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[GROOTS]

Phil I know you don't carry these but what does anyone think of the New MOMO wheels That are on the market ?  They look strong with multiple attachment points.

[Alberto]

Do the spokes on the Jongbloed wheels stick out from the rim like the 'ben-hur' TD used to?

[Mike Collins]

Do the spokes on the Jongbloed wheels stick out from the rim like the 'ben-hur' TD used to?

 

No

[philstireservice]

Do the spokes on the Jongbloed wheels stick out from the rim like the 'ben-hur' TD used to?

 

No - but we are thinking of installing that option...

[Tom Sager]

No - but we are thinking of installing that option...

A motorized telescoping blade can be installed on the hub and works the same regardless of wheel choice.  

[Alberto]

A motorized telescoping blade can be installed on the hub and works the same regardless of wheel choice.  

 

Oh yeah I like that feature!

[svvs]

Phil I know you don't carry these but what does anyone think of the New MOMO wheels That are on the market ?  They look strong with multiple attachment points.

Bolanos uses the Momo Wheels. I think they are sharp, but they are around 25% more expensive than Dforce or Jongbloed.

 

They also look like a pain to clean, but I know I'm also the type of guy who should be cleaning his wheels more than I actually am.

[Alberto]

Dforce = $110 at Phil's

Jongbloed = $105 special / $119 normal price once special is done at Phil's

Momo = $129 at Saferacer

[DrDomm]

I know I weighed the first batch of TR Motosports wheels I got.  The gray ones.  They were right at 13lbs.

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

The TR wheels are also only $97, and you can get them as cheap as $80ish if you know someone who is a tirerack dealer. I have found the wheels to be very strong, the only ones I have bent have bent for good reason.

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Tr wheels are also noticeably heavier to the feel just picking them up. Rotating weight means slower period. So its a matter of trying to win or trying to just race. The margin of victory gets smaller and smaller by the day! Doing every possible thing is no longer an option its just flat mandatory if you really want to win. This is still a drivers class but there are a shit ton of very talented drivers in sm and every .oo1 is important in the end. The whole game is improve yourself and your sled or get left behind. It is like doing a back flip at the x-games you better bring more then just that next time u show up because there will be 10 guys who can do that next time...

[philstireservice]

Dforce = $110 at Phil's

Jongbloed = $105 - no plan to raise the price

Momo = $129 at Saferacer

Team Dynamic = $115 at Phil's

fixed

[James York]

Tr wheels are also noticeably heavier to the feel just picking them up. Rotating weight means slower period. So its a matter of trying to win or trying to just race. The margin of victory gets smaller and smaller by the day! Doing every possible thing is no longer an option its just flat mandatory if you really want to win. This is still a drivers class but there are a crap ton of very talented drivers in sm and every .oo1 is important in the end. The whole game is improve yourself and your sled or get left behind. It is like doing a back flip at the x-games you better bring more then just that next time u show up because there will be 10 guys who can do that next time...

Noticeably heavier than what?  An illegal wheel?

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Noticeably heavier than what?  An illegal wheel?

then my team dynamics, then my kosei, then my d-force...  Are those illegal???  evderytime i pick a tr wheel and i have one set I think why in the hell do I have these, They will have my rains permantly mounted on them by next season. 

Personally I would never buy them, these just happened to come on a junk car I bought.  D-force feels the lightest when I pic them up by hand...

[Tom Sager]

then my team dynamics, then my kosei, then my d-force...  Are those illegal???  evderytime i pick a tr wheel and i have one set I think why in the hale do I have these, They will have my rains permantly mounted on them by next season. 

Personally I would never buy them, these just happened to come on a junk car I bought.  D-force feels the lightest when I pic them up by hand...

 

Aren't you the guy at the carnival that guesses people's weight within 2 pounds? 

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

then my team dynamics, then my kosei, then my d-force...  Are those illegal???  evderytime i pick a tr wheel and i have one set I think why in the hale do I have these, They will have my rains permantly mounted on them by next season. 

Personally I would never buy them, these just happened to come on a junk car I bought.  D-force feels the lightest when I pic them up by hand...

I have weighted the several sets that I have, and they are only 1 or 2 tenths of a pound heavier than the other TD wheels that I have. So, I'm not sure what your feeling, but my scale disagrees.

[Michael Novak]

Kyle has calibrated arms---or at least he thinks he does...

[FTodaro]

Aren't you the guy at the carnival that guesses people's weight within 2 pounds? 

No but he is in the carnival in the Caveman exhibit.

[James York]

then my team dynamics, then my kosei, then my d-force...  Are those illegal???  evderytime i pick a tr wheel and i have one set I think why in the hale do I have these, They will have my rains permantly mounted on them by next season. 

Personally I would never buy them, these just happened to come on a junk car I bought.  D-force feels the lightest when I pic them up by hand...

That is why I asked what you were comparing knowing my data.  I have weighed mine with a certified scale (not much room to be lighter and legal on mine) and compared.  Not going by "feel".  Buy whatever suits you.

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Kyle has calibrated arms---or at least he thinks he does...

 

yes! that