Aluminium rim alternatives?

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Aluminium rim alternatives?

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hey guys, im not really a fan of the technacraft designs, does anyone have any alternatives?

buggy/truck/pan

I see plenty of well made (and cheap) crawler wheels, surely there are other classes available
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RC lohas had some aluminum wheels that had a Carbon look center piece.

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im not really a fan of the technacraft designs :shock: :shock:

that's crazy talk :lol:

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proffesso wrote:hey guys, im not really a fan of the technacraft designs
Tecnacraft sure had some lame designs.

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shodog wrote:
proffesso wrote:hey guys, im not really a fan of the technacraft designs
Tecnacraft sure had some lame designs.
oh no, ive offended the technacraft lovers :lol:

technacraft rims are suitable designs for the period. for current cars...not so much
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shodog wrote:
proffesso wrote:hey guys, im not really a fan of the technacraft designs
Tecnacraft sure had some lame designs.
thats why you have almost every set ever made :lol:
I agree their nice but I dont think their as nice as the money they bring. if I am going to pay that much for wheels their going on my 1:1 truck 8)
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proffesso wrote:
shodog wrote:
proffesso wrote:hey guys, im not really a fan of the technacraft designs
Tecnacraft sure had some lame designs.
oh no, ive offended the technacraft lovers :lol:

technacraft rims are suitable designs for the period. for current cars...not so much
Shodog is actually is not a Technacraft fan at all-

Tecnacraft's on the other hand are another story to Jim

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Is there really that many aluminum rims made for current buggies? I would imagine that there isn't. Really aluminum rims are only good for shelf sitters.

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i have a set for a b4. they are basically one offs made by a guy over on oople. he done 2 different styles. one style looked like basically like the stock wheels but in aluminum. the second style looked about the same except it had some small round holes in them.

sadly i found these wheels to be a bit heavy imo even if it was just for a shelfer. my shelfers sit on a stand like a lot of others out there. the wheels i felt put way too much strain on the suspension while hanging there.

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