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Rubicon wheels

CasterTroy

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Kernersville, NC
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2004 XLT Exp V8
So I found some pretty cheap. Rashed up pretty bad, but after some sanding and paint.....they look fine.

I also filled in the center caps to make them smooth

Anyway....here is before and after just so people can see a stock gen 3 with rubi wheels

These are 255/70/16 both on the original wheels and the rubi wheels.

I drive this daily and wear about 20k a year on tires so that's why I didn't go with an aggressive tire
 



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Nice work! Those wheels look really good on your X. :salute:
 












They look like they stick out a bit much..did you use spacers?
 






I like the look of those, do they bolt right on? or did you have to do any modifications?
 






Thanks everyone

they stick out 3/4" further than the stockers.....no spacers were used.

No mods whatsoever. I was certain I'd have to grind down the rear axles to make the back center caps go on, but they popped right on without any trouble.

It took me a few minutes to get use to the look, and YES it would look a lot meaner with some MTR's and maybe 3" of lift....but that will come once I get another vehicle and can retire this one to the driveway for occational use and not daily driving. Right now this is what I drive to work and what the family piles in when we go somewhere.....also pulls duty as the trip rig and trailer puller....so had to go with some quiet Michelins.
 






I actually like the stockers better. I just wish I could get them in a 5x5.5.
 






I really like this look :thumbsup:

plus the rim offset looks great !
 






Those look great. Reminds me of the night some of my buddies set on the side of the 4wheeling rd for over an hour after a buddy cut the sidewall out of a tire on his ranger. They finally decided to try the spare off my buddy's jeep. They talked to me later, I was like I knew it would work. They were so mad.

STU
 






Dude I love the look of those rims only thing I would do is black them out. Even as such they look great didn't think stock rims would be so nice.
 






Dude I love the look of those rims only thing I would do is black them out. Even as such they look great didn't think stock rims would be so nice.

I second that. They look awesome already, but the black would look amazing
 






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