(pics) Painted LC rims, 255/85 tires and 1" BL
09-03-2009, 07:27 PM
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Close............Cane Corso.
This is just 2 cans of and about $14 of Rustoleum paint (cheapest powdercoat i found was $50 per rim). I've used this paint before on three diff sets of rims and all lasted well over a year w/o chips till I sold the rigs. Count on about 5hrs of work (taking off, prepping, painting, back on). Had to pound the pinch weld to clear the tiers and now speedo is about 4mi over according to my GPS, didn't really notice loss of power up mountain passes or increased breaking distance. Have not yet checked milage drop.
This is just 2 cans of and about $14 of Rustoleum paint (cheapest powdercoat i found was $50 per rim). I've used this paint before on three diff sets of rims and all lasted well over a year w/o chips till I sold the rigs. Count on about 5hrs of work (taking off, prepping, painting, back on). Had to pound the pinch weld to clear the tiers and now speedo is about 4mi over according to my GPS, didn't really notice loss of power up mountain passes or increased breaking distance. Have not yet checked milage drop.
09-03-2009, 07:56 PM
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Thanks guys, appreciate that........i HATE painting rims. Even worse with the tires on them, I think these didn't turn out as well as my 5 stars. Lucy, aka: Lucifer is my 80lbs (at 9 mo) alarm system 
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BAMF, wow...big puppy! English mastif? Borabel? Agreed on finding a good breeder, after months of research I still ended up unhappy in the end (not about Lucy but the way the breeder handled the health guarantee).
TC4RNR, not my choice of brand or size, me and a buddy swapped rims and tires. I'd prolly go wider and lower? I don't know, like the look and the way it fills out the wells more (especially with the ltd flares) but i did have 275/70s on a diff set of LC rims I ran a while back and with those I did notice all the adverse effects of a bigger tire. I like the 8" rim though....
Pic of old LC rims with 275/70 Toyos (w/o the BL).
TC4RNR, not my choice of brand or size, me and a buddy swapped rims and tires. I'd prolly go wider and lower? I don't know, like the look and the way it fills out the wells more (especially with the ltd flares) but i did have 275/70s on a diff set of LC rims I ran a while back and with those I did notice all the adverse effects of a bigger tire. I like the 8" rim though....
Pic of old LC rims with 275/70 Toyos (w/o the BL).
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Awesome! Here is a vid of her at 5mo with her best friend Abby, English mastiff (born on the same day!). I had a fawn brindle Bullmastiff before Lucy. Smart with the ramp, don't want them running or jumping while still growing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmeomU_6Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmeomU_6Fc
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09-04-2009, 11:13 AM
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TC, your sig block makes me drool with envy! How thick of a spacer? Are you happy with the tire size or want to go bigger? I thought that the 265/75 with a lift would look too small but yours looks spot on.
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i'd probably won't need the spacers if i didn't swap out the tundra brakes. i have 1" spacers and that's plenty. if i can get my hands on a good lathe, i'd turn it down another 1/4"
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Thought about running spacers (for the look) but after paying $360 (only $70 was labor) to replace ONE rear wheel bearing I do NOT want to shorten their life by a day! Hope with a one or two size bigger tire I won't NEED the bigger breaks. I don't do any towing though...........
09-09-2009, 07:08 AM
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Close............Cane Corso.
This is just 2 cans of and about $14 of Rustoleum paint (cheapest powdercoat i found was $50 per rim). I've used this paint before on three diff sets of rims and all lasted well over a year w/o chips till I sold the rigs. Count on about 5hrs of work (taking off, prepping, painting, back on). Had to pound the pinch weld to clear the tiers and now speedo is about 4mi over according to my GPS, didn't really notice loss of power up mountain passes or increased breaking distance. Have not yet checked milage drop.
This is just 2 cans of and about $14 of Rustoleum paint (cheapest powdercoat i found was $50 per rim). I've used this paint before on three diff sets of rims and all lasted well over a year w/o chips till I sold the rigs. Count on about 5hrs of work (taking off, prepping, painting, back on). Had to pound the pinch weld to clear the tiers and now speedo is about 4mi over according to my GPS, didn't really notice loss of power up mountain passes or increased breaking distance. Have not yet checked milage drop.
Thanks for the tip, and once I'm down in GA I'll have access to a shop ( I worked w/ for 2 years) that has a tire machine so I can dismount the tires to make things a bit easier.
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