Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
DO these bronze super singles look stupid on this truck? Im thinking it needs something in gunmetal color?
Photoshop super singles
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MASTER THIRD EYE
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If you have the cheese, buy what you want.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
It isnt a matter of having the cheese. No one makes a gun metal super single wheel.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
The van is bone stock in terms of its suspension. It is a cargo van 3500XD 4x4, it is designed for carrying heavy loads, thats why the rear sits high.
Also its photoshop so the tires arent exactly in the correct position.
Also its photoshop so the tires arent exactly in the correct position.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
this is how it actually sits..........
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
They are factory original 16" tires and wheels. The suspension hasnt been touched. I would imagin ethe reason for the extra height is so the truck can be loaded with cargo. It isnt a passenger van. Its a 4x4 not a 2wd
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grantwilson
FreedomVanGo
if you NEED gunmetal, just get them powdercoated before you install them
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
Why would i pay $2000 for a set of wheels just to pay someone else another $1000 to powder coat them?
45Kevin
Well-known member
Because nobody makes the wheels in gunmetal colour.
Seriously, you came here with a problem and people are suggesting solutions.
Wheeling with the dual wheels is entirely possible. @Diver160651
What is the finish on your hood?
Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
Dude, you gotta roll your own style. It doesn't matter what I or anyone else thinks of what your wheels look like. Do you like them? Then they are good. Do you not like them? Look for something else. Is the wheel being gold a $1000 problem to you? Spend $1000 to powder coat it. If not, don't. Its a big cargo van, it's never going to make you look like a baller. If you try to make it look like a baller, you're gonna look like a work man in a badly fitted suit. But who cares? Your van.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
The problem would actually be a $2000 wheel problem, plus $1000 to powder coat, plus another $1500 for a set of 17 inch tires, plus mounting and balancing, plus tax.
Ya, youre right, i will stick with the factory wheels.
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Local shop did mine for $100 per wheel.
grantwilson
FreedomVanGo
because you want something someone doesn't do?
Welcome to the world of customization
Why would you spend 2,000 for something that really isn't any better than what its replacing? (and I have super singles)
Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
Custom things cost money. They can cost truly ludicrous amounts of money. I wanted a very specific pair of keyboards for my home and van. You can buy a decent full sized keyboard from Keychron for $80. I didn't want that; I wanted a Type 1, 122-key, IBM Model M keyboard with customised key mapping and custom function keys to show that mapping, English-Russian-Hebrew alphanumeric keycaps, the one in the van being ruggedised for that application, and the cost and rarity of the thing demanded a solid storage method for it under way.
I haven't gotten two of the keys yet, but that ^
Here's the cost breakdown:
If you want something that's not like what other people want, the cost gets to be something even crazier than so-called "Sprinter Tax". It's not sensible; like I said, I could have (and did have) something that functioned adequately in the van for 1/7th the cost. But I wanted it; nothing wrong with that. But one should spend time thinking about whether they want it as badly as it costs them.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
As a side note... the tires that came on it new are only 215's. That said im not even certain how big of a tire i can put on the thing without throwing everything out of wack in terms of cruise control, speedometer, etc....
I think the 2500's come with larger tires than 215's from the factory?
I think the 2500's come with larger tires than 215's from the factory?
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
The picture i posted of my truck with the bronze colored super single wheels is photoshop. I want to put larger tires on it but these factory steel wheels are really narrow. That said i was looking at super single wheels, but then theres the issue of messing up all of the signals to the ecu if i toss on the same size tires guys are running on the 2500 trucks. This 3500 came with 215/85-16 tires which are considerably smaller than what the 2500 comes with i think?
I will just call OWL or whoever when im ready to order the wheels and just tell them i dont want to cut up or modify fender opening or mudflaps, what size can i run without messing things up.
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