Anyone running 40 wheels on there 60? Could you post up pics.
40 rims on a 60
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No one has tried this? Are the 40 wheels 3 1/4 backspacing also?
No one has tried this? Are the 40 wheels 3 1/4 backspacing also?
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I was still searching in the wrong places 
when I came back and found your posts! Honest I use the search!
when I came back and found your posts! Honest I use the search!
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MDH33 Thanks for the links! The "Old School" look is for me! Now to find 5 wheels. pics courtesy of mud member *britklr*
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well they are 40 series wheels.
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Steelies
Ok, I give you that. But the "Steelies" are the look!
Ok, I give you that. But the "Steelies" are the look!
did for a while.
I always liked the 40 wheels with hubcaps but they were too narrow for my taste.
The solution was to cut off the old rims and weld new 8" rims on the centers at the stock backspacing and this is the result.
The solution was to cut off the old rims and weld new 8" rims on the centers at the stock backspacing and this is the result.
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They look great . who did it?
I bought the rims (if I remember correctly they are officially called wheel shells) from Rimex, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. However, any good dirt track racing shop should be able to get them. I took the 40 wheels and new shells to our local machine shop where they chucked the wheels in a lathe, cut off the old shells, trued, and welded the new shells on. If you do not want to go through all this I believe Stockton wheels or Wheel Vintiques will convert your 40 wheels to whatever size you want.
If you do this and do not want to use spacers be sure you use wheels off a later disc brake 40 or early 1980s HiLux 4X4.
Cheers!
If you do this and do not want to use spacers be sure you use wheels off a later disc brake 40 or early 1980s HiLux 4X4.
Cheers!
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Thanks I checked into stockton wheel the shipping is the deal breaker but thanks Im still looking.
I'm also looking for someone to modify wheels. I'm buying a set of OEM 16" split rims and would like new outers welded on to get rid of the locking ring.
Does Rimex stock wheel shells? Did you just call them and order them? How does that work? I need 16x5.5" or 16x6"
Only companies that I can find who do this type of work are in California- Bolton Wheel and Stockton Wheel. Stockton is about twice as expensive from the quotes I got. But shipping is the main problem.
How hard was it to find a machine shop that was willing to put together your wheels for you?
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Does Rimex stock wheel shells? Did you just call them and order them? How does that work? I need 16x5.5" or 16x6"
Only companies that I can find who do this type of work are in California- Bolton Wheel and Stockton Wheel. Stockton is about twice as expensive from the quotes I got. But shipping is the main problem.
How hard was it to find a machine shop that was willing to put together your wheels for you?
Pictures for 79fj40:
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Is that a Rondog (mud member) bumper?
William
William
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Rimex stocked several different diameter/widths, including 16", I called them on the phone and ordered them by size. This was in 2005 so hopefully not much has changed. A lot of machine shops will probably shy away from this due to liability issues (another product of our sue-happy society). I used a shop that caters to the dirt track crowd and had no problem.
Thanks, I will give them a call and see what I can find out.
