• Welcome Visitor! Please take a few seconds and Register for our forum. Even if you don't want to post, you can still 'Like' and react to posts.

What u think about this idea? (rims)


Ranger Sport Honduras

Zoom Zoom
OTOTM Winner
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Nov 16, 2008
Messages
15,061
Reaction score
197
Points
0
Age
37
Location
Honduras
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Mitsubishi/Ford
Engine Size
3.0/2.3
My credo
Fortune Favors the Brave
I really like my rims
Eagle alloy 063, but since im going for the white with black setup, i would love some black rims, and i dont wanna paint them.

Since a while ive been hunting for a set of soft8 or d windows(not sold new around here) i tracked a set of softs, but they are sold, and then a set of d windows, but they were for F150 and sold too.
I saw a set of white wagon wheels, that ill be checking tomorrow

i still dont know if they even fit my truck.

The point is: my brother wants my rims, and he offered to trade his rims for any set i find so i give him my eagles. since his truck has chrome bumpers it would look nice.

Now if i cant find a set of rims, what do u think about this:

Paint my brother rims in black, and go to a machine shop to make a small spacer to make em sit like the eagles do? they are 15x7, and his oem rims are 15x7 too. but as u know the Ranger rims wont sit past the fender.
the rims he has:


Would it be safe to use spacers? considering i use my truck for driving off pavement and use big(compared to stock) tires?
 


Ranger Sport Honduras

Zoom Zoom
OTOTM Winner
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Nov 16, 2008
Messages
15,061
Reaction score
197
Points
0
Age
37
Location
Honduras
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Mitsubishi/Ford
Engine Size
3.0/2.3
My credo
Fortune Favors the Brave
how those rims look with 31"s
 

4.0B2

Well-Known Member
Supporting Member
TRS Banner 2012-2015
Joined
Sep 24, 2009
Messages
10,700
Reaction score
151
Points
63
Location
Walls, MS
Vehicle Year
1988
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0 v6
Transmission
Automatic
spacers are plenty safe, IF YOU GET GOOD ONES... i know lots of people that run them. a 1" spacer won't hurt anything, and will give you some offset.

i say go for it
 

Ranger Sport Honduras

Zoom Zoom
OTOTM Winner
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Nov 16, 2008
Messages
15,061
Reaction score
197
Points
0
Age
37
Location
Honduras
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Mitsubishi/Ford
Engine Size
3.0/2.3
My credo
Fortune Favors the Brave
spacers are plenty safe, IF YOU GET GOOD ONES... i know lots of people that run them. a 1" spacer won't hurt anything, and will give you some offset.

i say go for it
I would get em made in case i do it, a machine shop could make them.
 

Ranger Sport Honduras

Zoom Zoom
OTOTM Winner
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Nov 16, 2008
Messages
15,061
Reaction score
197
Points
0
Age
37
Location
Honduras
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Mitsubishi/Ford
Engine Size
3.0/2.3
My credo
Fortune Favors the Brave
my bros rims
 

ozziemo27

June 2010 OTOTM Winner
OTOTM Winner
Joined
Oct 22, 2008
Messages
1,701
Reaction score
18
Points
38
Location
Michigan
Vehicle Year
1999/1984
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0 & 2.3
Transmission
Automatic
It is one more thing that can fail, (NOT saying they will of course) but why add one more thing that can fail for the sake of looks? Plus, if you are loading your truck down constantly with chicken shit, thats additional load.
 
Last edited:

Sunk

New Member
Supporting Member
TRS Banner 2010-2011
TRS Banner 2012-2015
Joined
Aug 19, 2007
Messages
6,657
Reaction score
125
Points
0
Age
35
Location
Everett, WA
Vehicle Year
2012
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
3.5 Eco
Transmission
Automatic
If you use Loctite and make sure stay tight, the spacers should be okay.

As for the wheels, anything but the white wagon wheels. Those are :bad::bad::bad::bad:
 

Ranger Sport Honduras

Zoom Zoom
OTOTM Winner
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Nov 16, 2008
Messages
15,061
Reaction score
197
Points
0
Age
37
Location
Honduras
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Mitsubishi/Ford
Engine Size
3.0/2.3
My credo
Fortune Favors the Brave
It is one more thing that can fail, (NOT saying they will of course) but why add one more thing that can fail for the sake of looks? Plus, if you are loading your truck down constantly with chicken shit, thats additional load.
Thats why the spacers arent a good idea imo, but i want to keep the looks it has.
If you use Loctite and make sure stay tight, the spacers should be okay.

As for the wheels, anything but the white wagon wheels. Those are :bad::bad::bad::bad:
what if i paint em black?
 

ozziemo27

June 2010 OTOTM Winner
OTOTM Winner
Joined
Oct 22, 2008
Messages
1,701
Reaction score
18
Points
38
Location
Michigan
Vehicle Year
1999/1984
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0 & 2.3
Transmission
Automatic

4.0B2

Well-Known Member
Supporting Member
TRS Banner 2012-2015
Joined
Sep 24, 2009
Messages
10,700
Reaction score
151
Points
63
Location
Walls, MS
Vehicle Year
1988
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0 v6
Transmission
Automatic
as long as you get away from those dang chrome over used everyone has eagle's... i'll be glad
 

Ranger Sport Honduras

Zoom Zoom
OTOTM Winner
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Nov 16, 2008
Messages
15,061
Reaction score
197
Points
0
Age
37
Location
Honduras
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Mitsubishi/Ford
Engine Size
3.0/2.3
My credo
Fortune Favors the Brave
Who is even going to notice besides you?
Notice what? the black rims?


ive seen a few trucks using spacers because of a different patter on swapped axles.
i was thinking abut a 1" spacer or 3/4.
are those things really that unsafe?

If by chance the wagon wheels fit, ill try to get em and paint em.
 

Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Staff online

Member & Vendor Upgrades

For a small yearly donation, you can support this forum and receive a 'Supporting Member' banner, or become a 'Supporting Vendor' and promote your products here. Click the banner to find out how.

Latest posts

Truck of The Month


Shran
April Truck of The Month

Recently Featured

Want to see your truck here? Share your photos and details in the forum.

Follow TRS On Instagram

TRS Events

25th Anniversary Sponsors

Check Out The TRS Store


Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Sponsored Ad


Amazon Deals

Top