Steelie wheels? 3500 4x4 SRW.

[RDuncan]

Just wondering if anyone has a source for steelie wheels? I like the look of the old school steelie military looking wheel with a beefier tire. I have searched online but most of what I have seen is for cars and 1/2 ton trucks. Thanks for the help!

 

[Beast2B]

Www.stocktonwheel.com
Often pricey, but lots of choices

 

[Deleted member 995608]

I used to buy aftermarket wheels just to be different. Anymore, all that's available is crazy criss cross, zig zag, bling bling bro dozer wheels. Alcoa and CenterLine made some basic big rig style rims for 15-16" but not much for 17-18" wheels.

 

[cerberusiam]

Fuel makes some nice wheels that are weight rated well enough. Steel wheels are really to heavy for good economy but they have their uses in extreme environments. Just not a lot available at decent prices in the right sizes. Need to go to 18" or 20" for a better selection of tires and thta weight increase is a killer with steel.

 

[Ozymandias]

Fuel makes some nice wheels that are weight rated well enough. Steel wheels are really to heavy for good economy but they have their uses in extreme environments. Just not a lot available at decent prices in the right sizes. Need to go to 18" or 20" for a better selection of tires and thta weight increase is a killer with steel.

So did I with the 19.5" Rims.

Just for comparsion, the OEM alloy with 315/70-17 weighs each 92 lbs.
The steel One with 265/70-19.5 weighs each 163 lbs.

So in total the vehicles weight increased around 280 lbs just with the 4 wheels, I didn't bought a spare.

That's real heavy.

 

[NIsaacs]

So did I with the 19.5" Rims.

Just for comparsion, the OEM alloy with 315/70-17 weighs each 92 lbs.
The steel One with 265/70-19.5 weighs each 163 lbs.

So in total the vehicles weight increased around 280 lbs just with the 4 wheels, I didn't bought a spare.

That's real heavy.

A lot of your weight is in the 19.5 tires v/s the 17's. Per Rickson's web site, a 19.5x7.50 alloy wheel is 45# the steel is 63# or a difference of 18#x4=72# or about like hauling around a small child or big dog

Cerb says: "Steel wheels are really to heavy for good economy".....I don't see any issue and really doubt you could measure a fuel mileage increase with 72#.

 

[JackFate]

A good salvage yard was my go to in the past.

 

[cerberusiam]

I don't see any issue and really doubt you could measure a fuel mileage increase with 72#.

That is static weight, as the wheels spin up with speed it becomes much more apparent. At speed the difference can be measured if one is zeroed in on mileage enough.