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Old 08-23-2010, 12:40 AM   #851
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At least $50 cheaper on eBay for a set of staggered 338s in grey or black.
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Re: Got some new wheels: Boss 338's in 20x10 and 20x8.5

finally got pics of the Boss 338s I had widened out for the rear of my truck (69 swb stepside).

fronts are regular grey 18x8's with 245/40's, in the rear I had 18x9.5's but they are now 18x12's with 335/30's. The work on the rear wheels was performed at Weldcraft wheels. The tires are BFG KDW2's I ordered through Tirerack.com.
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Those 12" ones are SEXY!!!
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Wow!
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Old 09-20-2010, 04:30 PM   #857
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For these particular wheels it was $235 per wheel. Funny thing is, I got wheels through the group buy and I paid nearly same to widen the two rears as I did initially for the whole set and I still came out okay, since a custom set of 18x12's was about $1000 alone. Doing it this was still cost me $1000 for the wheels but I have all four instead of only two rears. Tires were $993, mount and balance was $107. So, all in all I've got $2100 in this setup, and I may (probably will) run across someone else running these wheels on a '69 stepper, but they most likely will not be tuckin' 335's in the back like mine. I am building a 'Pro Touring' truck, and I've had this in my head for quite a few years. Now Pro Touring is all the rage with the musclecar crowd, and hopefully my truck won't be passe' when I get finished with it. We'll see how those wide rears hold up to my 600hp 468 BBC and the TREMEC 5spd, since sliding sideways on the gas through 3rd gear will always be in style.
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Boy .. I sure like them wide wheels and big tires , those should look really good on your truck , be sure to post some pic's or Joe will be all over you...
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Tommy, you know me too well!!
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Been good over here Joe, got a new job , making a little more money too... . Bought a dropmember for my 68, trying to figure out what direction I want to go with it , Parked my 65 so I could concentrate on one project. Man I really like those widened wheels alot.
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Me too! (on the doing good)
you still have the crew cab?
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Yeah still have the crue cab ....
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For these particular wheels it was $235 per wheel.
This sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Hard to believe they could do that much work for $235. Can you imagine how long it took to weld those two beads? I assume they maintain a pretty good balance on them too. They look great!
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Old 09-20-2010, 10:24 PM   #865
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The 18x12's are nice!
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Have you guys heard if there is a timeline on 22's? I would love to run a 20/22 staggered.
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Have you guys heard if there is a timeline on 22's? I would love to run a 20/22 staggered.
They can't even get the 18s and 20s out in a timely manner to keep up with demand. I seriously doubt there's even a remote chance of 22s anytime soon. In fact, the only thing I've ever heard about 22s in this style was an unfounded rumor posted elsewhere. AFAIK, Boss has never said anything about making these in 22s.
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Old 09-22-2010, 05:22 PM   #868
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well that is a bunch of BS haha.. Thanks for letting me know it might make me not wait as long.
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They can't even get the 18s and 20s out in a timely manner to keep up with demand. I seriously doubt there's even a remote chance of 22s anytime soon. In fact, the only thing I've ever heard about 22s in this style was an unfounded rumor posted elsewhere. AFAIK, Boss has never said anything about making these in 22s.
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well that is a bunch of BS haha.. Thanks for letting me know it might make me not wait as long.
Let's be clear: I'm not the ultimate authority. You could always call American Eagle Wheel and find out what their plans are. I'm just saying I've been watching these wheels for a long time now and have never seen anything from AEW/Boss about 22s.
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American Eagle had the 338's in 22" on display at SEMA last year. I know that's not a certainty just because they display the there, but the rumors are still out there.
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have those same wheels on my Challenger, Super wheels for the dollars. Look awesome on your truck. I heard they were fixing the hub issue.

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I heard they were fixing the hub issue.
LMAO!!

There's about 75 pages of posts between this and another thread about this. Don't get me (us) started. Nutshell: if they tried, they failed miserably.
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well I guess the 338s are just not for the trucks then. Still a cool wheel in certain applications IMO. Did not choose em for my truck tho.
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I wouldn't hold my breath on the 22's. Boss doesn't do much of what they say!
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LMAO!!

There's about 75 pages of posts between this and another thread about this. Don't get me (us) started. Nutshell: if they tried, they failed miserably.
That's funny right there.
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