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10-24-2009, 08:42 PM | #1 |
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did a little experimentation with a set of 17" steelies off of an FJ Cruiser. threw a coat of Dupont single stage and clear on them and got a full set of NEW General 235/55/17's from Craigslist.
call me a sucker for gray steelies. I think these are the 3rd set I've experimented with. these rims have a bit of an offset (5.0") so a few spacers and viola! AND there's no worries about clearing the axle stubs since the FJ's are not hub centric! bought a full set of NOS 89-91 4x4 center caps that I was toying with installing, but I think I like the naked look. oh yeah. picked up yet another cooler. this is starting to get ridiculous....
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10-24-2009, 08:54 PM | #2 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Good look.Do the FJ steelies have the "nubs" for center hubcaps like a moon or poverty cap?They kind of remind me of the old school military or implement wheels.
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10-24-2009, 08:54 PM | #3 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
They do look pretty cool. Good color choice for that truck too. A lot of the "modern" aluminum wheels just look out of place on these old trucks, but those look good.
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10-24-2009, 09:01 PM | #4 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Looks wicked! I might have to use that idea if you don't mind.
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10-24-2009, 09:02 PM | #5 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Fill that cooler up with some Budlight and give me a hollar and I help you drink it. The wheels look cool. Did you ever see Scott's truck with the new wheels.
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10-24-2009, 09:16 PM | #6 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Very cool. They look like Artillery's from Vintiques.
How wide are they? |
10-24-2009, 09:21 PM | #7 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Your truck is looking great those wheels sure make the look.. Thats what I like plain wheels No Bling and Still looks awsome...
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10-24-2009, 09:51 PM | #8 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
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Hey Doug, I don't like those wheels and tires on your Stepside at all. I think they would look much better on a White Shortbed Fleetside, so I'll run down and pick them up and save you the embarrassment... LockDoc
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10-24-2009, 09:57 PM | #9 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
I dig it, how cool would that look with no spacers on the back and a nice dish on the rear wheels.
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10-24-2009, 10:09 PM | #10 |
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ya know, brothers sells a metal coke cooler that has chevrolet on it. Looks bada@#... I considered gettin it but its 100 buxx I need to spend on my body work
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10-24-2009, 10:16 PM | #11 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Doug those look better than the other ones you have. I love the look of your truck!! perfect color for those wheels.
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10-24-2009, 10:24 PM | #12 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Those are the best lookin' Steel Wheels I have seen! I would put Chrome lug nuts on them and paint the Axle centers the same color as your truck. No centers.
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10-24-2009, 10:30 PM | #13 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Doug,... do you have any pics of the wheels with your center caps on?
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10-24-2009, 10:45 PM | #14 |
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wow.. I love those. More info on the spacers you used?
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10-24-2009, 10:52 PM | #15 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Great look, and they fill the fenderwells just right!
To Zoomin.... I *think* Toyota 17s are 7.5" wide...
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10-24-2009, 10:55 PM | #16 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Those look awesome!
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10-24-2009, 10:57 PM | #17 |
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Looks awesome!!!!
I cant believe I never thought of this, the amount of these wheels we just threw away over the past two years off every FJ we preloaded with aluminum wheels.....
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10-24-2009, 11:07 PM | #18 |
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Those...Are...Perfect.
Questions, how much? And what spacers? also tell me youre not on air, if so how are you dropped? If theres no reponse ill pm you, I LOVE THIS TRUCK |
10-24-2009, 11:16 PM | #19 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
keep an eye on the lug nuts, even if the wheels aren't hub centric, your hubs are designed to carry the weight, not the wheel studs. I went through this on my old GMC. It would snap at least one stud every month or so.
They look bad ass though. |
10-24-2009, 11:22 PM | #20 |
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I like 'em! And I like your stepside!
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10-24-2009, 11:36 PM | #21 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
amazes me how many times people overlook amazing wheels like that because they assume the bolt pattern wont work. those wheels look amazing.
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10-24-2009, 11:46 PM | #22 |
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Not what I expected when I first started reading but those look really sharp
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10-24-2009, 11:51 PM | #23 |
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Yes. Yes yes yes.
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10-25-2009, 01:04 AM | #25 |
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Re: ...and now for something completely different...
Looks great! I wonder how black lugs nutz would look? Awesome though - and thanks for sharing
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