Astro Heaven ???

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Astro Heaven ???

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What is Odd about this Tire/Wheel Combo?

Thanks, Jim

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astroturf wrote:What is Odd about this Tire/Wheel Combo? Thanks, Jim
Perhaps, just the fact that people actually like it?

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Hope he doesn't want to turn or hit a bump
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Hint...

52 seconds into the vid.

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Well, looks like the inner rim diameter is smaller than the outer. Sort of like short course race truck wheels used on RC cars? I dunno. Looks like crap.
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I guess Love really is blind, eh?
I thin it looks just dumb, but You can tell they really love thier Stro.
And they probably all sit around the monitor laughing at our Lifted up abortions on the internet! Lol...

What did you see under that blindingly stupid looking chrome bumper there at 53sec Jim? :cheers:
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97CargoCrawler wrote:Well, looks like the inner rim diameter is smaller than the outer. Sort of like short course race truck wheels used on RC cars? I dunno. Looks like crap.
I think it looks that way because the tire has been "stretched". It's a really awful way to make a poor mans low-profile tire.

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You Guys nailed it.

What I saw at 53 seconds was a difference in the inner rim diameter from the outer rim. I went digging for this thing that I saw. I found that these rims made by Asanti or Lexani were popular in the mid 2000s. They were the Poor Mans answer for bigger rims. The tires were made by Nitto. A unique upgrade if that was your thing.

Would I do it? NO.

Just thought I would share what I had seen on that lesser van site. You Guys are a lot smarter and picked up on it right away. They did not. Congrats...

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Forgot to add...

The inside rim diameter was 22 inches and the outside was 27 inches.

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But look at all those Astro/Safari vans! Gotta love that!
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Well, It is Astro Heaven...

They really do love our vans over there.

We must be on the right track.

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Exactly right, Jim. Our domestic car makers are making things that look more and more Japanese, meanwhile they're buying Astros! Following this trend, we should be back to good old American cars in say... 2040?
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