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Re: custom wheels

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Originally Posted by Gregor View Post
Read Travis' list again.

A lot of people in this thread are assuming that what works for their team works for every team.
He has legitimate reasons for machining his own wheels. Power to him. I'd hardly call it a "list"


I'm trying to provide a set of reasons why teams may want to machine wheels. I don't think cost for the teams I've worked with would be a good reason because its nearly impossible to save cost on custom wheels.

Edit: Also I don't think I mention saving money as not a legitimate reason...
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