Wheel choices - cast your vote and help me decide.

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Which wheels should moore_rb use on his green Patrol ?

1) The Aluminum wheels fit the Baja character of the Patrol perfectly - leave the wheels as they are.
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2) I think the steel wheels would fit the "old school" character of the Patrol better than the aluminum wheels - swap them out.
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Total votes: 7

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Wheel choices - cast your vote and help me decide.

Post by moore_rb »

The choices are: The 15x10 Aluminum modular wheels that are on the Patrol now:

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OR, should I take this set of old-school 15x8 deep dish steel wheels that are taking up space in my garage, and sand blast and re-paint them to use on the green monster (if you choose this option, let me know what color you think they would look good in - I am thinking the dark silver color that was used on the factory 15 inch Patrol split rims :think: :

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Place your votes above, and let me know your opinions... I can't guarantee that I'll go along with the majority, because I can't even decide if it would be worth it to spend the 12 bucks per tire to swap them out if I did decide to try it with the steel wheels... I'm already 300 bucks over my original budget on this project, and I still have a front driveshaft to re-engineer in order to get the 4wd operational... :?

But from a purely styling and aesthetic standpoint, I'm curious which style wheels everyone thinks would look better on this particular rig ...
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Post by zed »

One vote for 15x8 deep dish steel wheels
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Post by IrishPatrol »

zed wrote:One vote for 15x8 deep dish steel wheels
I really want to make you clean those old wheels up and paint them. I know you will go overboard for sure!
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Post by RiverPatrol »

I think the aluminum wheels look just fine. 8-)
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Post by Coyote Patrol »

I agree with Leslie. The alloy wheels look fine. :D
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Post by faux40 »

I like the aluminum... Always wanted a set of those way back when.

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Post by bosque »

Put 4 round things on there and go drive it.
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Post by miller »

I think I like the steelies. Maybe grey or white withe hubcaps ;)
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Post by mdawg4x4 »

Since it is lifted, I say stay with the Al modular wheels.
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