American Racing wheels - Black Baja

[cederholm]

Anyone running these wheels?
American Racing : Modern: AR172 Baja

I like the look. If so, pros/cons?

Thanks!

 

[cwwfj60]

I got american racing wheels a few years ago, they were very similar, they were the mojave teflon coated wheels, almost exactly the same. The one thing that bothered me was the "made in china" sticker they came with! Otherwise great wheel, love mine.

 

[cederholm]

Thank CCW, what size did you get and what size tire are you running?

...and I hear you about the made in China

 

[cwwfj60]

15x8 3.5" BS, atleast that's what I remember, I got 33x12.50 BFG AT's on them. One thing to note about the "teflon" coating is the color is not black, it ends up being more of a really dark gunmetal, kinda bluish tint to it. You should have this problem with satin black. Are these going on a 60? Your sig only shows a 100. I'll post pics if your interested.

 

[cederholm]

I would love to see some pics. Thanks. And yes, they are for a 60.

 

[Haggis]

I run a similar wheel that they used to make called the "chamber" Teflon coated. 15x7 running 33's. Love the look and less weight. No issues. The wheels used to be on my Tacoma.

 

[cwwfj60]

kinda dirty, from katemcy trip in march, but hopefully you get the idea

 

[IBFJ62]

These are from Discount Tire, Tracker Level 8 15x8 with -30 backspace. 32 x 11.5 tire. Great clearance of the caliper and TRE's, and NO spacers.

 

[cederholm]

Fantastic! Great looking trucks guys - thanks for the feedback and photos.

- Carl

 

[Augiep]

kinda dirty, from katemcy trip in march, but hopefully you get the idea

I like that look. Can you tell me what lift you have and do the 33's do okay. I have 31 on know going to install a OME 2in lift this weekend and like to now what else I would need to do if I went with 33's

thank you

steve

 

[Augiep]

These are from Discount Tire, Tracker Level 8 15x8 with -30 backspace. 32 x 11.5 tire. Great clearance of the caliper and TRE's, and NO spacers. View attachment 1128792

I like that look. Can you tell me what lift you have and do the 32's do okay. I have 31 on know going to install a OME 2in lift this weekend and like to now what else I would need to do if I went with 32's
thank you
steve

 

[IBFJ62]

I've got the OME 2.5 Med/Heavy (if I recall correctly, it's been a few years since I did the install..) I think the 32 is just about perfect imho.. Haven't had a chance to offroad this particular combo yet, just got them on last month after waiting a couple months for the new BFG AT to be available. I had 31x10.5 on the stock steelies, but I think the 32 is a better balance. I've got an H55 in her, and the 31's wound out the gears a little higher than I liked on the freeway. With the 32's she runs about 2500rpm at 70 mph-ish. I don't see any possibility of rubbing or anything during off road twisting with the size/wheel.

 

[cwwfj60]

I have OME 2.5" Heavy/Heavy and my 33's do great. I've wheeled it hard with my old 15x7s and it didn't rub much at all, then when I put on the AR 15x8s it rubbed under full flex on the inner fender area. No biggie since I'm not wheeling hard constantly. Usually my offroading is relatively light other than the once a year to the roundup. I don't regret this setup one bit, a little rubbing ain't gonna hurt nothin and I like the look of a big tire filling up the wheel wells. But 32 would still look great and probably rub less

 

[IBFJ62]

Here's a wider angle with the whole truck to show how she sits.

 

[cederholm]

Wanted to update this post. Picked up a set and so far I'm very pleased.

Some pics for your viewing pleasure.

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