steel vs aluminium wheels

Not Jobless · Oct 19, 2007

Pat said:
Here's proof (from sn-fab.com) that nothing is indestructible. I still want a set of these though.

Those were from cart wheeling down the hwy...not wheelin

Pat · Oct 19, 2007

Jobless said:
Those were from cart wheeling down the hwy...not wheelin

Yea I know it still broke it good :haha:
There's the benchmark for breaking TRs

skrause · Oct 19, 2007

2pwrlftrs4u said:
dont have no more... put my other wheels back on long time ago

Chrome. :haha: :haha: :haha: :corn:

jeepmauler · Oct 19, 2007

I had a front row seat for the S-N car that tumbled down the freeway and had a person been riding in said tumbling car the broken wheel would have been the last of your worries.The basilar skull fracture and/or the torn aorta would have been a bit more paramount.....the amount of energy shed in that wreck was unreal.

Jaydog · Oct 19, 2007

I agree with Karl, I have had the same issues since I went to a steel wheel, you will always bend steel wheels unless you have rock rings, unless you just keep it parked.

Bunk1 · Oct 20, 2007

Get bigger tires

crash2 · Oct 20, 2007

I want alum. TR's

All 4 of my wheels are bent......

PORTER · Oct 20, 2007

I run Aluminum beadlocks on both buggys(TRs, and walkers) with no complaints.

jeepmauler · Oct 20, 2007

TR has a new aluminum wheel out that is super burl......you could probably pound a steel wheel flat with it and not damage the aluminum wheel a bit.

It's called the H.D. and is only available in 17" for now with 15's coming soon.
It's available in most lug patterns and backspacing as the lug/backspacing is machined as per order.

fug it......heres a linkhttp://www.trailready.com/wheels_HD.html

Moneypit1 · Oct 20, 2007

Promotional introductary pricing?? Need anyone to prototype test a few sets??

And if the answer to the above questions is "no", then how much?

lethe · Oct 20, 2007

Jobless said:
If you are bending steel rims than learn how to drive

x2......tard:fawkdancesmiley:

Eric · Oct 20, 2007

jeepmauler said:
TR has a new aluminum wheel out that is super burl......you could probably pound a steel wheel flat with it and not damage the aluminum wheel a bit.

It's called the H.D. and is only available in 17" for now with 15's coming soon.
It's available in most lug patterns and backspacing as the lug/backspacing is machined as per order.

fug it......heres a linkhttp://www.trailready.com/wheels_HD.html

From the web site, Whats a buggy pattern for wheel lugs:booo:

crash2 · Oct 20, 2007

jeepmauler said:
TR has a new aluminum wheel out that is super burl......you could probably pound a steel wheel flat with it and not damage the aluminum wheel a bit.

It's called the H.D. and is only available in 17" for now with 15's coming soon.
It's available in most lug patterns and backspacing as the lug/backspacing is machined as per order.

fug it......heres a linkhttp://www.trailready.com/wheels_HD.html

I thought your older wheels were pretty strong :awesomework:

pbmcauliffe · Oct 20, 2007

jeepmauler said:
TR has a new aluminum wheel out that is super burl......you could probably pound a steel wheel flat with it and not damage the aluminum wheel a bit.

It's called the H.D. and is only available in 17" for now with 15's coming soon.
It's available in most lug patterns and backspacing as the lug/backspacing is machined as per order.

fug it......heres a linkhttp://www.trailready.com/wheels_HD.html

I was talking with Larry about those for the wifes rig at the Expo, very cool wheel, and the machining for bs was kinda cool idea.

jeepmauler · Oct 21, 2007

Eric said:
From the web site, Whats a buggy pattern for wheel lugs:booo:

Youre not missing much....,I didn't know till I started making them.

5 on 205mm.......it's the standard dessert race buggie lug pattern based off the original VW bug

Kat · Oct 21, 2007

wow thats kind of close for my JK, as we do need 17" rims and at some point run bead locks and ours has 5 on 5 if you want to make a set for us and we could beta test them. giggles