Photo Dump!
New wheels and tires this weekend. Made the jump to 37's and picked up a full set (5) of 37x13.50 Toyo Open Country MTs. True 37's with a total height of 37.05". Was planning to just get another set of 35's but was able to work out a deal on some 17" Icon wheels. There are very few tires options for 37's that fit a 16" wheel these days so since I had a lead on the 17's a pulled the trigger on the 37's.
Wheel are Icon Alloy Rebounds, 17x8.5, zero offset. I still have my 1.5" spidertrax spacers on. If you run these wheels without spacers then the centercaps will not fit. I thought about removing the spacers but I wanted to run the centercaps and I've also had no complaints or issues with the spacers so I left them alone.
Pictures don't do the Icon wheels justice. They look so good in person. I wasn't sure about the bronze color with my Moonglow paint before I ordered them but now that they're on, I love the combination!
I still need to add 1" to my bumpstops. I'm planning to add some f/r Timbren bumps in place of the frame mounted bumpstops to take care of that. Should have those in a couple weeks. The tires are pretty tight at the firewall and I've done a little trimming of the flares and took a little off the bottom of the inner fenders. That's working fine for normal driving but they'll still make minor contact when stuffed. So I might weld in some plates to relocate the front axle 1" forward and it should be good to go.
Power still feels good to me with the 4.88 Nitros. I haven't noticed much difference from the 315s. Happy about that.
Here's some pics.
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Height difference of the new 37" Toyo next to a 50% worn 315 Cooper STT Pro.
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
This 315 has been my spare and it's a Goodyear MTR that only has about 10 miles on it. I wanted to compare the new ones next to a new actual 35.
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Before and After. Top pic is the 315/75R16 Cooper STT Pro on the SCS SR8 wheels.
iPhone 80 by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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Little bit of poke with the wheel spacers
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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Had to cut the fuel can basket and hilift mount off the swingout so the 37 would fit. I'll figure out a solution for that soon.
IconWheels and Toyos by
Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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