Rims for the First Gen

[CumminsChick]

keep in mind i plan on tinting the windows dark and if i go with black wheels i will put a black box and black bedrails on her. if i go with silver wheels, i will put a silver box and leave the silver bedrails on her. she will have my BFGs off the burb (mud terrains) on her. A 2 1/2 " leveling "softride" kit will also be put on her.





~bernie



Mojave Black (tephlon)

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Mojave Polished

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Mojave Chrome

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XD Enduro Black

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XD Enduro Machined

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[JGrefenstette]

bernie, i have micky thompson 17" classics. i plan to get them powder coated black in the futre, the match the stacks, bumpers, ect. i would just powder coat your wheels that you already have, their good wheels. i got a qoute of $50 a wheel. if you have to have one of the ones listed tho, id go with the top, ive always loved those.

 

[CumminsChick]

bernie, i have micky thompson 17" classics. i plan to get them powder coated black in the futre, the match the stacks, bumpers, ect. i would just powder coat your wheels that you already have, their good wheels. i got a qoute of $50 a wheel. if you have to have one of the ones listed tho, id go with the top, ive always loved those.

well i'm putting the 35s / 12. 5 / 16 from the suburban on her, so the burb can get 38s. so i'm limited to a 16in rim. the current rim is a 16. 5 which is an odd size.



~bernie

 

[JGrefenstette]

ah i see, well i dont no your budget, but if i was you id look around, im sure you can find somthing somewhere. theres something that will fit. but if you have a very specific type of tire your looking for, than i can see where youd run into problems

 

[CumminsChick]

ah i see, well i dont no your budget, but if i was you id look around, im sure you can find somthing somewhere. theres something that will fit. but if you have a very specific type of tire your looking for, than i can see where youd run into problems

i already have the tires, they came off a different truck. just have to decide on what rim.



~bernie

 

[JGrefenstette]

oh i gotcha now. give me one minute and ill post you some photos of other black wheels i like. ive done a lot of looking for good black wheels in the past. ill try to give you a good price range.

 

[Tippin Spotted Cow]

The half inch increment rims specify heavy duty. 16. 5" rims are heavy duty, while 16" are standard... Thats kinda starting to die out though. Your truck needs E rated tires if its going to carry to its fullest ever, and thats a toss up on 16", but 16. 5" will most likely always be E tires. Only issue is that the size of the lip on the 16. 5" rims makes them terrible for hardcore offroading because the tire can seperate from the rim more easily.



I take it your burb has heavier axles with the 8 bolt pattern, eh? Thats pretty cool... Bigger and better... always.



I agree with Jimmy though, the top ones are the coolest looking.

 

[JGrefenstette]

ok i got a buncha goodies here for ya, im gonna post em one at a time, with a picture of the wheel design, then a link to the page with the prices and sizes, sound good?

 

[JGrefenstette]

#1



Series 51- Black

 

[JGrefenstette]

#2



Series 97 - Black

 

[JGrefenstette]

eww these are a favorite, hahhah i love these wheels



XD775 Rockstar - Black

 

[JGrefenstette]

i like these a lot too



Series 7089 - Cast-Blast

 

[JGrefenstette]

Series 8069 - Gloss Black

 

[JGrefenstette]

these are an old classic, very basic but i like em. good price too



Series 767 - AR767 - Black

 

[JGrefenstette]

alright im done wearing you out with all this, hope it helps and gives you something to go off of. good luck

 

[CumminsChick]

The half inch increment rims specify heavy duty. 16. 5" rims are heavy duty, while 16" are standard... Thats kinda starting to die out though. Your truck needs E rated tires if its going to carry to its fullest ever, and thats a toss up on 16", but 16. 5" will most likely always be E tires. Only issue is that the size of the lip on the 16. 5" rims makes them terrible for hardcore offroading because the tire can seperate from the rim more easily.

I take it your burb has heavier axles with the 8 bolt pattern, eh? Thats pretty cool... Bigger and better... always.

I agree with Jimmy though, the top ones are the coolest looking.

heres the specs on the burb:


KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BURBAN
1988 4x4 1 ton Suburban
6. 2L diesel - 700r4 - NP208 - Dana 60 front - 14 bolt corporate rear - 4. 56 - 6 inch Superlift springs all around - 35in mud BFGs - ProComp 152 wheels - cross over steering - Line-X tub and walls - Silverstar hi/low beams - Kennesaw Mtn rear bumper/tire carrier w HiLift & LEDs - Republic Diesel drive shafts - Yukon U Joints & Yoke - Cobra 29LTD - 102" whip - Orange pumpkins and axles HER-DZL
ironing out the last few details to begin my Cummins and Allison conversion

~bernie

 

[CumminsChick]

alright im done wearing you out with all this, hope it helps and gives you something to go off of. good luck

thanks i'll look into them as well. i really want theses

Moto Metal



but they dont come in a 16



my fav so far are the XD in black because they kinda look like the "revolver" part of an old revolver if you step back a little. but i still cant even decide between black or silver...





~bernie

 

[Tippin Spotted Cow]

Ah... a one ton... that makes sense. You know, I've always been a Dodge man, and always will be... but I've always like the older Suburan. If only Dodge made one... . My goal is to one day fuse an old 4 door dodge with a ramcharger, and tool it around with a Cummins... eh, wish in one hand... you know the rest.

 

[JGrefenstette]

oh yea those MO957 Matte Black are hot lookin, i really like those.

 

[PToombs]

You know, I like these rims too, but I gotta throw a handful of sand in the pudding here. You really should get rims that are weight rated for the truck they are going on. I like the Rockstars, but I seriously doubt they are rated for 3000 lbs. I didn't even see a rating on the spec sheet.

What's the 'burb weigh? 6k? Divide by 4, 1500lbs on each rim. GCWR, (loaded with a trailer) 8k? 2k on each rim, plus you need a safety factor.

Same with the Dodge. I'd be afeared of a rim disintegrating. :{

Ok, back at it! :-laf