Decisions Decisions...Which Rims...

[DustySFA]

Hi Guys,

I currently have my Hankook all Terrains on but want to put my Mickey Thompson muds on but only have one set of rims, hence my decision to spoil myself with a new set of rims!

Both sets are 31x10.5x15...

I currently have 7J steel rims...but i want 8J.

Which one of these would look the best...

I have looked at A-Line too but I cant find 8J in 15" only 16"...

[CasKru]

Ek hou van foto nommer 2

[ToyX4]

eerste foto

[ToyX4]

Nee, wag, opsie 2, maar in opsie 1 se kleur

[DustySFA]

If i go for the classic one i will have to re-spray it myself...I like the first photo...black ones but cant decide if black will look right on the white bakkie...

[Mud Dog]

I don't know, depends on your taste. I'm sure that if you looked around a bit more you should be able to get some better looking rims than those .... neither are really striking for me and although the black ones might look better, the silver ones look sturdier .... just my opinion. Hmmm .... Might be a tough choice.
Riaan, you posted too quickly for me, but, ja that's more how I would feel about it.

[Mud Dog]

Both would look good against a white bakkie.

[Hi-Hilux]

no2 in black

[Mud Dog]

Or even a black centre leaving the last lip and edge silver ....

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[ChrisSwart]

I have seen a couple of white bakkies with metallic grey/gunmettal rims, looks quite good in my oppinion.

[Hi-Hilux]

ja daai idee is reg, swart met die chrome lip

[troskie3]

clayton,
go have a look at thysdj vehicle in members rides, white SFA with black rims, in my opinion one of the best looking vehicles on the forum!!!

[Traveler]

The black sidebitters. The classic looks like the wheel on the F250.

[Mud Dog]

Here's another option ... your existing rims aren't too bad ..... just have them chromed (silver) or black chrome or even just spray them. Then you can take the moola that you've saved and get a nice integrated bumper ... front and back. That'll alter the appearance of the vehicle a lot as well as improve approach and departure angles ... benefits all round. Then if at a later stage you really want mags .... well Xmas next year is around the corner!

[Traveler]

That is what I chose to do, powdercoated the steel rims black.

[Cookie Monster]

The Black ones!!

[cheetah]

Clayton, i also like the black rims!

[OOOOMS]

Agree, matt black will do it

[Big D]

The 1st pic.

[merwn]

Eerste een.weet jy wat die beste gaan wees neem 'n photo van jou lux van die kant af en vat dan daai twee photo's van die rims en cut en past dit op jou lux dan kan jy 'n baie goeie idee kry hoe gaan dit lyk

[Mr_B]

If I were in the market for new rims, I'd be looking for something with beadlockers... take a look at these...







Ok these are probably really expensive, so how about having your rims cleaned up, resprayed and bead lockers fitted??

Mr B

[ThysdJ]

Yes, beadlockers are the way to go.

But one important thing, we all like alloy rims, myself included, but most of these new spiffy Taiwan alloys avalable on the market today, are not up to serious off-roading. I have heard of some that crack and if they hit a rock, they break. Pretty dangerous stuff, should that rim crack on a trail without you knowing it, and fall apart on the highway on your way home afterwards...

[Cutman]

The Black M/T is my choice.......

[Hi-Hilux]

Daai is nou super sexy rims Mr B! As jy koop kry maar vir my ook n stel....dis mos amper kersfees

[DustySFA]

I like this idea...now where would I find beadlock rings? And who could do the mod?

One problem still remains, I have 7J rims...and want minimum 8J rims...

[ThysdJ]

You have the bead-lockers made up. Ask Hoppy where you can have this done.

Some interesting opinions from the experts:
I had a long chat with Johann Viljoen (Tyre) about 7J vs 8J vs 10J rims, as well as alloys vs steel rims. And I see he answered a tyre related question in this month's SA4x4 ad well. According to Mnr Tyre the narrower the rim the better in deflated conditions. This is because of the way the tyre sits on the rim, and with the narrower rim, the chances of debeading a tyre are much less than with a wider rim. In other words you can deflate more on a 7J than and 8J with less risk. If you take 7J rims to make bead lockers you end up with a 7.5J rim, with the bead clamped along the outward facing side of the rim.

Personally I am using everything he doesn't recommend 10J alloys, but my 8J beadlockers are on their way.

[Johannes van die See]

Thys

Het jy toe jou beadlock rims gekry en is jy happy daarmee?

Ek verstaan alles oor 7J en 10J en het al baie 10J manne se bande sien af klim, maar hemel dit lyk mooi
as hy daai tekkies so uit trek.

Ek soek graag iets wat lekker breed is soos n 10J vir die looks, maar iets wat die bande op hou soos n 7J, is dit nie dan die doel van n beadlock rim nie?

Kry mens n beadlock wat so breed is soos n 10J en sal verhoed dat die bande af klim as mens bietjie extreme gaan?

Ek lees ook dat n beadlock maar n moeilike ding is as dit kom by balansering.

Ek kan nie my blerie mind op maak wat ek moet doen nie, maar ek weet ek soek iets breeds, iets swarts (ja lag ma lekker)
en iets wat my bande sal op hou as ek speel.

Help tog asb.

[Spartan]

Maak soos ek, los die mooi mooi rims by die huis as jy gaan speel en sit die mooi rims terug as jy die bakkie gewas het na die tyd . Ek het n stel 10j's wat ek mee rondry in die dorp en my original LTD mags met die BFG's ry ek off-road ry, ek dink hulle is 7.5j ek is nie seker nie.

[Johannes van die See]

Ja nee dis dalk die beter opsie.....

[ThysdJ]

Die beadlockers is nog op die skip Johannes... hulle sal nog gebeur, my geduld is baie...

[Johannes van die See]

Die beadlockers is nog op die skip Johannes... hulle sal nog gebeur, my geduld is baie...

Thys

Watse skip, voer jy n stel in? nee nou is ek jaloers! Regtig.

Ek soek iets wat lekker lyk en my tekkies hulle volle prag gaan laat wys, jy weet, selfde wat n "wonder bra" doen.

Gee my raad asb en verwys my na iemand wat my kan help, die fotos wat Bretton hier bo gelaai het lyk mooi man, maar waar kry mens die goed.

Thys vertel my asb meer van jou shipment, ek ken skepe ma hier by my isie so iets nie! :|

[ThysdJ]

Die geld is op die skip, nie die beadlockers nie... Jy moet met Hoppy gesels, hy ken die ouens wat beadlockers maak. en hulle doen 'n goeie job, goed gebalanseer en alles. Jy het mos die stel op sy Luxter Halflux gesien..

[Mr_B]

Johan, most of the 4x4 guys in CT go to Andre Engelbrecht Engineering, they laser cut the rings and balance them on a lathe...

But it ain't cheap!


24 KARIGA ST, STIKLAND, BELLVILLE , WESTERN CAPE

Phone: 021 949 8368
Fax: 021 949 3934
GEO: -33.902469, 18.667360

[Johannes van die See]

Die geld is op die skip, nie die beadlockers nie... Jy moet met Hoppy gesels, hy ken die ouens wat beadlockers maak. en hulle doen 'n goeie job, goed gebalanseer en alles. Jy het mos die stel op sy Luxter Halflux gesien..

Ja nee ek onthou daai stel van Hoppy.

Ek is simpel, ek dog jy het n shipment wat inkom toema ek vang hom.

Nee okay ek sal aanhou soek, thanks.

[Johannes van die See]

Johan, most of the 4x4 guys in CT go to Andre Engelbrecht Engineering, they laser cut the rings and balance them on a lathe...

But it ain't cheap!


24 KARIGA ST, STIKLAND, BELLVILLE , WESTERN CAPE

Phone: 021 949 8368
Fax: 021 949 3934
GEO: -33.902469, 18.667360

Thanks buddy!

Will contact them.

[ThysdJ]

Jy moet net vir hom 4 rims gee dan maak hy vir jou die beadlockers... Soek maar 'n lekker stel 8" staal rims met diep offset. Hulle lyk die beste en werk die lekkerste.