Beginning to hate my wheels

[sonoraed]

These wheels are 16x8 MT’s with 35” TA’s and 1” spacers , hate the spacers! Wondering if a black wheel might look better I could have these powder coated, what do you think?


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[akguy09]

I like them as is, but you have to look at it every day

[Yeller]

I think it will look good either way, black or as is. I'm with you on wheel spacers. Other option is to go to a 10" wheel that you may like better. That would move the centerline of the tire/wheel relationship 1" eliminating the need for the spacer provided they have the same back spacing as the 8" wheels. Wheels are such a personal choice, I wound up with 15's when I really wanted 16's or 17's, just based on looks, cost and availability of the larger wheels.

[sonoraed]

I like them as is, but you have to look at it every day

I like the wheels they kind of look like the wheels the truck came with when it was new, originally didn't care for black wheels thought might as well just paint the stock wheels black, but because most everything else is black wondering if black might blend in better and make the color pop.

I put this truck in a lot of car shows and get a lot of looks from the public and minor awards from the judges, these shows have probuilt cars that cosr 3 or 4 K to build and am looking for something to take it over the top.

[sonoraed]

I think it will look good either way, black or as is. I'm with you on wheel spacers. Other option is to go to a 10" wheel that you may like better. That would move the centerline of the tire/wheel relationship 1" eliminating the need for the spacer provided they have the same back spacing as the 8" wheels. Wheels are such a personal choice, I wound up with 15's when I really wanted 16's or 17's, just based on looks, cost and availability of the larger wheels.

Had to go with at least 16" wheels to clear the brakes, don't care for the "Bro Truck" with 25" wheels on a jacked up 2wd, for me the wheels that are on the truck now fit my generations view of what was cool, my son hates the wheels and want something more current!

[Yeller]

Had to go with at least 16" wheels to clear the brakes, don't care for the "Bro Truck" with 25" wheels on a jacked up 2wd, for me the wheels that are on the truck now fit my generations view of what was cool, my son hates the wheels and want something more current!

I'm with you on that! no way I'd go larger than a 17 with a 35" tire. For me the reasons for going to a 16 or 17 was I really wanted to go 8 lug to make use of parts on hand and have some swap ability with other vehicles I own, alas I caved and stayed with 5x5.5 and 15" I just couldn't find a wheel with the look I wanted in 8 lug.

[Stuka]

You may be able to get away without spacers using a 10" wheel as mentioned above. That would pull the tire out some. I know with 15x8's on my J10 I had like 1/4" of clearance in back between the springs and tires. Its was very tight. And 16's have more back spacing, which sucks them in, hence your spacers.

You could easily get custom wheels with different back spacing, but those are big money for alloys. Steelies from Stockton Wheel aren't too bad.

I like black wheels myself. You could also go with a two tone look. Black or polished with the body color inside the holes.

[rocklaurence]

Maybe some 5 Slot MAG Ansen wheels 17x9? They are a copy of the Ansen wheels on everything in the '70s

[sonoraed]

You may be able to get away without spacers using a 10" wheel as mentioned above. That would pull the tire out some. I know with 15x8's on my J10 I had like 1/4" of clearance in back between the springs and tires. Its was very tight. And 16's have more back spacing, which sucks them in, hence your spacers.

You could easily get custom wheels with different back spacing, but those are big money for alloys. Steelies from Stockton Wheel aren't too bad.

I like black wheels myself. You could also go with a two tone look. Black or polished with the body color inside the holes.

I know you tried to steer me toward black wheels when I was in the build stage and I resisted .
When looking at the truck my eyes are drawn to the wheels and not the truck body hence thinking black wheels would fade to the background and blend with the overall package.

[sonoraed]

Maybe some 5 Slot MAG Ansen wheels 17x9? They are a copy of the Ansen wheels on everything in the '70s

To me that's kind of what I have now although somewhat modernized

[coolhand75]

Hey there folks
I’ll tell you what I want to do. You can beat me to it
Custom 17 or 18” color matched steel wheel with Kaiser era hub caps. Kind of setup like Chevy rally wheels. Someone here has the set for stock size wheels. Sorry don’t know his name.


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[oregonphil]

Sonoraed, I have those same wheels in black (15x8), I like 'um.

[SJTD]

I like the shiny wheels but I think you're right about black blending in better. The chromey look really draws the eye and detracts from the rest of the truck. And powder coated wheels would be a lot easier to care for than the plain unanodized aluminum of the M/T's.

Maybe a good photoshopper could fake it for you before you spend the bucks.

I agree about the rubber band look though 17's would be far from that with 35's.

10" Width might solve your problem as was suggested but I don't like the bloated low rider look of wide wheels. But you you wouldn't really have that with only 10 inchers that would still be narrower than the treads.

[Gumby]

I'm sort of in this boat right now. I'd like to say the black would look best but I'm biased that way. I'm looking for some black or subdued color... but not wanting to go above 32" tire. I would get rid of the spacers and repaint them with a temporary coat of paint, I think Dupli color has them.

[BaldBeardedBastard]

Not real editing, but here is some colorization of your existing wheels.

Your paint color with the bronze wheels does look great imo, but they aren't for everyone. Hopefully this helps a bit.

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[coolhand75]

I like the bronze


1975 jeep j10
360 4bbl
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Dana 44’s front and rear

[teking]

These wheels are 16x8 MT’s with 35” TA’s and 1” spacers , hate the spacers! Wondering if a black wheel might look better I could have these powder coated, what do you think?


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Allow me to pause during lunch to say ..... nice truck man!!!

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[sonoraed]

Thanks for the bronze/black mock ups I do like the macho look with black wheels, my son who built the truck with me wants 20"s for the Tonka truck look.

[sonoraed]

Pulled the trigger and getting wheels powder coated Flash Rust kind of a rusty copper, truck looks better without the wheels on it!


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[Stuka]

Oh cool. Interested to see how it comes out.