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Old 03-23-2004, 09:27 PM
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I really debated about whether to go with Trigo's for my FIA--had pin drives on my SPF 427. Like the look, the "authenticity". I was looking through one of the Friedman "Cobra" books and spotted Ken Miles car being loaded on a trailer--Had 5-spoke Halibrand(?)knock-offs, ARE Torq-thrust D wheels are a very close wheel to the picture in a 5-bolt pattern---cost was about $700, compared to about $2400 from Trigo for FIA wheels---Cobra people will see it isn't "correct" big deal, The average Joe won't know the difference other than "it's a Cobra" ---my car is glass not "tin", and wasn't built in the 60's--


Guess it all boils down to what your desires are and what your wallet will allow. If you go pin drives be sure to use an anti-seize compound on your knock-offs or you may have a real problem trying to remove a wheel.
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