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I was going to say Bart makes some 14" wide wheels
They only offer 16.5" though :-(
 
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Took the cracked & leaking (front only) Aluminum Real Wheels off

Bought 16x12 Cragar D window Series 42 STEEL Wheels, had them cut & widened (bands) locally, 5" to 16x17"

I wanted to have them powder coated but just couldn't afford $600 after EATING well over $3 grand on the cracking Alum rims & all the headaches,
So I sanded, primed, sanded & sprayed them Bright Metallic Silver :

 
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$600 for powder coating 4 wheels?????
 
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SandBlasting included.

EXACTLY what I said.
Lil too $tout for this ol Chikn Farmer.

I sanded, primed & spray painted myself for $60
 
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Painted Rims are Very Disappointing coming from Polished Aluminum
I put MTZ tires on Steel Rims today & mocked up for pix.
I gotta get em computer balanced.
They should be a lot stronger & not crack like the cheesy alum units.





 
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16x12 Cragar steel black skinnies (HIDEOUSLY UGLY)
16x17 Real Polished Alum (fronts cracked) DANG IT !!! :-((
Cragar widened 5" & Silver (we'll see)

 
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Originally Posted by BROWN DOG KTM
16x12 Cragar steel black skinnies (HIDEOUSLY UGLY)
16x17 Real Polished Alum (fronts cracked) DANG IT !!! :-((
Cragar widened 5" & Silver (we'll see)

Those look pretty good. I'd like to see those with chrome powder coat
 
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Crazy toy. Looks awesome.
 
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Seen a few Wide Trucks in Panama City Beach FL
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My ugly painted widened Cragar steel wheels are holding up fine & no cracks like the thin alum Real Wheels did on steering axle

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I SURE MISS MY POLISHED ALUM LOOK :-((

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get em chromed
 
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The Old School Custom Widened 16"x17" Steel Wheels are still holding up FINE that replaced the cheesy WEAK Real Wheels : ( 16x14 16x15 16x16 16x17 ) Wide Wheel Lovers

Thanks PhotoJUNK for dropping all the 3rd party pix :





 
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The Old School Custom Widened 16"x17" Steel Wheels are still holding up FINE that replaced the cheesy WEAK Real Wheels : ( 16x14 16x15 16x16 16x17 ) Wide Wheel Lovers


Scratch that, the left frt widened steel wheel kept cracking & leaking air.
after having it rewelding it 5r6 times, I give up & bought a set of 20x14 MoTo MeTal M0401 one piece forged wheels



Drives much better with 3” narrower wheels & tamer Tread is 50% Quieter

Big wheel diameter is taking some getting use too

 
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I'm not a big fan of the skateboard style, but the new ones do look better.
 
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Hate to break it to you but they are cast, not forged
 
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