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Thank you very much. I just replied to your PM.
FN Wheels : 100-Series Specific Wheels
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Thanks for the update... now I have a more firm "due date" for getting my front end rebuild/alignment finished. I just wish I hadn't ordered tires yet because now I'm really leaning toward wanting to go to a 35" as well...
Interested in RW-type wheels in bronze.Cool. Glad you like them! Right now we're producing them in gunmetal (gloss), matte black and matte bronze. The matte colors are satin-matte (not super dull/extremely flat, but not glossy).
The ring is removable/replaceable, and it's also fully forged, hand polished and clear coated for durability. All of the ring fasteners are stainless steel.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the wheels too.
The final price will be determined in May once we have the wheels ready for sale, but our 17" FN Rock Warrior forged wheels with removable rings will be right around / just over $500 per wheel + shipping.
It bears repeating that these are premium forged wheels with removable, forged billet rock rings (the rings are quite expensive/time consuming to produce). The pricing is higher than our flow formed wheels (or especially non-flow formed Icon wheels). We've also incorporated additional improvements into the wheels over the original TRD Rock Warrior wheels : reinforced lips/flanges, deeper bead seats with retention ridges, taller bead humps, fully finished barrels (the original TRD Rock Warrior wheels have raw aluminum barrels prone to oxidation/corrosion), and more. I'll make a separate post soon with more details so as to not take this thread too far off topic, but in the meantime please feel free to post any questions/comments here or contact me directly.
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Thanks for the update... now I have a more firm "due date" for getting my front end rebuild/alignment finished. I just wish I hadn't ordered tires yet because now I'm really leaning toward wanting to go to a 35" as well...
What size tire did you end up ordering? I'm of the opinion that 34" is about the max tire diameter that fits well on a Land Cruiser 100.
Also I have good news. I just received an email directly from the president of Konig (our manufacturer). The 17x8" +30 5x150 Five Star flow formed wheels officially left the port in Malaysia last week with an ETA to the port of Los Angeles of April 22. We're only about 50 or 60 miles from the port, so barring any additional delays we should see the wheels within a week of the container landing at the port.
Thank you all very much for your patience. We knew the tariffs would cause delays and disruptions, but we never expected anything quite this bad. Our expectation was a 2-3 month delay, but that morphed into 5 months. I really can't thank you guys enough for bearing with us.
Interested in RW-type wheels in bronze.
The forged 17" Rock Warrior wheels should be ready by the end of April / first week of May (the forged wheels are made in a different facility from our flow formed wheels). The wheels themselves are just about ready, but it's the removable, polished and clear coated billet rock rings that aren't quite finished yet. The polishing shop is a little backed up.
Mississippihundy
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Any chance the TRD center caps for the original RW wheels will fit on those? Doesn’t really matter, I’m just curiousWhat size tire did you end up ordering? I'm of the opinion that 34" is about the max tire diameter that fits well on a Land Cruiser 100.
Also I have good news. I just received an email directly from the president of Konig (our manufacturer). The 17x8" +30 5x150 Five Star flow formed wheels officially left the port in Malaysia last week with an ETA to the port of Los Angeles of April 22. We're only about 50 or 60 miles from the port, so barring any additional delays we should see the wheels within a week of the container landing at the port.
Thank you all very much for your patience. We knew the tariffs would cause delays and disruptions, but we never expected anything quite this bad. Our expectation was a 2-3 month delay, but that morphed into 5 months. I really can't thank you guys enough for bearing with us.
The forged 17" Rock Warrior wheels should be ready by the end of April / first week of May (the forged wheels are made in a different facility from our flow formed wheels). The wheels themselves are just about ready, but it's the removable, polished and clear coated billet rock rings that aren't quite finished yet. The polishing shop is a little backed up.
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basically the same 33" size I was running on my factory 16"... went with 285/70-17 but started to reconsider after seeing the same tire in a 315/70-17 on a new Bronco (along with the 35" fitment I've seen some guys on here post pics of)
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Yes, the original caps will fit our Rock Warrior wheels. However, even better than that the caps for our Rock Warrior wheels are machined from billet aluminum and will work as replacements for the plastic OEM Rock Warrior caps. The OEM caps were prone to fading, peeling and falling apart. I've already sold quite a few of our caps to customers with old Rock Warrior wheels who needed replacement caps.
285/70R17 is going to fit great.
If you decide to go up a size I would go with 285/75R17 (34") or 295/75R17 (new size from Toyo) over 315/70R17. In my opinion 315/70R17 is just a little too much tire for a Land Cruiser 100.
did they make it? I might actually get my truck back tomorrow to start trying to fix the a-pillar, so I'm (still) not in a huge hurry, just curious
edit: ha, got an email from you just a few minutes after posting this. I'll get settled up this evening.
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Yes, the wheels are here! Thank you and thank everyone for waiting so patiently!
I am in the process of sending emails to everyone on the backorder list. I want to email everyone individually and also in chronological order, so it's taking me a little while.
Looks like you received my email (I just read the edited portion of your post).
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I'm almost done shipping all of the back orders. Thank you very much everyone for your patience and for your orders!
We will have a few extra sets available as well. I want to give it a few days to make sure that everyone who pre-ordered receives their wheels. In the unlikey event that UPS loses a wheel I want to be able to replace it right away, but once everyone has their wheels I'll post another update and add the inventory to our online store.
We will have a few extra sets available as well. I want to give it a few days to make sure that everyone who pre-ordered receives their wheels. In the unlikey event that UPS loses a wheel I want to be able to replace it right away, but once everyone has their wheels I'll post another update and add the inventory to our online store.
Looks like mine should be here Friday. Can't wait to see them (even though it'll still be a while before my LX is driveable again 
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I can't wait to hear how you like your new wheels. Sorry to hear your LX470 is down though!Looks like mine should be here Friday. Can't wait to see them (even though it'll still be a while before my LX is driveable again
yeah, getting totaled by a falling tree wasn't in my plans (full repair estimate ~$11k), but the repair is coming along.
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Oh man, that is heartbreaking! I'm reading through your build thread right now.
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I'm super excited to get mine today! She's rocking a 1.5" lift and ready for some CO trails. I'll post pics once I get them installed.
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Sweet! Thank you again for your order. What tires are you going to install?
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Either the KO3s or the Baja Boss A/Ts, 285/70R17. Tough decision. Mine isn't a daily driver, but ski/snowboard, camping and adventure rig, so I don't really care about getting huge mileage out of them which is why I ruled out the Defenders. I just unpacked one wheel and took a snap. Think they're gonna look great on my white LC and fill wheel wheels nice!
Gotta make a decision now!
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Sweet! I happy to hear that your wheels made it safe and sound, and I'm glad you're happy! Thank you for hanging in there with us throughout the backorder.
Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T's will more than likely balance out better than the BFG KO3's. The Baja Boss is a little lighter too, especial in the hard metric 285/70R17 (SL load rating) vs. the LT285/70R17.
I generally regard the BFG KO3 as the most rugged/toughest all terrain tire on the market, so if you want a tire that is more robust go with the BFG KO3. The BFG KO3 can be difficult to balance than any other all terrain tire, and while they last a long time they typically require rebalancing more frequently. More often than not you can never get them to truly balance, so you might have to live with some vibrations / feedback if you go with the KO3.
I briefly unpacked one of mine as well and that bronze looks gorgeous.
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Thank you! Makes me really happy to hear that you're happy. I can't thank you enough for your patience. I hope everything works out with your LX as well.