Is this for flare reasons? I would be interested too as there are not many 70 series options out there to go "spacer-less" for those that have OEM flares.
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Is this for flare reasons? I would be interested too as there are not many 70 series options out there to go "spacer-less" for those that have OEM flares.
No, I simply prefer wider wheels. Stock wheels are way too skinny. That being said they would work perfectly on a flared truck.
I'd be in for a set of those 6 lug 70 series style wheels in 16x8 as well.
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I’d rather have 16x7.
I am using the 255/85r16 tire size.
I am using the 255/85r16 tire size.
I'm sorry.
Would they be sending a sample for quality purposes? In most cases, depending on the cost they might give you the sample for free and you only pay for the shipping. Perhaps someone working in the tire/wheel industry would be willing to help to inspect it...
Be sure to be dealing with the manufacturer directly and not with a trader. Due diligence on the manufacturer and their quality certificates by third-party agencies is the key. Lots of manufacturers in China from the lowest to the highest quality.
Be sure to be dealing with the manufacturer directly and not with a trader. Due diligence on the manufacturer and their quality certificates by third-party agencies is the key. Lots of manufacturers in China from the lowest to the highest quality.
The cost to make a mold has to be worth it so I am betting they will only offer one size option at 100 pieces, whenever pricing is established.
Cast alloy wheels is not exactly "made to order" or easily modified like steel wheels.
The most important question to ask is what type of alloy they will use to cast the wheels. Some types of alloy is cheap and of low / inferior quality.
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Have one company that already has mold and stock of 16x8 with 6x139.7 studs. The only issue is that it is 4.18 backspacing.
Have another company willing to make mold to what we want, but additional cost of $4300. Trying to nail down per wheel delivered to US cost to see if that could be done.
Have another company willing to make mold to what we want, but additional cost of $4300. Trying to nail down per wheel delivered to US cost to see if that could be done.
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I do believe 70’s are 3.65” bs, the same as a 60-series. It’s all about the backside lip of the wheel hitting the tres. Anything in the 3-3.5” will work fine. Less will work too it will just look funky and may rub under max compression.
Have you not considered a bling wheel like a Raceline or Walker Evans? You can easily get these in just about anything you want but ya beadlock.
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Have you not considered a bling wheel like a Raceline or Walker Evans? You can easily get these in just about anything you want but ya beadlock.
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Those numbers are essentially correct. It will depend on the given wheel's actual flange width. It took me a very long time to wrap my head around backspace and offset.
Wheel width is stated as "bead-to-bead" meaning this is how far apart the tire bead contact surfaces are. The wheel outer edges are usually one inch wider than the bead width. This means that an 8 inch wide wheel is actually 9 inches wide.
Offset is the relationship of the wheel mounting surface to the over-all width of the wheel. For example an 8 inch wide wheel with zero offset means that the mounting plane is dead center. This wheel would have 4.5 inches of backspace because that is 1/2 of 9 inches. This same width with 3.25 inches of backspace would have 1.25 inches or 31.75 mm negative offset. It could be that the flange-to-flange thickness on the wheel in the chart is 7/8 of an inch wider than the bead-to-bead, or they are rounding the offset.
I am glad you pointed this out. Most people seem to forget this. It is generally safe to factor in the 1 inch.
No point as far as I am concerned. I already have spaced wheels. I'd like to forego spacers. In addition I've never seen 30mm (I think you meant 30 and not 300) spacers.
On the other hand, that would work nicely on an 80.
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Sorry but I am not gonna use spacers.
I will wait till pandemic calms (if ever) and try for 16x7 steelies with zero offset again.
I will wait till pandemic calms (if ever) and try for 16x7 steelies with zero offset again.
In Venezuela those wheels (in 5 lugs) were factory OEM on the Anniversary edition FZJ71s sold in 2007 (20th anniversary of the 70 series in the country), all of which came from Japan directly (not assembled in Venezuela and 0% local content). I often see sets for sale on various Venezuelan Instagram accounts but I can't vouch for their originality, and I've never seen them in 6 lugs before. Because those anniversary FZJ71 all came from Japan, I'm going to assume that the wheels will fit JDM and general market models as well.
