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Oh yeah...why would I need spacers? I believe the 6-lug Taco steelie rims only have an offset of 15mm? Please gimme the 'wheels for dummies' explanation...Thanks
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Sounds great!
Technically, black isn't a color...it's the absence of color!
Seriously...Is the process limited to just one color, or can they do two or three colors?...for instance the flat parts silver and the inside edges of the holes black...
Oh yeah...why would I need spacers? I believe the 6-lug Taco steelie rims only have an offset of 15mm? Please gimme the 'wheels for dummies' explanation...Thanks
I'm told the following regarding the rims:
Standard Toyota backspacing, 4.5". Offset is +15mm. These work beautifully on almost all Toyota trucks.
What will be the difference in function & appearance if I use these vs. my stock 16 x 8 aluminum 80 rims?
Thanks
LTB's (and steelie's) are cheap and changing wheels is easy and w/ two sets the two sets of tires last longer.
I have to say that is 1 SWEET ASS truck you got there Mickldo!
Sounds great!
Technically, black isn't a color...it's the absence of color!
Seriously...Is the process limited to just one color, or can they do two or three colors?...for instance the flat parts silver and the inside edges of the holes black...
OEM FJ-75 for the third world came with heavy duty off-road steel wheels with a removable (by the driver without any special tool or machine) bead ring which allow to repair your tire on site
IF were talkin "split" rims here, 2MK they are extreamly dangerus
I have heard of teck's/ truckers airing them up and the ring poping off and causing serious bodely harm ..........
great idea but to many parts and too much pressure, 2MK.
My Opinion
I could be wrong.......
Split rims are terrific if you are in a possition where you need to change tires a lot (eg outback, staking tires on bloody sharp rocks), but I have always put the tire under the vehicle before reinflating.
If the ring pops off as you are blowing up the tire, the body/chassis stops it from taking your head off!!
The mobile tire service guys who change truck tires here have a cage on the side of their trucks to put the wheel in before blowing them up.
It's like anything, if you know what you are up to it's not a worry. If you jump right in without the required information, things will go pear shaped very quickly
We don't have split rims in the US because instead some morons in leadership positions here decided that having the world's highest concentration of trial lawyers swimming around in a pool of friendly (to them) product liability laws would be preferable to products that make sense.
DougM