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If it's something you are driving alot,,,,then rally's get my vote. Cheap to replace, easy to maintain, easy to clean, easy to balance and tire replacement is easy.

I have 2 cars here with aluminum wheels and quite frankly I must be getting old because,,,,I'm sick of cleaning them,,,they need polished on a regular basis to keep a shine (and clear coat peels or yellows over time so that's out) you always have to worry about scratching them,,,and curb rash will just ruin your day. However if you get them with a good chrome plating then cleaning is easy and no polishing is necessary anymore. Hopefully the quality is good so the chrome lasts and doesn't peel down the road.

The only upside to aluminum is they are lightweight, less rotational mass means more power to the ground, better fuel economy, etc....

If you are going for 80's retro,,,then Welds would work. Personally I'm more 60's retro so Cragers or Slots work for me.

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Damn...I thought I was the old guy. I'm only 31. :lol:

And yeah, If you two come across a set of wheels, holla! I'm out in the dirty 'ol IE, but I don't mind driving a ways to pick up a nice set.

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Hey hey,,,just because I might be past my middle age crisis doesn't mean I don't dig stuff from the 80's too :lol: Retro for me is 50's/60's but I guess the 80's are starting to get old now :( Boy how time flies.

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I like the Welds better than the Boyds. But what about a set of Centerlines ???? Centerlines have always been my favorite muscle car wheel of choice.
OH yeah I'm 40 and I too still ride a BMX bike around with my two boys, I sure wish I still had my old 1984 PRO GT race bike. Someone has to show them all the old school tricks :metal:

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I rode a Schwinn Orange Crate,,,the kind with the shifter in the middle. You guys might not even remember those.

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GT Mach One, GT Performer.

What's up now?

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What do you think gets my vote :)

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Didnt mean to take this off topic either. Just saying i totally get that need for nostalgia. Haha! Glad to hear I'm not the only one. My time machine is an 84 GT pro as well. I enjoy crusing it around but don't want to tear it up so I got a new bike to thrash on. of course you guys know that it's like Pringles... You can't eat just one! But I won't go further off track with my Bmx bike hoarding nonsense!

I'm always cruising the Craigslist for truck stuff (and bikes!) so I'll let you know if I see anything.
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