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12-13-10 | 02:24 PM

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rhm

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Originally Posted by degan

I imagine finding period correct rims will be difficult to come by.

True, but then if you had the rims, it would be as good as impossible to find any tires at all. Not having original rims would free you to use a rim size that you can actually get tires for. I'd be okay with that.

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