New steel wheel pics

[keptin]

Cool! Showing off my new steel wheels. Finally recieved them and had them installed, I have to say, they would look much better with 305/60-16s, but I still love them! Also, the mudflaps wouldnt look so goofy, hanging way far in.....but they still serve a purpose, and I intend to keep them on (at least until I get sliders....maybe even after).

Anyhow, here are the pics, I like the first one the best....its a bummer my fence is in the way. This was also a flex test, but I couldnt get the vehicle to park on top of the rock, so I stopped it right before the crest.

Btw, those are LR genuine steel lug nuts.....suprisingly inexpensive

[roverX]

Nice Josh! Looks like a different truck! But why didn't the shop rotate the tire to try to get it more balanced on the rim instead of using so much weight? IMHO of course!

[keptin]

Originally Posted by roverX

Nice Josh! Looks like a different truck! But why didn't the shop rotate the tire to try to get it more balanced on the rim instead of using so much weight? IMHO of course!

They might have....when I got them back they had this slippery goo stuff all over the rims/tires that was dried....as if they smeared it off with a cloth. My guess is either the tire or rim are off balence and moving it one way or another wouldnt do too much. ....perhaps its the tires....there was about the same amount of weights before the steel wheels. Either that or they did in fact get lazy on me.....but its a good shop that I trust, having many weights on the wheels is not a huge concern of mine.

[disco12]

Sweet Josh just friggen sweet I might be coming to reno in the summer if I do u have to show me the awesome trails out there.

[01001010]

Holly HELL...you can really notice the Offset on that frontal pic! Looks Sweet man!!!!

[Funrover]

That looks frigen awsome man!!!!! I love it!!!! Really makes that truck look like a beast!!

[01001010]

By the way, are those the same wheels SG offers? Im thinkin about getting a set. Just can't make up my mind if I want the silver ones on DAP-inc. or the Black ones from SG.

[keptin]

Originally Posted by 01001010

By the way, are those the same wheels SG offers? Im thinkin about getting a set. Just can't make up my mind if I want the silver ones on DAP-inc. or the Black ones from SG.

yes they are....but SG is retarded......please please please dont buy anything from them. SG wanted to take 4 weeks to get me the wheels.....I have no idea why. I bought mine through tony (aka. Tony DII) at www.lrrforums.com. If you do buy them, mension I sent you....er.....are you already signed up there??

Anyhow...I went with the procomp steelies because they were 16"x8" and could accomodate wider tires then the silver 16x7"s.

[Choqiees]

lookin good Josh! I dig the new look. so those are 16x8? do they have them by 16x7? how much for 5? PM of course

[keptin]

Originally Posted by Choqiees

lookin good Josh! I dig the new look. so those are 16x8? do they have them by 16x7? how much for 5? PM of course

ill just say it right off the bat....., no need to PM, nothing is really private with me.


Yes, you can get 16x7....im not sure why you would want to though....IMO 16x8" would be preferable because of its ability to hold a wider tire....and also some skinnier tires too.

The size doesnt make a difference in price really....they are about $75 each from all the vendors. Total for me was ~$225 + tax + 50 to ship the 4 (one was delivered), then ~$60 for the lugs and to ship them, and then $16/wheel to get the tires switched out onto them and then balenced and put on.

All in all, it looks like about $425.


it seems worse then it is, considering it cost me $70 to fill up the tank today. :P ----soon its going to be getting the vehicle to the trails that cost more then the actual parts.

[SCSL]

Originally Posted by keptin

yes they are....but SG is retarded......please please please dont buy anything from them. SG wanted to take 4 weeks to get me the wheels.....I have no idea why.

In fairness to SG, please realize that these wheels have to be custom made by ProComp in DII bolt pattern, 16x8. This is why it takes so long. They don't want to have 100 of them made & then be sitting on inventory with all that money out of pocket.

[Badger1]

Originally Posted by roverX

Nice Josh! Looks like a different truck! But why didn't the shop rotate the tire to try to get it more balanced on the rim instead of using so much weight? IMHO of course!

Hey Josh, the wheels look great on there, and it really fits your truck well. You have been doing a ton of nice work on your Disco.....it's looking good! As for the weights on the wheel, all moving the tire around would do(besides being a pain in the a@@), is move the imbalance to another spot on the rim. Balancing mud terrains can be a tricky job. The stuff on your tires when you got your wheels back just helps your tire slip on to the wheel and helps the bead seat. I used to use soap and water, don't know what exact concoction they use now. BTW Coca Cola also helps to seat a leaky tire bead!

Just a little useless info from my tire installing days.

[keptin]

Originally Posted by Badger1

BTW Coca Cola also helps to seat a leaky tire bead!

damn....hehe....that might have helped at hollister---though, it was debris that was between the wheel and bead.

Originally Posted by SCSL

In fairness to SG, please realize that these wheels have to be custom made by ProComp in DII bolt pattern, 16x8. This is why it takes so long. They don't want to have 100 of them made & then be sitting on inventory with all that money out of pocket.

Perhaps for thier bumpers and stuff, but for the wheels---thats still nuts. I had my dropshipped from Procomp in 4 days (at least they would have had it been the correct address--they came to the wrong address in 4 days). Anyhow, a month is just plain nuts.....there is just no way it would take that long.....max maybe 2 weeks.

[roverX]

Originally Posted by Badger1

As for the weights on the wheel, all moving the tire around would do(besides being a pain in the a@@), is move the imbalance to another spot on the rim. Balancing mud terrains can be a tricky job.

My thoughts on that were that rims are not perfectly balanced either. Sometimes, but not always, you can rotate the tire on the rim to find a better balance to use less weight. Just depends if the shop is willing to do that.

They look good Josh....got me thinking now...

[Badger1]

Originally Posted by roverX

My thoughts on that were that rims are not perfectly balanced either. Sometimes, but not always, you can rotate the tire on the rim to find a better balance to use less weight. Just depends if the shop is willing to do that.

They look good Josh....got me thinking now...

Your right that is very true, but uncommon for a brand new wheel to be out of round. Anyway.... the big thing like you said would be getting a shop to move the tire around.

Anyway, way off topic sorry Josh! Once again, your new wheels really look great and like X said, you got me thinking too!!!