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Old 12-14-2006   #22 (permalink)
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this could turn into a novel, i'll try to keep it short. the wheels and tires came in yesterday so i got them mounted up i just had a few minutes after that before having to go back to work. the 2 mile drive to work was great! i loved the look of the new stuff and the ps2's felt great!

well, today i went for a little joyride. damn it they rubbed, front & rear. the rear was during an uphill right turn with a small bump. later found the rubbing was on the channel that runs under the gas fill pipe and into the wheel well. the fronts both scraped on a straight as i was accelerating and hit a slight undulation in the road.

i went back to the tire shop and after all was said and done, i'll be back there tomorrow going back to 18's (225/40/18 & 255/35/18).

i did decide to go with chrome over the brushed alum look. i did this for many reasons, the most important of which is that i really like chrome (perhaps a throwback to my harley days).

anyways here today's pix...








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