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Old 01-27-2013, 01:03 PM
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I would recommend going with the heavier bundts used on the 123 cars. There was a reason the factory put the 5.5" wheels only on the 240. The event of a failure of the rim is unlikely but consider when it might occur.....it will not occur when you are driving along on a straightaway it will occur if you run over something on the highway or are cornering hard to avoid an emergency and hit a chuckhole. In other words failure will occur at your moment of maximum need.
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