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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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I'm about ready to place an order for some wheels. I've decided to go with True Forged wheels, the people at the company are real nice and I am getting a real good discount since the owner wants some more Chevy's and Pontiac's on the site rather than Stangs. I was supposed to order some ADV.1's for my TA but I decided not to because I will save close to 4k and I can use the money for some other goods. I'm going to be running 17x8.5's in the front and 17x11 in the rear on my narrowed 9'.

I narrowed it down to two wheels The 1st one is the True Forged Sleeper but I am getting them without the machined bolts.

The second one is the True Forged Speed Five.

I'm leaning towards the Sleeper wheels. But if you think different let me know. Thanks in advance.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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I too like the Sleeper wheels, without the rivets/bolts.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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Im not a fan of rivets at all but between those two I would choose the sleeper. I like how they get smaller for the star rim appearence reather than the other one.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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The Sleeper gets my vote!

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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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So where are you getting the wheels from, how much?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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im true with the others, id go with the Sleeper
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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the sleeper looks good without the rivet bolts with the anthracite center, what color is your car?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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i like the sleepers as well how much are they by the way????
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The color of my TA is black. I don't know if its safe to disclose the price yet. But I can def. tell you that with tires, wheels, shipping, etc... they will run me just under 2k. And that is an amazing price for a set of custom forged wheels!

I just think that there are companies out there that can make a great product for a great price. So that's why I never under estimate the "little guy" not by a along shot.
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