Gary Lewis Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Hi again. Winter is here with freezing temperatures and snow. Since summer I had a dream of buying new rims for Eddie. So I ordered Classic 3 rims from Mickey Thompson. Size 15" x 8". Made in China. They look great but unfortunately they have to little backspace, 3,62". Or ET -22. They are sticking out about an inch more than the original rims. That may give me problems with the police. And I dont like the look. There were very little clearance around the brake calipters so I have doubts about 15 " aluminiums rims with 4 -4,5 " backspace will fit. So to avoid more problems I bought 4 American Racing Baja rims in 16" x 8 " . Made in India. Backspace 4,4". ET 0. They fit perfectely. Since I also have a Suzuki Grand Vitara, 2001, with 16" x 7" rims I thought I might as well try them. Borbet, made in Germany. They fit perfectely. Backspace is 4,3". ET 5. With correct size tires they would be ok. All backspace is measured by me. May not be absolutely correct. The ET is the number stamped on the rim. MT or AR ? MT looks best ( my opinion ) and surely has the best finish. Hope this was informative for some. Greetings Stein. Wow! That first picture looks magical! Beautiful! Glad you got the rims sorted. Bummer you had to order two sets. And yes, those M/T ones are finished very nicely, but they do stick out quite a bit. Here we wouldn't get in trouble with the police, but it isn't a good look although people do it all the time. Looks silly to me - like you bought the wrong wheels but don't know it. Anyway, you got the wheels you wanted, and they'll look good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Wow! That first picture looks magical! Beautiful! Glad you got the rims sorted. Bummer you had to order two sets. And yes, those M/T ones are finished very nicely, but they do stick out quite a bit. Here we wouldn't get in trouble with the police, but it isn't a good look although people do it all the time. Looks silly to me - like you bought the wrong wheels but don't know it. Anyway, you got the wheels you wanted, and they'll look good! Hi. In Norway its not allowed to have wheels sticking outside the fenders. But you may if you put on fender flares. And the authorities approve it. Here all the snow from last post melted away a week ago. But yesterday some of it came back. Now its -7'C. Thought I would show you how nice Eddie looks with new tires and rims. His Christmas gifts. Merry Christmas to you all 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Hi. In Norway its not allowed to have wheels sticking outside the fenders. But you may if you put on fender flares. And the authorities approve it. Here all the snow from last post melted away a week ago. But yesterday some of it came back. Now its -7'C. Thought I would show you how nice Eddie looks with new tires and rims. His Christmas gifts. Merry Christmas to you all 🙂 Eddie looks great! Are those some of Santa's transports? Nice and RED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Hi. In Norway its not allowed to have wheels sticking outside the fenders. But you may if you put on fender flares. And the authorities approve it. Here all the snow from last post melted away a week ago. But yesterday some of it came back. Now its -7'C. Thought I would show you how nice Eddie looks with new tires and rims. His Christmas gifts. Merry Christmas to you all 🙂 Curious, why did you want to do away with the OEM Ford Wagon Wheels? I'd hold on to them if I were you. As to wheels sticking out beyond the fenders, I wish our laws were just a little more strict in that. We have some ridiculous things running around here in the states. They throw rocks and trash and sometimes cause damage to other vehicles. I tend to stay away from them. Beautiful Bronco! Merry Christmas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Eddie looks great! Are those some of Santa's transports? Nice and RED! Like this ? Coca-Cola drives around in Norway before Christmas. When they visited our district their Peterbilt broke down. So they hired one of our truks for a few days until the Peterbuildt was back in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Like this ? Coca-Cola drives around in Norway before Christmas. When they visited our district their Peterbilt broke down. So they hired one of our truks for a few days until the Peterbuildt was back in business. Yes! That's what I meant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Hi. In Norway its not allowed to have wheels sticking outside the fenders. But you may if you put on fender flares. And the authorities approve it. Here all the snow from last post melted away a week ago. But yesterday some of it came back. Now its -7'C. Thought I would show you how nice Eddie looks with new tires and rims. His Christmas gifts. Merry Christmas to you all 🙂 Nice! Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Curious, why did you want to do away with the OEM Ford Wagon Wheels? I'd hold on to them if I were you. As to wheels sticking out beyond the fenders, I wish our laws were just a little more strict in that. We have some ridiculous things running around here in the states. They throw rocks and trash and sometimes cause damage to other vehicles. I tend to stay away from them. Beautiful Bronco! Merry Christmas!!! Hi John. I just like the aluminium rims better. The Baja rims are also connected to the Bronco. But I will keep the original steel rims.Just got home from Christmas party and its being snowing really good a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Hi John. I just like the aluminium rims better. The Baja rims are also connected to the Bronco. But I will keep the original steel rims.Just got home from Christmas party and its being snowing really good a few hours. That looks great! It is 74 here at 7 pm, so it is going to be tough sledding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 That looks great! It is 74 here at 7 pm, so it is going to be tough sledding. Hi again. Its been a while since last report. The last month we have had bad weather shifting between rain and snow. And a proper storm each weekend. Now it has turned cold enough to fill up with snow again... Since I believe Eddie may still have the original water pump I have decided to put in a new. Got a ITM 28953 pump made in Malaysia. You may wonder how long that one will last. Came with a crashed gasket After removing radiator, fan, hoses and brackets I could unfasten the screws holding the pump in place. They all came off easily. Maybe they have been out before. Old and new pump. Back side. See difference in fan/ impeller. New temperatur sender. With the old one the reading was just over the C in the gauge. Try to put in the new pump in the next days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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