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I've been doing a lot of looking around at different 15" wheels. Anyway narrowed it down between cragar soft 8s and the MB wheels TKOs. Let me know what you think. The TKOs are matte black and the soft 8s are gloss.
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I myself have the Cragar Soft 8's as many others do on here...

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I couldn't beat the price on the wheels or tires I bought. I like the MB's you posted but not sure if they'll look right in a 15" wheel, most of those types of wheels only look right as a 17"+ wheel. I'd have to see an actual picture of it mounted on a truck/ suv before making that call. You also have to test fit it before buying to see if it'll clear the calipers. This is another reason why I and others choose the Soft 8's, we knowthey'll fit without geussing.
 






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Tire size is 33x12.50r12 Duratracs
They don't look bad in a 15".... a little to hubcap-ish IMO but everyone and their mother is running soft 8s so these would definitely set you apart from the crowd.
 






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These are the ones I'm looking at. They'll look a lot like the soft 8's but with a unique spin. Havent seen anyone else with them anyway... And they are $5 more a wheel than the soft 8's so they're nice and cheap
 






Scope's gonna bring back the 80's, LOL. Make sure you put some neon colored accents on your truck, maybe even hot pink. A three + two roll bar with oversized KC lights will look good with those. Just messing with ya man. Showing my age again, LOL. Actually I've always like those style wheels but chrome plating and road salt don't last long together.
 






Scope's gonna bring back the 80's, LOL. Make sure you put some neon colored accents on your truck, maybe even hot pink. A three + two roll bar with oversized KC lights will look good with those. Just messing with ya man. Showing my age again, LOL. Actually I've always like those style wheels but chrome plating and road salt don't last long together.

They'll last plenty long with how often I wash my truck in the winter.

And I guess I'm wayyy to young to get all that, I see these style wheels all the time, just not the chrome/ black and thats what I want for mine. Those with my blacked out everything and silver would look great!
 






I do like the cut on the too. wonder what they'd look like without the hubcap.
 






MB TKO's get my vote!

Everyone has the cragar soft 8.
 












Or for the price on those MB's...

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Chrome or aluminum finish Wouldn't look right on my truck. Nothing's silver on it.
 






Chrome looks good on any color
 






there's always the dick cepek ones that everyone has.
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Scope's gonna bring back the 80's, LOL. Make sure you put some neon colored accents on your truck, maybe even hot pink. A three + two roll bar with oversized KC lights will look good with those. Just messing with ya man. Showing my age again, LOL. Actually I've always like those style wheels but chrome plating and road salt don't last long together.

Even better then the 3/2 "roll" bar. ;)

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I think the TKOs would look great if they fit over the calipers.
 






Discount tire says they do and offer a full refund if they don't so I'm up for trying them. The only thing is I'm not sure of the backspacing. It says the offset is -19mm.
 






Discount tire says they do and offer a full refund if they don't so I'm up for trying them. The only thing is I'm not sure of the backspacing. It says the offset is -19mm.

Messing with all of those numbers regarding backspacing and offset and such confuses the junk out of me.

Cool that discount let's you fit-test before paying for them. I'd say that's the way to go, or even ask the fellas at Discount. They can probably tell you, or look it up to see if it fits.
 






Well technically they don't. You're not supposed to mount them but im pretty sure I can get away with just sliding them on the lugs.
 






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I like the mb's but think they'd look better without the center caps. I got the soft 8's because they were cheap, steel, easy to clean and maintain. After having Polished Aluminum Torque Thrust II's for years on my show truck I just want something simple.
 






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