Cheapest 15x4 skinnies/cheapest place to buy skinnies?
11-28-2011, 11:54 PM
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Cheapest 15x4 skinnies/cheapest place to buy skinnies? What are the cheapest 15" skinnies out there? and where is the cheapest place to get them. The only ones I've really looked at are the weld racing wheels on tsp for just under $500. That's alota money for some skinny 15" rims so I was wondering if there was any better deals or cheaper skinnies out there?
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11-29-2011, 07:40 AM
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It depends what you're after. If you're looking to actually reduce rotational mass and pick up ET and MPH, then you will need a real set of wheels like Welds, or Bogarts. If you're just after "the look" then the cheap Summit/Jegs knock offs will work, but I believe you have to run a big spacer and grind to fit them. They will probably be about as heavy as your stock wheels. They're a heavy cast China made design, where as real Welds and Bogarts are American made aluminum drag wheels.
11-29-2011, 12:44 PM
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Gtfo.
Buy the Fast-Fives for a budget drag setup. They are much lighter than stock wheels, and there are several threads on here comparing the weight of Pro Stars or Bogarts. The summit chinese cast wheels only weigh a few more pounds a wheel than the expensive drag wheels. If your looking to reduce the most rotational mass as possible and you have the coin to do so by all means buy the expensive wheels. They usually fit without a spacer, but some don't. And they sometimes fit without the calipers having to be grinded, but sometimes they don't.
With the Fast Fives I don't have to run any spacers, but I did have to grind all 4 of my calipers. Also you can use your stock lug nuts. Most Pro Stars and other types you need to run a shank style lug nut.
As far as pics I may have some in my gallery, but I will upload some pics when I get home from work.
All in all they weigh a lot less than my 17" WS6 wheels, look good, and are a great budget item. Not everyone has the money for Bogarts or Prostars. The way I see it my car is a daily driver that sees about 70 passes a year..its not an all out drag car.
Buy the Fast-Fives for a budget drag setup. They are much lighter than stock wheels, and there are several threads on here comparing the weight of Pro Stars or Bogarts. The summit chinese cast wheels only weigh a few more pounds a wheel than the expensive drag wheels. If your looking to reduce the most rotational mass as possible and you have the coin to do so by all means buy the expensive wheels. They usually fit without a spacer, but some don't. And they sometimes fit without the calipers having to be grinded, but sometimes they don't.
With the Fast Fives I don't have to run any spacers, but I did have to grind all 4 of my calipers. Also you can use your stock lug nuts. Most Pro Stars and other types you need to run a shank style lug nut.
As far as pics I may have some in my gallery, but I will upload some pics when I get home from work.
All in all they weigh a lot less than my 17" WS6 wheels, look good, and are a great budget item. Not everyone has the money for Bogarts or Prostars. The way I see it my car is a daily driver that sees about 70 passes a year..its not an all out drag car.
11-29-2011, 06:28 PM
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Here you go man. Im not much of a 'photo shoot' guy so the only pics I have are my car at the track, but thats about the only time I run my bigs/littles anyway. They are good wheels for the money, but by all means if you have the money Bogarts, Prostars, etc etc are the way to go.
