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Jason Lord (Ronan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 03:28 pm: | 
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Anyone have any suggestions for 16" rims. My truck has 18". I have had a hard time finding 16" rims to fit the truck in my city. The dealer is a few hours away and quotes me at 315$ per wheel for steelies. Any parts suppliers I should try out for mail order? Also should I go for steel or alloy (I plan to use them mostly for offroad and will still have the 18" wrangler HPs for longer on-road commutes if needed). I like the look of the alloy 5 spoke but am not sure whether steel is the way to go. Thanks for your help.
Jason |
John Moore (Jmoore)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 03:42 pm: |
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Ouch!
Check out www.atlanticbritish.com. You can get a set of steel wheels for $99 ea or 4 for $349. For a D1 or 2.
-John
88RRC |
Carl
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 04:56 pm: |
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Jason
Keep checking EBay. Sooner or later you'll find a listing that is not to far away so shipping doesn't "kill you". Expect to pay around $50-100 per wheel, depending on condition and if there is a tyre.
Carl |
Pugsly
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 04:59 pm: |
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Generally people "trade up" from 16" to 18" wheels, so if you look you can find sets of 16" wheels really cheap.
ebay is a good place to start. I bought a set off the roverconnection swapmeet once, too. |
Eric Ratermann (Ericrat)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 05:01 pm: |
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You two should trade,
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Pugsly
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 05:11 pm: |
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Different lug pattern, one is a D1 the other a DII |
Eric
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 05:30 pm: |
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Thanks you for the reminder, darn I know that seemed to good to be true. |
Jason Lord (Ronan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 06:44 pm: |
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Thanks for the info guys. What do you think of the wheels on the link below. Seems like a reasonable price. Anyone have any experience with them? Also, should I concentrate on steel rims for my offroad tires or will alloys hold up as well?
http://www.trekoutfitters.com/extra/expedition_gear/index.htm
Jason |
Kyle
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 06:54 pm: |
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"These Xtreme Steel Black Powder Monster Mod wheels offer extreme sizes for extreme conditions."
SEE??? There is that damn "X" again , you gotta be shitting me.... Cmon Matt (Or is it "X"??) , that is some cheesy ass advertising there....
Kyle |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 06:58 pm: |
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Gulf Coast Rovers has black steel wheels.. Their web site seems to be a little messed up right now though.. |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 07:08 pm: |
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Hi Jason,
As for steel or alloy?? Well, if you're going to use it mostly for off-roading, I'd go steel. They don't cost as much so don't hurt as much when you bung them up. Can hammer them out too if need be. Can't really hammer alloy out.
A |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 07:23 pm: |
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those look "xtreeemely weak"
rd |
Kai Dussling (Kai)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 09:05 am: |
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I did this:
Post your wheels for sale on all the Disco boards you can find.
Sooner or later you will get a bite. I had lots of responses for even trade with pictures, some wheels nicer than mine.
I eventually traded with someone from Atlanta (i'm in Houston) and we met in New Orleans. 5 hour trip. We swapped wheels in a parking lot and he also Paid me $500 cash!!!!!
Just watch your back if you do something like this especially with cash involved. I made him pay me the cash before we traded the 4th and 5th wheel.
Kai |
Rans (Rans)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 09:26 am: |
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I was going to go with steel wheels when all of a sudden I saw a set of alloys for sale here on the Dweb, at a place within an hour of home and got the 5 of them for $250 total....and I picked them up and made some new friends too! If you keep your eyes on the sale section, there will be some...now my off-road wheels look stylish, and should I damage one beyond repair, I should be able to find a spare thru the Dweb. Also, because they are LR alloys, I KNOW they have the right offset. downside is that they are 8" rims, and that limits the options for tall skinny tires! |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 10:24 am: |
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Jason, the Trek wheels don't fit the DII. I know, it says for all Rovers, but when I called, the person said "Aren't the DII's the same as the others?". So the Trek wheels are not an option for DII's. Sorry. I'm Xtremely disappointed by that! |
CarlT
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 04:05 pm: |
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"I'm Xtremely disappointed by that!"
HHAHAHHAHAAHAaahahahha |
John Lee
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 08:02 pm: |
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LOL Greg. You actually CALLED? LMAO here. |
\Mike... (Mpeters)
| | Posted on Friday, October 25, 2002 - 02:18 am: |
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hehehehhh......... |
Jason Lord (Ronan)
| | Posted on Friday, October 25, 2002 - 04:12 pm: |
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Are there some years that the lug pattern for a DII is the same for a RR? I have found some used steel rims but the guy pulled em off a later model RR and I am not sure if they will fit onto my truck. Thanks
Jason |
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