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15" Alloy Wheels VS. 15" Steel Wheels

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Old 05-01-2011, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by wmcvey
Are you running with BlackRock wheels or MB wheels ?
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Aww, waited too long... ordered my 35"x12.50.15" BFG KM2's yesterday, and found they went up $25/tire... ouch!
Is there a projected date when the 15"x8" Flat Black MB72's will be in?
Old 05-02-2011, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by kliff
Along with the "which package?" responce....which stock gearing are you referring to?
3.21, 3.73, 4.10, it makes a difference.

3.73s..24s package
Old 05-02-2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jo-Ni-JK's
Aww, waited too long... ordered my 35"x12.50.15" BFG KM2's yesterday, and found they went up $25/tire... ouch!
Is there a projected date when the 15"x8" Flat Black MB72's will be in?
We're looking at about 2 weeks.
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Ordered some this morning!
Awesome!
Thanks DTD
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Just ordered my 35x12.50x15 and 15x8 MB72, due in by next week and I must say that I got a DAMN good price, $1503.00 out the door, Discount Tires are the BEST!!! Thanks Guys!
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I started out with the 15x8 MB72 wheels. There was less than 1/8" clearance from my rotors in the rear, so I ended up returning them and going with the 16x8.5 MB72 wheels with 33" BFG KM2's. The 16x8.5's look better because of the backspacing difference and im not sweatin' the rotor clearance. Great looking wheels. They kind of look like the American Racing Mojave wheels, only they are cheaper.
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Here are some pics
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Originally Posted by brandongonsalves
Here are some pics
Looks great Brandon! Thanks for posting pics!
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Originally Posted by brandongonsalves
I started out with the 15x8 MB72 wheels. There was less than 1/8" clearance from my rotors in the rear, so I ended up returning them and going with the 16x8.5 MB72 wheels with 33" BFG KM2's. The 16x8.5's look better because of the backspacing difference and im not sweatin' the rotor clearance. Great looking wheels. They kind of look like the American Racing Mojave wheels, only they are cheaper.
Looks good. I have the MB72's and I'm still not sure I like the amount of backspacing. I think it sticks out a bit far. I'm not really sure how much more backspace you can take with 35's to not hit stuff though, probably less than an inch.


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