Updated pics of my TANK

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I think your right. I switched to the big Joes because the rims that I have use a 5 lug system with an aluminum adapter. (If that makes sense) There is no hex to strip or crack. The down side is they are heavy and have a crazy amount of traction so I either melt my slipper or snap the rear dog bones.

I have had good luch with RPM so I may swap a lot of that over.

I'm on the fence about the 1717. Sure it's big and nasty but not as smooth as some others. It's more like a low RPM on/off switch. I'm running a 23/49 and still can't keep the front end down at any speed. The top end isn't that fast but I have a hard time getting there on 4 wheels.