I want three more.

I was headed down to get my trans built this weekend, and had a flat on the way down. I threw on the spare tire and now I like the look of the crappy old black steel spare rim better than the crappy old chrome-clad wonders I have the rest of the way around.

Anyone know a good source of procuring three more spare tire-style rims?

I know there's black steel beneath the chrome plastic cladding of my wheels already, but I like the pattern of the spare tire rim better, so I'm not going to rip the chrome off my other wheels.

BTW, the transmission is great.

 

I would put out something on the classifieds. I can't run mine because of the 37's and don't want to ruin the diff's. If we did not live so far appart, i would sell you mine and it has never been installed on the truck. it went into the garage the day i bought the truck.

 

HOV,
What did ya get done to the trans?
Curious as I'm considering having Tim do a full up trans for me.
I'm in NOVA as well.....

 

I had the full DTT build. The only extra thing I got beyond the standard DTT package is a billet flexplate. In retrospect, I should have done the input shaft as well but I don't plan to run too much power so the stocker will most likely be okay.

I think the worse cases for breaking an input shaft would have to do with sudden high torque where the wheels don't spin very easily - like flooring it from dirt to street, or a boosted 4WD launch.

Tim knows his stuff unlike any other human being I have ever known. Really amazing dude.

It's a cool process to see how everything is done. I definitely feel comfortable doing a band adjustment and fluid/filter change now. I didn't feel that way a week ago.

The trans is smooth and strong. The things he did to it make a lot of sense, and should have that thing lasting a long, long time. What I didn't realize before was how sloppy the trans is not only from a TC perspective, but also in how it handles fluid internally. Pressure is everything on a slush box, and the DTT build includes a lot of stuff to make sure the fluid is handled right.

 

After loosing an 80 dollar center cap in the mud I put my chrome into the attic so I no longer have to worry about where it is.

I have gotten more compliment on my truck with black rims than when it had chrome.

 

^^

Did you go with the spare-style rims? If so, where did you get yours?

 

HOV

all I did was take the chrome off of the existing rims

P.S. I have a dually

 

Are they a nice gloss black or just a beat up looking wheel? I have an 07 with low miles and I keep wanting to do it to see how it will look but I won't bother if the wheels are sorry looking. Any pics?

 

I had mine in the classifieds, but instead of selling I think I'm going to dismount the Michelin donut, powder coat the wheel, and mount my Toyo M/T to it and put it on a spare tire carrier!

Anyone want a 265/70-17 Michelin tire?

 

they're not glossy but not flst either
If you clean them good and don't put the chrome on and off alot I thimk they will look good.

 

you wanting to do it to the drw or the srw?
the dually would'nt look right with black rims and the chrome trim dtrip down the side( MHO: my humble opinion)

 

I just bought a set of take offs on craigslist for $300. I will keep the 4 rims/nuts and caps and prolly sell the like new michlins for 60/each and come out ahead!

 

DRW

 

So I loaded up the spare in the back of my truck this morning to get the Michelin dismounted and realized something: the steel wheels are heavy! Once I get my 80-lb Toyo mounted to it I'm going to have a heck of a time lifting it in and out of the bed!

 

The Dodge steel chrome clad wheels weigh around 41lbs compared to about 26lbs for the alloys. I have not weighed the spare steel wheel, it is probably a little less than the steel chrome clad wheel. The spare steel black wheel is 17x7.5, the steel chrome clad are 17x8.