Vision 19.5" Wheels For $181 A Wheel

[Sled Dog]

I'm in Northern CA and my Visions shipped from Alabama. One of my wheels is bad and Americas Tire has ordered me a replacement. Check your wheels carfully when you recieve them, I reccomend you have the shop spin the wheels on the balancer before mounting the tires. Watch the wheel closely when it is spining, it makes it easy to spot the problems. They all have a spot on the back where you can see the factory has done some grinding. One of mine had way to much material taken off and left the wheel with one spot of the flange half the thickness of the rest, and the wheel alone 2 1/2 ounces out of balance. I bought the Hankook DH01 tires in the 245/70/R19. 5 size and I am ULTRA impressed with the ride quality and handling. It feels like I am riding on air compared to the factory wheel and tire assembly. I had the Hunter Road Force balancing done and I was very impressed with the quality of the tires. They were all perfectly round and the weight used to zero them on the machine ranged between 2 1/2 ounces to 7 1/2 ounces. Very respectable for tires of this size and weight. I was worried about the offset of the wheels but they are a perfect fit with my Bushwhacker flares. It gives the truck a really heavy duty look. I'll never run light truck wheels and tires again.



Gino

Good idea about checking the wheels, I believe I'll do that!

Squeezed the price to $158. 95 each. Who's Yer Daddy! :-laf

 

[JChamberlain]

What about offset and back spacing? According to the Rickson Wheel Site the Visions are 1. 7" off compared to stock.

 

[Sled Dog]

What about offset and back spacing? According to the Rickson Wheel Site the Visions are 1. 7" off compared to stock.

OEM offset 1. 7" according to Rickson site.

 

[DBazley]

Super Gino thanks for the update - glad to hear the set up was successful. I feel the same way about my 19. 5's - I wouldn't tow a load without them, nor do I feel the truck is even of the same overall tempermanet without them, even when running empty.



In every respect, it's superior - well maybe sometimes they do 'suck some horsepower' due to their hefty weight, 130 lbs each corner.



Of course, a person could run the narrower tire, like an 8R19. 5 and a lighter rated tire - say a LR 'F' (mine are wide 245 LR G's with the heavy steel wheels), and use your aluminum Vision wheel, a setup like that would weigh significantly less.



Now your truck has 'serious work boots' that are equivalent with the medium duty nature of your drivetrain & running gear - you're 'matched'.



David Bazley

 

[PatrickCampbell]

How much do they stick out? Please post some pics when you get a chance!!!



It would be wonderful to find a place that would sell these by mail or online. Other than Rickson who charges $67 more per wheel.



Maybe I should become a distributor...



Also, don't care what anyone says about Hankooks, I like them!

 

[GCecchetto]

I'll try to post some pics this evening.



Gino

 

[GCecchetto]

I have a dial up connection at home and I'm having no luck uploading the images. I'll have to do it at work but I'm out of CD's to burn the pics on to so I can take them to work.



Sorry



Gino