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Unread 08-08-2009, 10:59 AM   #1
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Soft 8's or Black D's?

which looks better?

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Unread 08-08-2009, 11:09 AM   #2
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try posting a pic of your jeep that might help people decide
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Unread 08-08-2009, 11:15 AM   #3
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It's entirely preference. I wish I had gotten the V5s now, but at the time I loved the look of Soft 8s
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Unread 08-08-2009, 11:45 AM   #4
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oh thats right i can post pics now lol. no camera handy but its black with grey trim and honeycomb wheels. soon to have a RC 4.5 inch lift with 32x11.50 mud terrains.
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Unread 08-08-2009, 12:54 PM   #5
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keep your honeycomb wheels and use the $ for another mod. They will be a bit narrow for 32s however. Black wheels-so boring and way overdone.
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Unread 08-08-2009, 01:05 PM   #6
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Black Ds....all the way.

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Unread 08-08-2009, 01:14 PM   #7
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Black Ds....all the way.

i like the black D's also... its just i hate the red and blue rings around them
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Unread 08-08-2009, 01:25 PM   #8
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keep your honeycomb wheels and use the $ for another mod. They will be a bit narrow for 32s however. Black wheels-so boring and way overdone.
but, its just the whole 'cragar wheel belong on a jeep' thing. it just makes sense. like Obama and Socialism

sorry. dont start a riot. everybody's entitled to their own opinion. gees it sucks that i have to give myself a disclaimer
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Unread 08-08-2009, 01:33 PM   #9
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i like the black D's also... its just i hate the red and blue rings around them
Find some scuffed used ones and herc-u-line them

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gees it sucks that i have to give myself a disclaimer
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Unread 08-08-2009, 01:42 PM   #10
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I have had both.

I would go d-window.

even though soft 8's are nice.
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Unread 08-08-2009, 01:45 PM   #11
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i would have to see the soft 8's on an XJ to decide...never seen them before.


































even better.....Street locks FTW!!!.....http://www.quadratec.com/products/92600_1XX_B_PG.htm

EDIT:BTW....i hope you know i was joking about never seeing soft 8's on an XJ.
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black D's.. soft 8's look good but i have D's so i like them better
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Unread 08-08-2009, 02:06 PM   #13
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Soft 8's




This one is a D window...best of the bunch IMO
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Unread 08-08-2009, 02:09 PM   #14
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I got a good pic with my D-windows
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Unread 08-08-2009, 02:10 PM   #15
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Enjoy
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