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Christ · 04-01-2009, 10:57 PM

I just see places that I could "refine" the wheels to lighten them. I dont use lip weights, so both lips could be removed, as well as smoothing out the outer edges (lip edge) of the spokes on the front side.

Obviously, I wouldn't go buy new wheels and do this to them... I'd get them used before considering something like that... the $90 wheels I'm getting tomorrow, are getting a lightening treatment, similar to what I've laid out above.

There's never alot of material that I would shave away for a street wheel, but there's always some! LOL.

That's all I meant by it, nothing derogatory, or anything like that.

04-01-2009, 10:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	I just see places that I could "refine" the wheels to lighten them. I dont use lip weights, so both lips could be removed, as well as smoothing out the outer edges (lip edge) of the spokes on the front side. Obviously, I wouldn't go buy new wheels and do this to them... I'd get them used before considering something like that... the $90 wheels I'm getting tomorrow, are getting a lightening treatment, similar to what I've laid out above. There's never alot of material that I would shave away for a street wheel, but there's always some! LOL. That's all I meant by it, nothing derogatory, or anything like that. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"