sounds like these wheels could be 13 pounds or more lighter than the stock wheels. I sure hope so!!
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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anytime you remove unsprung weight it helps somewhere.....
 
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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hey everyone who gets these mounted.. get some pics up soon!
 
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