Well... The Armada 18" OEM rims got in last night. Onix that was way fast
The look exactly the same as the OEM rims for the OR editions only 2" bigger. Not a bad deal either. I paid $350+ for all 5 matching rims. No sensors or rubber though. I was hopping for sensors since they seem to go bad quickly (between the two trucks we have had 2 replaced and another one will be next week probably).
The adapters should be here today so if I can find rubber we should be set here real quick. We do have one possible issue and I wish I had noticed before I ordered the adapters. The adpaters are 1" thick and I had an option to order 1.5". I should have gotten the 1.5" for the front at least.
Here is way... My tire (the 285/75R16) is about 9.5" wide... And it barely clears the spindle. The adapter will push the tire out 1". So that leaves I'm guessing about 2.5" to 3" gap (sorry I didn't measure it for sure yet) between the buldge in the tire and the spindle. Here is the catch... The tires we are looking to purchase are 35x12.5R18s... Notice the problem... It is about 1.5 inches wider on each side... And I have maybe a l ittle over 2" after the adapters. So... I hope they don't rub, and we will have to see how they hold up when aired down. I might be buying another set of adapters for the front.
BTW... Adapters are bloddy expnsive... About $80 for a set of 2 plush shipping.
Now for the tires... Here is what I'm looking at.
A BFG Mud Terrain KM2 35x12.5R18. Best price so far, Desert Rat at $323.99
And the second tire (and the one Sheila wants most) is a Toyo Open Country M/T also from Desert Rat at $353.99 plus a $60 rebate for buying 4.
Also I'm looking at trying out this form of ballancing a tire:
Innovative Balancing Has anyone got any experience with this?
And lastly... I might do this to the X first, haven't decided yet... But I'm looking at using these instead of conventional beadlocks.
Staun beadlocks Anyone got feedback on the tires, balancing, and beadlocking ideas? ... Or even better... hookups for rubber
Looking to buy today and would love to install today too.
-MadManX