Hey everyone, I just thought I might tell you about this deal I got a a junk yard the other day. I was looking for a 60/40 split bench seat and found three 16x 8 Mickey Thompson Classic 2's and 1/2 worn 285/75 BFG All Terrain Tires. The guy sold the rims AND tires for 90 bucks!! They had the centers on em, and I looked around as he was taking them off the other truck and found the fourth one, apparently, it had broken off the truck. The rims was still good except for a notch that was folded back on the bacside of the rim. The tire on it was still pumped up. I was wondering if I took a hammer and bent the notched part back over and maybe welded it inplace if that would be acceptable to run. The notch is maybe 1/2" wide, and 1/2 deep, but not enough to see the total bead of the tire. Either way, If I do have to buy one rim, I still came out cheaper than buying all of them from a shop. And I got some tires too, although, I am mounting my 315s on those rims.

 

I wouldn't try welding them. There are shops that specialize in fixing aluminum wheels.

 

how did you manage to mount 35's on stock height?

 

He's using the OEM wheels.

 

So if i use OEM wheels, which i think i have, 35's would fit? Would i have to trim around the front tires?

 

Yes, you can fit 35x12.50's using the OEM wheels. You will have some rubbing on the frame at full steering lock.

 

Yeah, I have em on a stock rim. I am putting 2" on, maybe 3 to get the M/Ts and the 35s to fit. I had to trim the front valence on the bottom to make it fit tho. I do have rubbing at full steering lock. Thanks for the help Wandell.

 

if you decide to "beat" the rim to fix it, i would recommend deflating the tire and put a towel on the part you are going to beat.usually a good size sledge will do the job. we did this on one of my dads aluminum Centerline wheels. his tire still lost a little bit of air though.

also, use this wheel on the back of the truck. that way, if the tire ever decides to blow, you dont loose quite as much control over the truck. front tire blowouts suck bad.

 

Tire/ wheel shops usually have lead hammers that they use to correct wheel lips from pot hole damage. I used to take my g.f.'s car to these shops all the time. Charge was about $5 everytime.

Or you can use a lead weight that's used to balance tires and place that against the wheel lip before using a standard hammer.

 

Sweet. thanks 56chevy and bohemio. I am gonna drop it by a rim shop today to see if they can fix it. Pics to be on the way if they fix it!