Vanity Is Clouding My Judgement........please help !!!!

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Originally Posted by circmand

i prefer the stock look

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You must be kidding? Wow, that is like the kid who wants to always stay in the kiddie pool when the grand rapids are waiting right there ;)

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Originally Posted by kodiak

Just remember, when you travel you’re not only representing your self but all of VX kind. So dress accordingly! :cool:

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EXACTLY :) Make us all proud!

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Originally Posted by nfpgasmask

I thought the same thing when I bought my new rims and tires. I kept my stock wheels and thought to myself, "I'll put the stock rims and street tires on for daily use". Nope. Once I saw the Teflon Chambers and new rubber I knew I could never look back.

Sell your stock rims and tires. You're never gonna use em! :cool!:

Bart

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Yes that is why I sold my stockers as soon as I could. Oh and I know a mechanic down the street who I have never had a problem passing the VX for inspection sticker, I just keep it clean and pretty, lol.

Definitely leave your mudders on and sell the stock stuff to save up for another set of mudders :)

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Originally Posted by Leah

Does Batman ALWAYS wear his cape and mask?
Does Superman ALWAYS wear his tights and shield?

There is a reason superheros blend in most of the time...think about it.

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Well yah but...:rolleyesg

Superheros are imaginary, these are real life & death STYLE issues we're talkin' here...:laughgray

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Originally Posted by taylorRichie

Really mileage depends on the wheels... rotational mass, not diameter.

My 20X8.5" wheels Weigh a ton!! Therefore my mileage suffers greatly :) And my scanguage corrects the Speedo for me.

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I would say tires and wheels make a huge difference. Maybe not so much on highway driving, but for normal stop and go, you talk about adding a 33" AT or MT tire, thats an extra 20-30 lbs per tire plus the unsprung weight. That is part of the reason that I have the AT2s, they weigh somewhere around 44lbs, which is almost exactly the same as the factory tire, but I put an extra couple of inches of rubber on the road. I would imagine that the roof rack kills mpg as well. That little 3.5L just isn't enough for a heavyweight VX. I didn't realize that the curb weight is close 5K lbs.

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Originally Posted by Ldub

Well yah but...:rolleyesg

Superheros are imaginary, these are real life & death STYLE issues we're talkin' here...:laughgray

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Good call.

LOL

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Originally Posted by Leah

Does Superman ALWAYS wear his tights and shield?

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umm....superman doesnt carry a shield...

are you thinking of captain america?

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Originally Posted by pbkid

umm....superman doesnt carry a shield...

are you thinking of captain america?

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On the new Superman, he peels that shieid shaped thingy off his chest and throws it. I guess he used it more as a weapon than as a shield, but it is shaped like a shield.

Um, I didn't want to use the word "cape" twice.:confused:

oh ok. i can see where you got that then...

nevermind. back to the tj'ing ;)

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Originally Posted by pbkid

oh ok. i can see where you got that then...

nevermind. back to the tj'ing ;)

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LOL

ok you gits, now im definately not changing the wheels!!! I'll bill the forum for the extra fuel, lol :D

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Originally Posted by Marlin

Sheewwwww, crisis over, I don't know what I would have done either. I could have put the factory wheels and tires back on my expy for my 6K mile trip to moab and back, saved a few hundred bucks in gas plus a few hundred in rubber. But damn, those tires and wheels look way cooler than factory. ;)

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