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Old 11-29-2008, 08:25 PM
Jim Maxwell Jim Maxwell is offline
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And a bit brittle, most likely. There was an article in the Shelby American magazine a few years ago describing the potential perils of driving hard on 40 year old magnesium wheels. I believe it was aimed at me--I had just spent a considerable amount of track time in CSX 2401 with these originals and I took the advice to heart and retired the wheels to street use only. I do like the way they look and they are lighter than the wire wheels. The originals are very hard to find. I would go for a new set in aluminum if I were in the market for them right now.
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