Rims/Wheels and More!

[JHarris1385]

Open to suggestions. I currently have 20's A-tech chrome wheels with 265/55-20 Yoko AVS ST tires on them. Like the look and the on road handling but not a fan of the flashy style and the off road performance of the combo. Best seen here -



Also, I have pro-comp extreme 16's wrapped in 265/75-16 AT tires, that are begginning to look plain to me - no sidewall action - best seen here -




....I have started to dislike both of them now. I really desire a LIGHTWEIGHT rim/wheel in probably 18 inches or so with an aggresive tread tire with some sidewall action.

I am open to suggestions and lack knowledge of a possible lightweight rim in that size. Please advise.

I would prefer a spoked rim in either black,white,bronze/gold or of course the brushed look.

So...I am opening this up to become a large rim thread where anyone can post any rim they personally have/like or want. That does fit by the way....

Lets see where this goes.

[MZ-N10]

TE37 they come in 18s to 19s

[JHarris1385]

Those are nice. But holly hell $730 a piece????
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18 x 8.0 +5, +20, +30 ~18.08 6 139.7 $730.00 - each

[Triathlete]

17X9 Trail Gear "Creeper Locks"

Creeper LocksTM - Aluminum Beadlocked Wheels
What are Creeper Locks? Creeper Locks are Trail-Gear's very own, super strong, heavy duty wheels. These wheels look great and come at an affordable Trail-Gear price! Creeper Locks are 17" X 9" wheels with a backspacing of 3.75" and are made from a solid piece of aluminum. Each wheel weighs a whopping 45 lbs with locking ring and hardware. These are no ordinary aluminum wheel, Creeper Locks are super tough and built to last. Each wheel is cast with the inner beadlock as part of the wheel. All 24 of the bolt holes on the wheel have steel Time-Serts installed to prevent the bolts from galling. Drop down inner lip centers tire on to wheel during mounting.

Features:

Solid Heavy Duty Design
17" Wheels, 9" Wide
3.75" Back Spacing
24, Grade 8 5/16" bolts
Time-Sert Inserts Installed
Wheel Rating 2800 lbs Each
17" Aluminum Beadlocked Wheel, 6 Lug $299, 142000-1-K

[biju]

meh. stick to the bling bling.

-b.

[nfpgasmask]

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with the lot of you.

You should go with some AR Teflon coated Mohaves, throw some meaty BFG Mud Terrains on there and you will be looking tough as nails.

Man, when I saw Scott H's IronMan in Moab, all I can say is wow, IronMans with black rims and big meat look so d@mn good.

Forget the bling.

Bart

[JHarris1385]

Yeah i am not a fan of the chrome. For a number of reasons. I dont want to take the VX the bling route but more of the route it was made to taken. I want to go for more of the r/c car toyish, rally off road look.

I should have just gotten straight black rims. Were the ones your talking about the five spokes I saw in some of the pics?

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, you could go the way of ScottHarness. His Ironman looks b|tchin. He got some Isuzu Trooper rims (aluminium I think) and had them coated with Teflon and they look super good. Scott, you home yet? Wanna fill in the details? I thing this route could be accomplished for under $200 a wheel as well. The only thing about the Trooper rims is that I am not sure how wide you can go.

But I am dying to see some American Racing Teflon Mojaves on both an Ironman and a Proton. I think these would look sweet but if you are looking for 17"-18" wheels you might be limited. I have the 16" AR Chambers and the offset is perfect. I think the Mojaves come in the same specs. The 17" ones might push out a little more, but it all depends on yer steeze and what you want. A little more offset might actually give you that R/C rally look.

If you want spokes though, you might check these out:



American Racing Trax 8. Its funny, I never really liked American Racing wheels until they started putting out the teflon coated stuff.

Good luck, and post pics when done!

Bart

Yeah i am not a fan of the chrome. For a number of reasons. I dont want to take the VX the bling route but more of the route it was made to taken. I want to go for more of the r/c car toyish, rally off road look.

I should have just gotten straight black rims. Were the ones your talking about the five spokes I saw in some of the pics?

[WormGod]

TE37 they come in 18s to 19s

Mother of God!!!! I want these bad. I looked at them for my Rex before I got wheels for it, and thought damn, they would look good on the VX. Bolt pattern wasnt friendly though.

[JHarris1385]

Anyone know what rims Scott H has?

[nfpgasmask]

I know that they are Trooper rims, but I don't remember what year they came from. I'll PM Scott and alert him to this thread.

Bart

Anyone know what rims Scott H has?

[Scott Harness]

Hey guys thanks! They are standard Trooper wheels -16x7 Powder coated in Teflon S the-the hardest Teflon. I got them for $75 a piece and coated for $100 a piece.

[kelvin]

does that mean you'll be selling the pro-comps?! (first dibs!)

[JHarris1385]

Iv been thinking about selling them. I have only had them for 5 months. So I would sell the tires with them. 1 brand new tire and 3 with 5 months wear on them.

[Dino]

Check out Tire Rack.

Here's a link of rims in 18" and 20" for a 2000 VX


You can pick a wheel/tire combo, order them online or by phone. They'll mount and balance them and ship them to your door ready to bolt on!
I've ordered from them several times and they always come through!