Reply With QuotePaint em with that Black paint you did the other ones with and paint the lock disks rescue green... Save yourself hours of work....
and what kind of rubber are you wrapping those things with?
15''ers on a JK! vwJarheads new wheel project.
Well, I pulled the trigger on 5 Mickey Thompson Classic Locks. Originally I had planned to get some Rubi take off rims in 17'' and get the BFG M/T's from Tirerack for 94.00 each. Then I came across these and ended up spending much more when all is said and done; but I am strangely comfortable with that. Got em used and they are a bit beat as far as the finish goes. Salt erosion and oxidation mostly. What I am trying to do is bring back the shine the best as I can and have the Lock Rings painted Rescue Green to match the Jeep. YES I KNOW ITS NOT TACTICAL!!!!! But it is going to look bad ass when my pretty wheels are full of mud and bouncing on rocks(which is exactly what I plan to do to them). As far as fit I got some Spidertrax adapters to change the bolt pattern to 5x4.5 and I get almost 3'' of wheel base as a bonus. Did a preliminary mock up with spacer and wheel and they clear the calipers fine. As a matter of fact with the backspacing I 'm going to get another 3'' of width.(about 6'' total) Also adding a 2.5'' Teraflex BB and extended Teraflex VSS shocks in addition to swapping my Sahara steps for Rock Rails. I'll post pics when completed but here are the wheels.......Thanks for letting me ramble.
Before and after clean up
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oxidation and salt erosion
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After hours of elbow grease with more to go. This is the first of 5,
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General pic during mock up(left wheel before cleaning, right is after)
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Last edited by vwJarhead; 11-18-2008 at 21:47.
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Paint em with that Black paint you did the other ones with and paint the lock disks rescue green... Save yourself hours of work....
and what kind of rubber are you wrapping those things with?
If they don't clean up to my liking that is exactly what I am going to do.Originally Posted by BuzzHog
Paint em with that Black paint you did the other ones with and paint the lock disks rescue green... Save yourself hours of work....
and what kind of rubber are you wrapping those things with?
As far as rubber goes.....Firestone Destination M/T's, BFG M/T KM's, or wait till Sept. and get the new BFG KM2's. Basically I have no freakin idea! I just know I want a 33x12.5 and a strong sidewalled Mudder.
"You're making the wrong assumption that a Marine by himself is outnumbered"
Gen Peter Pace, 28Jul06
1*
RIP GySGT. Elia Fontecchio
-America is not at war, The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall and Congress is out to lunch....
Need your opinions.
SHOULD I PAINT THE LOCKING RINGS RESCUE GREEN TO MATCH MY RIG OR LEAVE THEM BARE?
"You're making the wrong assumption that a Marine by himself is outnumbered"
Gen Peter Pace, 28Jul06
1*
RIP GySGT. Elia Fontecchio
-America is not at war, The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall and Congress is out to lunch....
I think if you paint them, you may feel that it was wasted time and money after they get scratched up from wheelin... The money spent on the paint job could be put to use on another mod...
Or paint them with a bed liner of some sort... that way you can very easily touch them up when they get rock rashed....
Last edited by BuzzHog; 08-19-2008 at 21:00.
maybe i can find a green liner product?
"You're making the wrong assumption that a Marine by himself is outnumbered"
Gen Peter Pace, 28Jul06
1*
RIP GySGT. Elia Fontecchio
-America is not at war, The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall and Congress is out to lunch....
Leave them bare IMO.
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I would leave them bare also
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