At $200 for the set I'd keep looking... I've seen them in my local classifieds for $100 a set on more than one occasion. Like Trunk Monkey mentioned they weight a s***load and that's what's kept me from buying a set...
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They do weigh a ton...I'm the look out for 18in. alloys, now.
Yeah $200 is no deal, I see them on local CL all the time for around $100 as well...
got mine for $75 with lug nuts. Heres a pic I had before tires. Heres another members, looks good IMO, but definitely needs 34" plus tires
cool look, very Aussie/African . For those talking weight, I mean how much more do they weigh? These fantastic vehicles will never get great gas mileage, if that's the huge concern...
One of the most critical areas for additional weight on any vehicle is the wheels. 10lbs wont make a slight difference if its in your trunk, but add that to a wheel and you will definitely notice it while breaking, accelerating, etc. Milage probably wont change much.
The steelies do score some style points, but for function, a set of aluminum cast wheels is better
More accurate thread of wheel weights..
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/463603-oem-wheel-weights.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/463603-oem-wheel-weights.html
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Wow, didn't realize the weight difference was that much. Thanks for the picture SoCal, they really do look awesome. Started looking at a 34" Nitto TerraG last night for 225 a tire. But now I think I might stop making this harder on myself and just do a BFG 295/75/16.
I ran those with a highway tire in a cross country trip. Wheel weight negated any MPG benefit from running smaller, lighter, smoother, p-metric tires.
Yes, Proffitt's had a 16", five-lug version from a 70 series. But they are only 6" wide, limiting your tire choices. You could easily run 255/85/16's though...
Yes, Proffitt's had a 16", five-lug version from a 70 series. But they are only 6" wide, limiting your tire choices. You could easily run 255/85/16's though...