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With a truck load of tires and wheels, I drove down to my local tire shop and waited three hours while they got everything mounted up. Back home, the Empi wheels went straight on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They spent far too long stacked up in the basement. I love them. The offset is super-tough lookin’. Oh yeah, and don’t forget the steelie spare…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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