Gloss Black MOAB Wheels + 265/70/16's = MMMMM

[brianglawson]

ok so im sure a few peole have seen some pics of my stock jeep... nothing special... I've always ran 30x9.5 BFG a/t's, with the factory steelies painted black...

Well ... not anymore!!!

I purchased Five factory Jeep Rubicon MOAB 16x8's from Jayson(Jasonc on the forums) of Rock Your 4x4 (www.rockyour4x4.com) for $150... needless to say it was an excellent deal

My girlfriend and I drove from VA Tech to Knoxville last Saturday and picked up the wheels and saw Jayson's shop... some very nice Jeeps down there with some very nice gear that Jayson has equipped them with!!

Back in good ole' Giles VA, we used aircraft stripper and stripped the wheels down to bare metal. Afterwards, we applied a coat of etching primer and filled in any imperfections.

The MOABS were then taken to the Greensboro Auto Auction(biggest in the country) and sprayed with Sherwin Williams watercolor automotive Gloss Black, and then had the bejesus cleared outta them.... the results were some very nice, shiny, deep black Rubicon Moab Wheels

In the process we also acquired 4 free Brand spankin new Goodyear Wrangler Rt-s 265/70/16's (dont ask )

anywho, i knew it was gonna be a tight fit, so i trimmed the corners of all the flairs, and i removed the front Corners/Fender liners.

Now it is nice and driveable, I dont scrub under normal driving conditions... this is a stock suspended Jeep btw....

It does need a 2" or so lift, and that is coming very soon, but for now... I'm extremely Happy

PICS!!!

a couple of snips of plastic... a couple of taps with a big ole' mallet.. and only $270 dollars later...

 

[FlexdXJ]

damn i wish i could find a deal like that

 

[brianglawson]

yea 270$ and that incuded the cost of the wheels(and gas to get them), tires, and getting them painted gotta love it!!!

 

[mjma]

Those are nice looking wheels!! Not a fan of the tires, but the wheels look good!

 

[brianglawson]

p.s. I'm thinking a Rocky Road 2" budget boost.... anyone have some opinions they wanna share????

 

[BlueGerbil]

Lookin´good! :greensmok

I bought a set of 17x7.5 Moabs from a 2007 JK, I´m dying to see them mounted on my XJ, but we´ve to swap axles first.

 

[brianglawson]

yea Not my first choice in tires either... they have terribly ratins and arent that attractive but they were FREE!!!! haha so i cant complain... I ultimately would like some 265/75/16 Bridgestone Dueller Revo A/t's

 

[brianglawson]

blue gerbil: That should look Awesome!!!!

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

so you went from 5 spoke flat black wheels
to 5 spoke gloss black wheels

I'm not trying to be a jerk... but how is this modified tech?


p.s. looks nice though.

 

[BlueGerbil]

p.s. I'm thinking a Rocky Road 2" budget boost.... anyone have some opinions they wanna share????

Nothing wrong with a BB as long as your leafs have still some live in them - if they´re already negatively arched forget about it!

A good, but quite expensive alternative in the 2" range would be the OME suspension, which handels very well on- and offroad. I´m running it on my daily driver with 265/75R15 street tires and I like it!

 

[cal]

I'm not trying to be a jerk... but how is this modified tech?

Its not, its a picture post and they don't belong in mod tech - they go in the picture forum. :/