Time to upgrade wheels...

[DaHeinah]

I'm looking into replacing my stock wheels for some nicer alloys, what do you guys think about these?
http://www.4wheelparts.com/product2.asp?
imseqn=3&occlass=AMER&cat=WHE

They're kind of expensive, does anyone know of any attractive alloys for a relatively inexpensive price (@60-$70)? Local stores?

 

[udmsvt]

ya know, you can get a set of 4 of those, brand new on e-bay for like 300 bucks. spend a few hrs on e-bay searching for ford explorer ranger rim wheel rims wheels wrangler 5x4.5 and the combos of them.....there are some real nice ones on there

 

[X~FACTOR]

Tire rack has 18x8.5 alloy wheels for $99 listed for Ford Ranger or Explorer SportsTrac. I tell you no lie my friend. 18x8.5 for $99! Very good deal indeed.

 

[udmsvt]

holy smokes, batman...that is a good deal!

 

[410Fortune]

Mickey Thompson Classic II get my vote for quality, style, and PRICE.

Of course it depends on what you ant to use the rims for, looks or 4x4, or looks and 4x4.

Dont forget to factor in tire price........

 

[DaHeinah]

18" wheels!!!! Man that is one heck of a great deal, I'll probably end up checking ebay though as it sounds like it might just be the most frugal. Thanks guys!
Greg

 

[DaHeinah]

OK, I just found the wheels I want on EBAY with a buy-it-now price of approx 260... The size is 15 X 8, will these wheels still work with my current tires, aren't the stock wheels 15 X 7?
My current tire is the Pirelli Scorpion 30.5 X 9.5 AT.
Thanks!
Greg

 

[eworx]

Yes they will work and yes the stock ones are 15 x 7

 

[udmsvt]

outta curiosity, what rims are you looking at? i am personally fond of the eagle 117 and teh AR atlas, neptune, nitro, and ventura.

 

[DaHeinah]

I'm looking at the eagle 028 polished alloys. I have to say, though, I really love the neptunes also!

 

[udmsvt]

see, i have seen them used for like 150-200 but i just dont like them. i had planned on the Eagle 117 but i got such a god deal on my MB/ultra 160s that i couldnt pass them up. just watch out for shipping costs.

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

i see someone already posted the tirerack site, but here is another one

tiresplus.com

i don't know if you have a tiresplus near you, but they sell rims and tires, and they have everything on there site, including pictures of the rims on the vehicle

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

oh

and etire.com