First, many thanks to Redline (over at expeditionportal), and most honorable mention to 24HOURSOFNEVADA for helping me make my decision on tires & wheels.
Paint color was a no-brainer after seeing this:
That's "464 Beige". My original "4K1" was shot. Clearcoat was so bad the primer was showing through and I was starting to get some rust on the edges of the doors, tailgate etc.
Tires: I know some people need tires and they do about 30 minutes of research and go buy some tires. Not me. For me to throw over $1000 at something I'm going to be stuck with for a couple of years, and that has my family's safety riding on them, I do a LOT of research. As Redline said, "We had a lot of fun beating it to death!"
I finally decided on a set of LT255/85R16 Toyo M/T's. Also went with a set of OEM 70 Series Land Cruiser steelies to replace the cheapo steelies I had on it. Finally she looks "just right"!... Give her a week and she'll have some "desert pin-striping" and a nice patina of dust and grime to augment her natural beauty. If she continues to perform as good as she looks, I'm a happy boy!
Here's what she looked like when I bought her.
Here's what she looked like a month ago, in the middle of my "$600 paint job" prep:
Here's what she looked like this morning:
And here's what she looks like now:
I love these wheels!
Backspacing is perfect for going flareless.
Paint color was a no-brainer after seeing this:
That's "464 Beige". My original "4K1" was shot. Clearcoat was so bad the primer was showing through and I was starting to get some rust on the edges of the doors, tailgate etc.
Tires: I know some people need tires and they do about 30 minutes of research and go buy some tires. Not me. For me to throw over $1000 at something I'm going to be stuck with for a couple of years, and that has my family's safety riding on them, I do a LOT of research. As Redline said, "We had a lot of fun beating it to death!"
I finally decided on a set of LT255/85R16 Toyo M/T's. Also went with a set of OEM 70 Series Land Cruiser steelies to replace the cheapo steelies I had on it. Finally she looks "just right"!... Give her a week and she'll have some "desert pin-striping" and a nice patina of dust and grime to augment her natural beauty. If she continues to perform as good as she looks, I'm a happy boy!
Here's what she looked like when I bought her.
Here's what she looked like a month ago, in the middle of my "$600 paint job" prep:
Here's what she looked like this morning:
And here's what she looks like now:
I love these wheels!
Backspacing is perfect for going flareless.
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I'm sure. And CDan often times tells the list costs and sometimes even the MUD cost.
