Thanks Bill & KC!

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Those sucka's are super heavy duty. Thousands of years from now when all the Rovers are just a pile rusty dust, these things will still be solid. Alan Dobbs and I designed them one afternoon on autocad and they have all sorts of cool little machine touches.

Billster

Thanks Bill & KC!

:flipoff2:

Those sucka's are super heavy duty. Thousands of years from now when all the Rovers are just a pile rusty dust, these things will still be solid. Alan Dobbs and I designed them one afternoon on autocad and they have all sorts of cool little machine touches.

Billster

Should I paint 'em before I install them? I was wondering why you couldn't make them out of aluminum? (too soft/brittle?), or CAD-plate them for that super-swanky touch.

Just a thought...

Thanks again! When I install them I'll take some pics of what happens when your off-set is too narrow. :eek:

keep us informed if you get any wheel shimmy problems once they're fitted will ya?

i put a set of 40mm thick ones on my 110 (with factory alloys and 235/85's) and got a fecker of a shimmy. i tried tightening up the swivels a bit, but it's still there.... could be the panhard rod bushes as the truck has 86000 miles on it.

they certainly make it look better though!!

Jamie

The aluminum spacers have a reputation for failure unless you pay particular attention to torqueing the bolts, then recheck them after use, and recheck, and recheck. The lugs in the aluminum can wobble over time at the steel/aluminum interaction. Do a search on the Toyota boards about wheel spacers to hear of all the failures (wheels falling off and such).

With these steelies you can torque the crap outta them and they will not budge.

Just shoot them with some flat black paint. The sister set to those never really rusted with the same paint job. They could be cad plated though.

As far as handling issues.... We had none with the other set that are identical. I have none with the 1.5" aluminum spacers on my BJ42. They might have just accentuated your existing problems Jim.

Billster

Should I paint 'em before I install them? I was wondering why you couldn't make them out of aluminum? (too soft/brittle?), or CAD-plate them for that super-swanky touch.

Just a thought...

Thanks again! When I install them I'll take some pics of what happens when your off-set is too narrow. :eek:

Mike,

Keep in mind the center hole on those is a super tight fit on the hub. Make sure both surfaces are super clean and free of any dings, paint, etc. I would sand both a bit before install. Also the holes for the lugs are specifically made to fit the correct size Craftsman socket. Other manufacturers sockets may not fit inside the holes.

Billster

Just shoot them with some flat black paint.

Billster

How about Gold to match your tie rod and discs. Don't want to pass up another opportunity for bling! :flipoff2:

-Jeff

How about Gold to match your tie rod and discs. Don't want to pass up another opportunity for bling! :flipoff2:

-Jeff


Oooh, good idea. :D

Got them installed last night...temps around 18 deg. f. Brrr......

But, drove to work today, no balance issues, everything was cool. I ended up having to bang them on with a 2lb. sledge the pressed fit was so tight.

You might not get them back now Bill.

:D

Thanks again!

Sell these things to anyone, or just Slade?

Give Alan Dobbs a call at Gulf Coast Rovers. He "might" make you some. But they will be very expensive. Machining costs for these things is very high cuz they are made outta steel.

Billster

ps. I have 4 total of these things, and would prolly sell them when Slade is done with them for $100 each ($400). Otherwise I will just keep them for a rainy day (like Slade's).

Sell these things to anyone, or just Slade?

Give Alan Dobbs a call at Gulf Coast Rovers. He "might" make you some. But they will be very expensive. Machining costs for these things is very high cuz they are made outta steel.

Billster

ps. I have 4 total of these things, and would prolly sell them when Slade is done with them for $100 each ($400). Otherwise I will just keep them for a rainy day (like Slade's).

I'd say that they are probably worth $100 a pop. If you were looking at getting new rims with a custom offset vs. getting some wheelspacers, these would probably be a good investment.

I can attest for their beefiness...I beat the crap out of them getting them on. :D They were very heavy. When I got the box they came in I was worried that Bill had sent me all four of them.

I may just have to keep them if I run into some cash about the time I'm done with them. I'm going to pay about $200 less for my powdercoating/sandblasting, so maybe I'll be able to squeeze by...

Time will tell...

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How thick are they? And, what is the minimum width that could be made?

Heres a different approach.

JP

I'd say that they are probably worth $100 a pop. If you were looking at getting new rims with a custom offset vs. getting some wheelspacers, these would probably be a good investment


Or to use Wolf wheels or bling LR alloys with big meats.

JP