MaxxXJ
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man im running 25psi and my tire still looks like its over inflated =/ i'll have to take a picture... maybe its just me idk
what do you guys think about the blackrock dune wheels?
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man im running 25psi and my tire still looks like its over inflated =/ i'll have to take a picture... maybe its just me idk
25? What size tires do you have?
- Location
- Columbus, In
33x10.5 i think
Darky
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- 29 Palms, CA
Do the chalk test to be sure. Ya never know, the tire placard says to inflate up to 32 psi I think. But that's for a stock weight XJ with stock size tires with the stock weight rating. Change out the tires and they may be a higher load rating and not need as much air t support our relatively lightweight XJs.
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- West Sacramento, CA
I think there are two reasons to run steel wheels.
1. You got them used for no more than $25/ea.
2. They are factory produced beadlocks.
Anything other than that, I think aluminum wheels look better and hold up better. And they don't cost that much more.
1. You got them used for no more than $25/ea.
2. They are factory produced beadlocks.
Anything other than that, I think aluminum wheels look better and hold up better. And they don't cost that much more.
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- Columbus, In
Care to back up that theory? I have a hard time believing Aluminum is gonna last longer than a steel wheel if you actually wheel it!
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- San Bruno, CA.
How long is a cheap steel wheel supposed to last before it bends?
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- Columbus, In
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- San Bruno, CA.
Then you would be wrong.
There's a reason that everyone(except maybe one)that I run with all run aluminum wheels. And when I say aluminum wheels I mean GOOD aluminum wheels.
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- Columbus, In
I hear ya. Of course a good rim is going to perform well no matter the material but Steel is cheap and strong. Not saying I wouldn't run aluminum just prefer being cost effective rather than dump a ton of money on an expensive set of wheels. I'm not gonna lie, I slacked a lot when it came to cleaning my Soft 8's but If I were to do that with an aluminum wheel it would look terrible now( well that and destroyed in my wreck)!
MaxxXJ
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i think steel wheels win the comparison for the simple reason that if you bend a wheel on the trail, all it takes is a BFH to bend it back to wheeling again... aluminum doesnt like to bend back typically...
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- Columbus, In
Yeah that works well! Thats why you carry a spare. The likelihood of you fixing a rim with a BFH isn't the greatest.
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- San Bruno, CA.
Yes, I agree. Each one has it's place. I just get annoyed when people say that (cheap) steel wheels are better than aluminum.
By that logic every dirt sports vehicle would be running steel wheels.
I've seen very few aluminum wheels that were bent or broken but countless cheapo "steelies" bent on the most minor obstacles.
I'd rather not have to beat a wheel with a BFH every hundred yards because I bent it and was losing air.
MaxxXJ
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- Bakersfield CA
i cant afford cool guy aluminum wheels... so thats why i will run steelies for now.
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- San Bruno, CA.
There ain't nothing wrong with that.
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- West Sacramento, CA
Opie crashed my Jeep, almost spilled beer all over the cab, nearly made my dog crap in the passenger seat, and bent the rim of an aluminum wheel. He beat it straight with a hammer and I'm still driving on it.
Scrappy destroyed a black steel wheel and damaged another beyond repair on a snow run. He ended up driving out on my aluminum spare.
My cool guy aluminum wheels were $100/corner. A steel wheel is what, $55/corner now?
Scrappy destroyed a black steel wheel and damaged another beyond repair on a snow run. He ended up driving out on my aluminum spare.
My cool guy aluminum wheels were $100/corner. A steel wheel is what, $55/corner now?
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- Rainy side of Washington
I just paid 70/corner on qtec for mine, but I made a bad choice and needed a wacky size (16x8, 5x4.5, 4.5" or less BS) that most places only had expensive rims for or were out of stock on. If I'd made a more sane decision and gone with 15x8 or 15x10 5x4.5 with 4" or less BS, they would have been $50 each. Or if I had been able to wait a little longer, 16s would have cost me $60 each, but then I wouldn't be able to line up my axle+rim+tire swap with my week of vacation and would risk not being able to drive to work. Lesson learned...
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- Antioch, CA
Not a big fan of black steelies even though I owned a set for a few years.
Its all about the recycled aluminum wheels.
Here are the ones I want next, but man these are expensive: http://www.racelinewheels.com/p-229-rt235-desert-monster-1-piece-forged.aspx
I have a set of forged Weld Racing wheels with a Champion beadlock conversion. They ran about $300 each when it was all said and done. Been running them for around 5 years with no bends or significant damage. Save your money and buy a wheel that will last/hold their value.
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Its all about the recycled aluminum wheels.
Here are the ones I want next, but man these are expensive: http://www.racelinewheels.com/p-229-rt235-desert-monster-1-piece-forged.aspx
I have a set of forged Weld Racing wheels with a Champion beadlock conversion. They ran about $300 each when it was all said and done. Been running them for around 5 years with no bends or significant damage. Save your money and buy a wheel that will last/hold their value.
MaxxXJ
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- Bakersfield CA
the wheels i want are something like 325 a piece, walker evans beadlocks. but i dont think im that hard on my wheels to need beadlocks so they might be a waste of money imo
tbburg
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- Scottsdale AZ
True story: Hit a rock with a CJ doing about 45. Tires were aired down(the old OLD Goodyear wranglers, before there were 15 different Goodyear wranglers) The hit pushed the stock steel rim in about 2.5 inches. Amazingly, the tire wasn't damaged(at least not noticeably) Fixed the rim in about 10 minutes with a 3lb ball peen hammer. The rim(with a new tire) was still holding air(no leaks) 10 years later when I took the jeep out of service.
I like the look of a lot of the new aluminum wheels (Rubicons and Silver Stars, yes!) but I run the stock steelies. If i have to change size or backspacing, I'll probably stay with steel.
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