Builds A pig out of hand is worth 2... (1 Viewer)

[RUSH55]

Flowers, wine and a lot of fast talk!

So you can get out the door and back to the shop?

 

[scrapdaddy]

Exactly!

 

[Pigeaten]

Exactly!

my Dad bought my mom a muffler for his truck for Christmas, i dont think Santa got a kiss from Momma

 

[Ol Yeller]

Flowers, wine and a lot of fast talk!

That’s the voice of experience right there.

On our 7th anniversary I looked up traditional gifts...aluminum, so she got a set of mags for the family van.

We hit 20 last year so I guess I must have other redeeming qualities....

 

[RUSH55]

Congrats man! We just hit 17 on the 7th. The stone was supposed to be amethyst or a watch(?) according to the jewelry store. She got a new kayak paddle, a zero-gravity camp chair and one of those star pointer lasers along with a camp-out. She was pleased

 

[WarDamnEagle]

37 for us two days ago on the 10th.

 

[RUSH55]

Congrats WDE!

 

[Napster]

I sold my wheels and tires a while back as it seemed lame to have brand new tires wasting away. I have 3 fj60 wheels that fit but I hate the look of. I have a set of riveted steel 15” that obviously don’t fit so I need to do some wheel shopping. If I were loaded I would buy a set of the Fifteen52 Analog HDs but I’m not. On my FJ80 I bought a set of 4Runner spares. They are steel 16x7 from the 96-04 4Runners. I liked the look but I also love the stock fj55 hubcaps so I bought a wheel to see if I like the look of the round holes with caps. Here are some pics (I’ve seen what you guys do to people that don’t post pics ) I am thinking charcoal grey or matching the grill color for the wheels.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Looks good, but how are you going to hold on the hubcap or what clips are you using?

 

[Napster]

Looks good, but how are you going to hold on the hubcap or what clips are you using?

Thanks! A guy on the Tacoma world forum did all the hard searching and R&D. Here is a pic of his setup. He is using these clips: Dura-Clip® Snap Fasteners – Low-Profile

 

[RUSH55]

They look like negative offset, yah?

 

[Napster]

They look like negative offset, yah?

As far as I can tell they are about an inch positive offset. If my thinking is correct there is more backspacing than distance to the center off the rim which means positive right? Correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[RUSH55]

If it’s shallower from the back edge of the wheel to the seating surface against the hub or axle, than from the front edge to the outer face of the seating surface, then it is positive. If it’s deeper on the inside, then it’s negative. Every modern vehicle runs hideously negative backspacing. Cool, old school stuff is mostly positive. OEM Cruiser stuff runs right along the jagged edge.

 

[Napster]

It’s raining parts! Look at these calipers!

 

[Napster]

Parts keep rolling in. Today it’s body mounts, brake master cylinder, and brake pads.

 

[bobm]

Like Candy

 

[Napster]

Today is the day! The pig is headed to the body shop to go under the knife. Loading and dropping went smooth.

 

[RUSH55]

Good luck! Hope they’re Cruiser enthusiasts

 

[scrapdaddy]

Yeah, exciting day, but I bet you can feel your wallet puckering up.

 

[Napster]

Good luck! Hope they’re Cruiser enthusiasts

The guy knew it was a 55 (without doors or a front clip) and then started telling me about his 45. It’s in good hands. Let’s hope this does not snowball to far.