ArdWrknTrk Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Slowly getting there. Took me the better part of the day to get the front two cleaned up and mounted. Hopefully I can get the rears done this week. Outstanding! Your wheels came out beautiful. 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Outstanding! Your wheels came out beautiful. 😍 Still need to polish the rears, but got them all on. Next is to get rid of that horrible farm bumper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Still need to polish the rears, but got them all on. Next is to get rid of that horrible farm bumper! I'm not sure it is "horrible" in my book, but I think you can do better. What do you have in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I'm not sure it is "horrible" in my book, but I think you can do better. What do you have in mind? Its incredibly horrible in my book. The etched in Arkansas dealer name makes it even worse. Utility or diamond tread bumpers just don't do it for me. I am gonna get the optional chrome contour bumper. The bumper is available but the brackets are not easy to find. Will most likely have to fab them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Its incredibly horrible in my book. The etched in Arkansas dealer name makes it even worse. Utility or diamond tread bumpers just don't do it for me. I am gonna get the optional chrome contour bumper. The bumper is available but the brackets are not easy to find. Will most likely have to fab them up. Those are nice looking bumpers. I have one for Dad's truck. But, I don't have brackets - yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Those are nice looking bumpers. I have one for Dad's truck. But, I don't have brackets - yet. Also noticed how small the 215's look on those wider aluminum wheels. I put 30k miles a year on a truck, so I will probably stick with the small tires for another year or so. Thinking 235's next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Also noticed how small the 215's look on those wider aluminum wheels. I put 30k miles a year on a truck, so I will probably stick with the small tires for another year or so. Thinking 235's next time. 235's will fill them up much better w/o doing too much to your overall gearing or speedometer readout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 235's will fill them up much better w/o doing too much to your overall gearing or speedometer readout. You can always change profile to keep the gearing close, though I don't know what's available in 15's. I don't like the feeling of too wide (or narrow) a tire for the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 You can always change profile to keep the gearing close, though I don't know what's available in 15's. I don't like the feeling of too wide (or narrow) a tire for the rim. I agree - the wrong width tire on a rim is bad news. My approach is to find the rim's width and go to Tire Rack. Pull up a few tires I'm considering and look at the details to find the recommended rim width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I agree - the wrong width tire on a rim is bad news. My approach is to find the rim's width and go to Tire Rack. Pull up a few tires I'm considering and look at the details to find the recommended rim width. My GPS shows the speedo to be about 2mph slow between 75 and 80 which is where I normally cruise on the freeway. The 235 is only an inch taller and according to the speedo calculator I used, that would put the speedo closer to matching the GPS. These look a little small, but also looked small on the steelies. It won't take long with my daily driving to wear them out and then upgrade. I can't afford to just toss these tires with 10k miles on them for appearance alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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