Plase post pics of 2WD with aftermarket wheels
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Well I heard that Rickson only paid 108 Dollars for their 19.5 aluminum wheel blanks. But then mark them up to 500 dollars each, add tires that are about 300-500 dollars each, lug nuts and covers, and then add special match balancing fees and shipping and that is how you get up to 4-5K for these wheel packages.
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The ricksons are rougher than the stock 235/85R16 tire/wheel combo for sure. Much more unsprung weight, but not terrible with the lighter aluminum rims vs, the steel 19.5s. With all the front end 2wd failures I've seen and commuting on I80 to SFO all the time before they fixed all the cracks/potholes I went back to stock for that reason with recommended tire pressures. My front end has been gone through and is well maintained but I didn't want to chuck a lower control arm so they're sitting in the garage at the moment waiting to go on my 4x4 W200/W250 Diesel crew cab adventurer power wagon project. Big roadtrip/honeymoon/vacation plans brewing this summer... Can't decide on getting a cabover camper setup or a trailer. The problem is the CC PW is a short bed so my cabover options are limited to 8' max.
I think the ricksons looked good and were capable for towning, I wish I had those wheels on there when I had my old cabover camper on that d250. It would've been very stable. I am really looking forward to trying them on my 4x4.. They'll probably be much better on a D60...
BTW Richard I'm still out of town but did you still need that Timing cover Gasket?
I think the ricksons looked good and were capable for towning, I wish I had those wheels on there when I had my old cabover camper on that d250. It would've been very stable. I am really looking forward to trying them on my 4x4.. They'll probably be much better on a D60...
BTW Richard I'm still out of town but did you still need that Timing cover Gasket?
My gasket stayed together when I removed the front cover from my motor. So when I put it back on, I just cleaned it up real good and used a very small bead of RTV on it. So I will not need the gasket. Thanks for the offer.
If you can get by with the slightly reduced amount of space, I'd go for a cabover. You can get them into a lot more places that you can get a trailer into, and there is a lot less maintenance and no registration and easier to pull!
Russ
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sounds good Stacksx2! I will definitely try to make it out. My work schedule has been so crazy lately but if I'm not out of town I should be able to make it out on a weekend.
Jesus - I know the ricksons are a little bit expensive... If you like the look of them I'd recommend getting "Ford Alcoas" They came stock on pre super duty SRW F250/F350 and Seen often on E250/E350 Vans up till recently. I have had two full sets of these at one point but with some bartering for the ricksons went one set and I sold the other set (like new no miles) to a local TDR buddy. Either way, I did run the wheels for a while. They look like the ricksons...
But they are 16X7 aluminum 8 bullet holes and 3750 Lb load weight rating @ 110 PSI. They are listed as "Trailer wheels" on Alcoa's site as well and you can buy them new for about 200 a piece. Buuuuuuuuut if you are able to find them off a ford or in a scrap yard, you're golden. Sometimes you see these wheels on CL for real cheap. One set I found and bought on CL were advertised as Alcoa "lookalike/style" ford stock rims from an E250... I snapped up all four with tires for just over 200 bucks. So they're out there. Unfortunately I don't have any good pics of them on my 2wd D250 like I said but I have pics of them on Travis' Truck. Also a bonus, with new tires they balance right up with hardly any weights on the wheels.... Straight and true as an arrow.
Ford Alcoas with Toyo H/T 265/75R16
And my old Ford Alcoas on Travis' truck,, you'll have to imagine the belly draggin a little lower to the ground on this one sorry.
Jesus - I know the ricksons are a little bit expensive... If you like the look of them I'd recommend getting "Ford Alcoas" They came stock on pre super duty SRW F250/F350 and Seen often on E250/E350 Vans up till recently. I have had two full sets of these at one point but with some bartering for the ricksons went one set and I sold the other set (like new no miles) to a local TDR buddy. Either way, I did run the wheels for a while. They look like the ricksons...
But they are 16X7 aluminum 8 bullet holes and 3750 Lb load weight rating @ 110 PSI. They are listed as "Trailer wheels" on Alcoa's site as well and you can buy them new for about 200 a piece. Buuuuuuuuut if you are able to find them off a ford or in a scrap yard, you're golden. Sometimes you see these wheels on CL for real cheap. One set I found and bought on CL were advertised as Alcoa "lookalike/style" ford stock rims from an E250... I snapped up all four with tires for just over 200 bucks. So they're out there. Unfortunately I don't have any good pics of them on my 2wd D250 like I said but I have pics of them on Travis' Truck. Also a bonus, with new tires they balance right up with hardly any weights on the wheels.... Straight and true as an arrow.
Ford Alcoas with Toyo H/T 265/75R16
And my old Ford Alcoas on Travis' truck,, you'll have to imagine the belly draggin a little lower to the ground on this one sorry.
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[QUOTE=PapeCAT;2400499]Thanks dude! I don't really get any comments on it. It is a lite metallic blue with a blue interior and black rubber mat floors. It is a non LE model so no plastic mouldings anywhere on the inside!
i have been thinking a new color for my project rig and i think i found it is that stock? if so is there a paint code on the info tag in the door jam i would like that #
i have been thinking a new color for my project rig and i think i found it is that stock? if so is there a paint code on the info tag in the door jam i would like that #
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I don't have the # on me and the truck is at home. I can get it to you on sunday or saturday night when I finally make it back home...
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