Opinion time. Wheels..
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Opinion time. Wheels..
I can straight up trade my rims (top) for these (bottom). Mine are in HARD SHAPE now and need to be refinished. Thoughts?
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
those are primax 618s ... look cool in motion, but are one HEAVY wheel. i had them on my mx3
i say no, since they dont look all that great sitting still and are not a performance rim..... not good enough for your car
i say no, since they dont look all that great sitting still and are not a performance rim..... not good enough for your car
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
i would trade... thoes wheels are at least nice lookin... yours are hurtin imho
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Trade.
There both going to be heavy anyways. Franko's got plenty or power and TQ to move those wheels.
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There both going to be heavy anyways. Franko's got plenty or power and TQ to move those wheels.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Nope, I perfer his current ones as well. The other ones are just too common.Mad Cow wrote:Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Nd4SpdSe wrote:Nope, I perfer his current ones as well. The other ones are just too common.Mad Cow wrote:Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
Common on a MX-3? Not really. I prefer them because they don't look like a K'nex set. Just my opinion.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
I'd keep the current ones...just my opinion.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
I've always liked the look of those FOCAL wheels(current).Not fond of the finish color,but I would stick with what you have.IMO
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
I think trading would be a pretty lateral move appearance wise, but I would prefer the new ones over your current ones. Neither set really floats my boat though.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Thoughts?
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Ya, that type of spoked rim looks like what's common out there; there's varieties of it, but they're all basically the same in my books, and not just on an Mx-3, but anything.Thassodar wrote:Nd4SpdSe wrote:Nope, I perfer his current ones as well. The other ones are just too common.Mad Cow wrote:Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
Common on a MX-3? Not really. I prefer them because they don't look like a K'nex set. Just my opinion.
Franko's old rims gave it that distinct "it's Franko's Mx-3" look, because it's so cleanly done, it's one of the new features that makes it unique. Those new rims make it look too generic of an mx-3.
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Re: Opinion time. Wheels..
Keep the current ones, powdercoat them though.
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