I like all of your effort and the rims look nice, but I went the easy way out, and had Stockton make one piece rims for me. I don't have the knowledge or equipment to do what you did. I am surprised you got the rims from Coker. I tried to buy rims from them and they said they couldn't match my rims off my 48 two ton.
Yeah I saw your post with your new rims they looked good, but are too wide for what I am doing. I am trying to maintain the old look with the bias plys.
The didnt match my rims, I made my rims match their blanks Im fairly confident that just about any of the 20" rims with locking rings should work. Not the 3 piece rims which is what I have on the back of my truck, the centers are too small due to how the 3 piece rims work.
Corpo, You might want to hold off on finishing the front side of those rims until you get the tire mounted.
I have yet to figure out how to get a tire on a newly painted wheel without scraping some paint off, and I've had the pros do it with their fancy machines and still the edge of the wheel looses paint.
The trick I use is to mount the tire and then paint it, then there's no lose of paint.
Ya, I know what ur thinkin....masking a tire is a pain in the butt and ur right.
I've got a fast easy way to mask if you want to hear about it.
Dan
Ill probably paint them and touch them up if need be, I havent decided if I am going to try to mount them myself or not, I have access to a tire machine but dont really know how to use it... But im sure I can sucker one of my coworkers into showing me how. But the other option I am considering is sending the rims with my parents in may they are driving past coker, and I could have them mount them since the tires are coming from there, and then I wouldnt have to pay the shipping
Have you considered powder coating the rims? Not sure if the powder coat would be tough enough to resist the scuffing, but would be better than paint. Your rims would also be fully protected...inside and out, painting after is fine aesthetically, but doesn't protect the inside or the bead area from rust.
Tad
Im pretty cheap!
.. A tire passing over the rim with the usual pressure is going to rough up the paint...
That's what the tire mounting grease/soap stuff is for.
Not saying it is risk free, but if you're careful it can be done.
Grigg
I think it could be done, alot of the time I think the rims get scratched because the plastic slides on the tire mounting machines get messed up and not replaces as the should, and perhaps not enough of the tire lube...
Thanks guys
