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Old May 2, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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lookin' good but.............

The truck pics on here are slick,but i am wonderin' why ya'll would want 17in. rims,the tire selection sucks.You have alot more options if ya stick with the 16's.Hit me up if ya want some though because mine come off on thursday.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by saddle72
The truck pics on here are slick,but i am wonderin' why ya'll would want 17in. rims,the tire selection sucks.You have alot more options if ya stick with the 16's.Hit me up if ya want some though because mine come off on thursday.
The tires cost about the same, for 31s...

Originally Posted by CORed
So just where did you-all find a set of these? ebay... local tire shop, dealer??? Just curious. Also, what price did you get them for?

I scored mine for $700(off ebay, brand new take offs), and I needed new tires for my old 16s anyway(would have ran me a lil over $600) and I didnt like how it looked(bad offset on the old wheels, stuck out like a vatomobile)

Only problem I ran into was getting the correct lug nuts(different type to fit the newer wheels, larger tapppered area where it holds onto the wheel, and its wider to have the center cap clamp onto them, since thats how the center cap mounts) But the lug nuts were $40(again off ebay, theres a guy that sells JUST lugnuts off newer cars) and they sent me 34...
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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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will those wheels bolt on my 95 4x4? I'm about ready for a change, and think I will go back to a stock wheel for a while.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Kemble
will those wheels bolt on my 95 4x4? I'm about ready for a change, and think I will go back to a stock wheel for a while.
Yep, just need the newer lug nuts if you want the center caps to work...
These lil guys...
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Old May 3, 2006 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Eat Beef
Will they fit a '97 dually?
I have them on my 2001
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Old May 3, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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Question pics

Originally Posted by Mcmopar
The link to the pics doesn't work???
i think the post is too old.... we could ask one of the administrators,?
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Old May 3, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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I was thinking of going to the 17" dually wheels & skins, but using the old style centers rather than the new smooth centers, anybody tried that yet???? also where is the best place to look for the 17" dually wheels???? Dusty
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Old May 3, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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probably get a good deal on take offs from ebay with tires
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Old May 3, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Stacked97
Yep, just need the newer lug nuts if you want the center caps to work...
These lil guys...
My stock ones work fine. I was worried about that, but they're tight as a witches,.......uh well, they're tight!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by P.J
My stock ones work fine. I was worried about that, but they're tight as a witches,.......uh well, they're tight!
I didnt have stock wheels on my truck when I bought it, had some long closed lug nuts that didnt work at all...
Went to napa bought some stockers and those didnt work either with the nut not being big enough to hold onto the center cap all the way(would have fallen off the second you drove it down the road)
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Old May 5, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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I got my 3rd Gen. wheels from the local Dodge dealer w/new tires for $550. Got $350 out of my 16" wheels on E-bay.

I like them without the center cover on:

http://www.directcon.net/drkayak/J_t.../4PICT0003.htm
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