Anyone powdercoat their own rims

[KyleXScore]

I think I'm gonna pick up some old steel rim tacoma 16" 6 lug rims from a board member. Looks like they are silver colored. I have a sandblaster but it's a bench top so rims won't fit inside but I figure paint stripper, and some sanding paper will get it down to metal. I have a powder coating gun and an oven in my garage. Looks like a 17" rim won't fit but a 16" will. I already have boring black powder but maybe I should get crazy. Anyone do their own rims? I've only done small parts so far.

 

[Bang Bang]

Just FYI, 16's won't fit on a 460 due to the calipers. 17's will fit all day long.........

 

[KyleXScore]

Just FYI, 16's won't fit on a 460 due to the calipers. 17's will fit all day long.........

Well damn I guess I gotta start looking again. I thought any tacoma or 4 runner 6 lugs would fit.

 

[Bang Bang]

Well damn I guess I gotta start looking again. I thought any tacoma or 4 runner 6 lugs would fit.

Nope. 16's won't fit over the calipers. Start looking for some 17's. I just stuck with 18's. And personally, I hate powdercoating anything on a rig. You scrape it on something and you can't really touch it up. If you wheel this thing, you're gonna scrape the wheels. Just my .02

 

[r2m]

Well damn I guess I gotta start looking again. I thought any tacoma or 4 runner 6 lugs would fit.

17" rims and the new "15 inch" of the last century.
I usually encourage folks to go with 17" wheels because there is the largest selection of tires and dollar for dollar, a 17" tire, say 31" diameter, will be cheaper than an 18" x 31" tire.
And for the folks into large rims, a taller side wall of the same diameter will offer a more comfortable ride than a tire on 18" or 19" rims.

 

[Bang Bang]

17" rims and are the new "15 inch" of the last century.

fixed it for you.......

 

[r2m]

fixed it for you.......

Thanks...
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