That DOES help. My Dad and I watch these guys thinking, Why didnt we get into this Youboob racket ?!!
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That DOES help. My Dad and I watch these guys thinking, Why didnt we get into this Youboob racket ?!!
So true!
I have my table in the cart and I was looking at a plasma cutter today!
I'm going to go broke before I build anything of value.
At least you'll have stuff. I'm going broke buying parts that I don't know when they'll ever show up.
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!!This was my most recent finger woops. Unfortunately I can't say my Jeep did it to me though. Eventually ended up having to have surgery to remove the bone shards.
How didja do dat?Nice one
This was my most recent finger woops. Unfortunately I can't say my Jeep did it to me though. Eventually ended up having to have surgery to remove the bone shards.
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Rear brake job on a Bounder motorhome. The hub/rotor assembly slipped off the end of the axle housing and caught 3 fingers between the inside of the rotor and the threaded housing. I had been balancing the assembly at an angle draining off the gear oil, when I went to lift it off the axle it slipped right as I grabbed the bottom side. In a different pic I have you can see where the threads left impressions in the fingernail.
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My steel wheels are nearing the end of their life. It’s getting extremely difficult to balance them. Especially with the 16” rotors packed inside limiting where I can place stickies. Every wheel is bent now.
My long term solution:
I want beadlocks. I have to balance my tires every couple of wheeling trips and it’s getting ridiculous. I am worried there will be no more 15” wheel tire choices in the future so I may be pushed into 17” wheels. My clever idea is to get some 17” beadlocks in 5x5.5” with lots of backspacing and use an adapter. What this does is give me the freedom to move to the big hub kit in the future if I start breaking my small hubs. This also gives me the freedom to use them for 37s or 40s in the future on bigger axles whether that be in this Jeep or most likely a buggy. I don’t like buying twice.
Short term solution:
I don’t want to buy new tires right now to fit the 17s so I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for some cheap used 15” aluminum wheels that will hopefully balance better. If anyone has a set they would like to get rid of let me know!
My long term solution:
I want beadlocks. I have to balance my tires every couple of wheeling trips and it’s getting ridiculous. I am worried there will be no more 15” wheel tire choices in the future so I may be pushed into 17” wheels. My clever idea is to get some 17” beadlocks in 5x5.5” with lots of backspacing and use an adapter. What this does is give me the freedom to move to the big hub kit in the future if I start breaking my small hubs. This also gives me the freedom to use them for 37s or 40s in the future on bigger axles whether that be in this Jeep or most likely a buggy. I don’t like buying twice.
Short term solution:
I don’t want to buy new tires right now to fit the 17s so I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for some cheap used 15” aluminum wheels that will hopefully balance better. If anyone has a set they would like to get rid of let me know!
I wouldn't be happy being forced to run a spacer on 37's to deal with the excess backspacing.
Ive been a little worried about this too, Ive been eyeballing the racelines again but just cant bring myself to spend that amount of dough.
The closer we get to Spring, the closer I'll be the guinea pig for the Coyotes.
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On wider axles wouldn’t the extra backspacing be a good thing? If I did end up needing a spacer, what is the drawback of a spacer and 37s?
Just throwing an idea out there, but maybe go with a 5x5 adapter for the wheels. The wheels are easier to find and every TJ, jk, JL, and jt can swap with your if you need to borrow it loan a spare. If you upgrade to JL it JK Rubicon axles in the future, your all set.
You can pick up quadratec wheels pretty cheap in 17" sizes.
Thanks again for the parts Garrett.
15in or 17in rims. That is where I am at. Gonna wait a while and stick with my 31in tyres.
15in or 17in rims. That is where I am at. Gonna wait a while and stick with my 31in tyres.
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All we need is one decent company to make 2-3 different alloy wheels in "classic TJ" styling in 17" x 8.5", with 3.75-4" of backspacing...
I feel like this would be a no brainer for wheel manufacturers
I feel like this would be a no brainer for wheel manufacturers
Couple that with a better assortment of 17" "C" tires and we're good!All we need is one decent company to make 2-3 different alloy wheels in "classic TJ" styling in 17" x 8.5", with 3.75-4" of backspacing...
I feel like this would be a no brainer for wheel manufacturers
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I’ve been considering this as well! I’ve thought about getting some cheap JK wheels and throwing coyote internal beadlocks in there. Too many strategies, I’m getting bogged down in paralysis by analysis lol. 5x5.5 could be used with Dana 60s in the future if I go full retard buggy build which is why I was thinking that way. The problem is I know what I want in the future but I don’t know what I will realistically be able to afford lol.
As long as they manufacture the 15” tire you want to run, I think you’re good. How long will 15’s be around? 12’s are pretty much gone, 13’s are almost gone, 14’s are almost gone, 16’s will go away before 15’s, then 15’s will go. I don’t know any off-road car manufacturer that is producing their rigs with a 15” tire. Time will tell the story, but selection is decreasing and if the trend continues probably in 10-15 years the 15’s will be gone.
Out of interest, I found threads on other forums where 15’s going away was being discussed in 2011 and 2015.
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