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**clay68c10** · 10-25-2009, 01:26 AM

I dig it. Very unique and cool look.

sleepertruck72 · 10-25-2009, 01:31 AM

Damn, those wheels are a perfect match for your truck ! She looks awesome !

BossHogg69 · 10-25-2009, 01:41 AM

I had to look at it for a while, but then I realized - those wheels look kick a$$ on that truck! nice work.

Tx Firefighter · 10-25-2009, 06:29 AM

I've been looking for a set of those to put on my Toyota 4x4 truck. Hard to find in this area.

**special-K** · 10-25-2009, 08:30 AM

Definitely a Euro-retro look.I`m thinking Italiano.European steel wheels are what rallyes are styled after.In the era of these trucks you`d see these steel wheels on track cars,just a bit wider than stock.Looks sharp!

faribran · 10-25-2009, 09:27 AM

ok.. what is an FJ Cruiser?

**Stocker** · 10-25-2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by faribran

ok.. what is an FJ Cruiser?

Sinister · 10-25-2009, 10:27 AM

Those look sweet Doug. Very sharp.

tcb-1 · 10-25-2009, 12:34 PM

I got the idea several years back when I noticed someone here on the board was using a set of Toyota Tacoma rims to move their rolling chassis around the shop. then I started looking for the widest and nearest offset to 4.5" I could. since I love steelies (and FJ's, oops) I started trolling the Toyota lots and taking measurements. I guarantee I looked quite "interesting" on videotape stalking around the car lot @ 11pm with a measuring tape.

these rims are 7.5wide, with a backspace a little over 5.0". as Andy stated, I had to make sure the lug nuts fully seated in the rims before I went any further, but they seated fully.

as for anyone wanting a set, I was able to find them on the bay @ $45 per rim. I called the seller (a wholesaler out of Ohio) and asked if he could make me a deal on 5. so the whole shooting match after shipping was under $350.

here's the pic Keith mentioned with the caps I got for them. Keith has them on rallyes and look great, but on these rims....... I just don't know.

thanks gang for all the compliments. I just try to show you that for under $600, you can have a full set of rims and tires that are unique. wonder how long I'll keep these on?

okay, next time you see this truck, she'll have bags and hopefully laying a bit of frame...........

**N2TRUX** · 10-25-2009, 12:54 PM

They look great, but I think the center cap would be better.

GRIMSS · 10-25-2009, 01:11 PM

Very cool. What might look cool would be the the early baby moon caps that are painted white with the bowtie stamped. It would kind of go with your white roof and the painted bumpers you took off.

tcb-1 · 10-25-2009, 01:21 PM

Jared,
been thinking of going back with white bumpers. you may have hit on a good thought.

these rims do not have a means of holding a cap, so I may have to do some engineering to get a smoothe cap to work. BUT I like the idea. that's the look your going with on the panel, correct? oh and thanks for the pm with the air bag link!

GRIMSS · 10-25-2009, 01:31 PM

My wheel don't have anything to hold a cap either. What I'm probably going to get is some wheel clips and drill and bolt them in.

How were the prices on that link to others?

Longhorn Man · 10-25-2009, 02:40 PM

you could get police car rallys that would fit properly and look almost exactly like those. 15 X 8 with rally wheel cap provisions

tcb-1 · 10-25-2009, 03:00 PM

Andy, we're thinking alike. I had that thought after I fit the caps on there. the 9C1 Caprices had the exact same look in a 7" wide steelie, sans 17" diameter. the Caprice ran what looked to be a 74 and up truck rallye cap (note the 3 screw retainers).

http://images39.fotki.com/v1228/phot...484/106-vi.jpg

Longhorn Man · 10-25-2009, 03:28 PM

ahhh, i thought they were 8 inch wide... and also failed to realize these were 17's.
I saw the 9C1 wheels on a pick up a few years ago painted silver/argent and was like WTH is that?

tcb-1 · 10-25-2009, 03:41 PM

they do look good, don't they?!

there's a website that sells the 9C1 rims fairly reasonable. maybe someone will go that route with their rig sometime......

Mister laugh · 10-25-2009, 05:20 PM

What spacers did you need to make this work? I need new tires in the spring and may as well go with a new look. I like this a lot.

**lolife99** · 10-25-2009, 05:26 PM

Doug,... maybe you can paint one of your extra chrome plastic center caps "white",... for the poverty look!

Someone needs to photoshop your wheel picture.

tcb-1 · 10-25-2009, 05:33 PM

Keith,
next week I'll roll her out and double sided tape them on (since I never got the correct lug bolts). you guys may be onto sumthin!

faribran · 10-25-2009, 10:25 PM

Stocker... thanks for the definition..
Doug, i do like the look.... you have planted a seed.. thanks

**bigdon-70blazer** · 10-27-2009, 07:01 PM

Looking very cool but I want to know what "hub centric" means. I am just a dumb ole hick CRNA from southeast MO.

tcb-1 · 10-27-2009, 07:59 PM

hub centric means that the rim is centered on axle stub which is machined concentric to the axle centerline.

these wheels are more of a "lug nut centric" type. this means that the bevel on the lug nuts center the rim on the rotor/axle flange.

clear as mud, Mr. Anesthetist?

evilways · 10-27-2009, 08:31 PM

I thought those 9C1 Caprices were 5 lugers.

72BlckButy · 10-27-2009, 08:52 PM

Lookin' good Doug, and nice score on the tires!

10-25-2009, 01:26 AM	#26
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10-25-2009, 01:31 AM	#27
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10-25-2009, 01:41 AM	#28
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10-25-2009, 06:29 AM	#29
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: ...and now for something completely different... I've been looking for a set of those to put on my Toyota 4x4 truck. Hard to find in this area. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

10-25-2009, 08:30 AM	#30
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Definitely a Euro-retro look.I`m thinking Italiano.European steel wheels are what rallyes are styled after.In the era of these trucks you`d see these steel wheels on track cars,just a bit wider than stock.Looks sharp! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-25-2009, 09:27 AM	#31
faribran Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AL Posts: 1,828	Re: ...and now for something completely different... ok.. what is an FJ Cruiser? __________________ "

10-25-2009, 10:27 AM	#33
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Those look sweet Doug. Very sharp. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

10-25-2009, 12:34 PM	#34
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: ...and now for something completely different... I got the idea several years back when I noticed someone here on the board was using a set of Toyota Tacoma rims to move their rolling chassis around the shop. then I started looking for the widest and nearest offset to 4.5" I could. since I love steelies (and FJ's, oops) I started trolling the Toyota lots and taking measurements. I guarantee I looked quite "interesting" on videotape stalking around the car lot @ 11pm with a measuring tape. these rims are 7.5wide, with a backspace a little over 5.0". as Andy stated, I had to make sure the lug nuts fully seated in the rims before I went any further, but they seated fully. as for anyone wanting a set, I was able to find them on the bay @ $45 per rim. I called the seller (a wholesaler out of Ohio) and asked if he could make me a deal on 5. so the whole shooting match after shipping was under $350. here's the pic Keith mentioned with the caps I got for them. Keith has them on rallyes and look great, but on these rims....... I just don't know. thanks gang for all the compliments. I just try to show you that for under $600, you can have a full set of rims and tires that are unique. wonder how long I'll keep these on? okay, next time you see this truck, she'll have bags and hopefully laying a bit of frame........... __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

10-25-2009, 12:54 PM	#35
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10-25-2009, 01:11 PM	#36
GRIMSS --------------- Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 1,791	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Very cool. What might look cool would be the the early baby moon caps that are painted white with the bowtie stamped. It would kind of go with your white roof and the painted bumpers you took off. __________________ 2001 GMC SIERRA 1956 Chevy Panel *Build Page* with a Scott's Hotrods IFS 1953 Chevy trucks *Project Dime Time* 1968 Camaro 1968 Volksrod "NOBACK" 55-59 one piece window *Video* 55-59 one piece window *template files* Jared

10-25-2009, 01:21 PM	#37
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Jared, been thinking of going back with white bumpers. you may have hit on a good thought. these rims do not have a means of holding a cap, so I may have to do some engineering to get a smoothe cap to work. BUT I like the idea. that's the look your going with on the panel, correct? oh and thanks for the pm with the air bag link! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

10-25-2009, 01:31 PM	#38
GRIMSS --------------- Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 1,791	Re: ...and now for something completely different... My wheel don't have anything to hold a cap either. What I'm probably going to get is some wheel clips and drill and bolt them in. How were the prices on that link to others? __________________ 2001 GMC SIERRA 1956 Chevy Panel *Build Page* with a Scott's Hotrods IFS 1953 Chevy trucks *Project Dime Time* 1968 Camaro 1968 Volksrod "NOBACK" 55-59 one piece window *Video* 55-59 one piece window *template files* Jared

10-25-2009, 02:40 PM	#39
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: ...and now for something completely different... you could get police car rallys that would fit properly and look almost exactly like those. 15 X 8 with rally wheel cap provisions

10-25-2009, 03:00 PM	#40
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Andy, we're thinking alike. I had that thought after I fit the caps on there. the 9C1 Caprices had the exact same look in a 7" wide steelie, sans 17" diameter. the Caprice ran what looked to be a 74 and up truck rallye cap (note the 3 screw retainers). http://images39.fotki.com/v1228/phot...484/106-vi.jpg __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson Last edited by tcb-1; 10-25-2009 at 03:03 PM.

10-25-2009, 03:28 PM	#41
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: ...and now for something completely different... ahhh, i thought they were 8 inch wide... and also failed to realize these were 17's. I saw the 9C1 wheels on a pick up a few years ago painted silver/argent and was like WTH is that?



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10-25-2009, 03:41 PM	#42
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: ...and now for something completely different... they do look good, don't they?! there's a website that sells the 9C1 rims fairly reasonable. maybe someone will go that route with their rig sometime...... __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

10-25-2009, 05:20 PM	#43
Mister laugh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 423	Re: ...and now for something completely different... What spacers did you need to make this work? I need new tires in the spring and may as well go with a new look. I like this a lot.

10-25-2009, 05:26 PM	#44
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,696	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Doug,... maybe you can paint one of your extra chrome plastic center caps "white",... for the poverty look! Someone needs to photoshop your wheel picture. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

10-25-2009, 05:33 PM	#45
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Keith, next week I'll roll her out and double sided tape them on (since I never got the correct lug bolts). you guys may be onto sumthin! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

10-25-2009, 10:25 PM	#46
faribran Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AL Posts: 1,828	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Stocker... thanks for the definition.. Doug, i do like the look.... you have planted a seed.. thanks __________________ "

10-27-2009, 07:01 PM	#47
bigdon-70blazer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Poplar Bluff, MO Posts: 1,501	Re: ...and now for something completely different... Looking very cool but I want to know what "hub centric" means. I am just a dumb ole hick CRNA from southeast MO.

10-27-2009, 07:59 PM	#48
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: ...and now for something completely different... hub centric means that the rim is centered on axle stub which is machined concentric to the axle centerline. these wheels are more of a "lug nut centric" type. this means that the bevel on the lug nuts center the rim on the rotor/axle flange. clear as mud, Mr. Anesthetist? __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

10-27-2009, 08:31 PM	#49
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10-27-2009, 08:52 PM	#50
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