Don't forget, Eagle Alloy Wheels also makes 17" wheels for Daks with descent
backspacing at an affordable price, about $100 more for the set of 4.
http://www.americaneaglealloy.com/wheelindexTWO.htm
Most of these wheels are available for Daks.
You can buy them from:
http://www.rim1.com/
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 99.52 mph
360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS, Ram-air
----- Original Message -----
From: <durling@attglobal.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Wanting gen III wheels for gen II ????? help
> If you would like a picture or two of the truck with the rims on it I can
email
> them to you. I am the owner of the truck. As for the people who don't
think that
> this is the way to go (i'm not getting upset) I went this way because I
wanted
> 17" wheels for my truck and all of the styles that I saw were really ugly
to me
> or the ones I liked were way to expensive. I bought my wheels used for
$500 then
> got the spacers made from 1/4" plat steel and zinc coated and had some
help there
> to keep the costs down and finally ordered a set of bulge et lugs (look
like the
> ones from the factory with a shank then extends from the tip tp go into
the hole
> on the wheel to make up for the lost threads from the spacer. mine were
exactly
> 1/4") for liek $30. After that it was just the tires that cost alot but
they were
> my choice. I'm not saying that there are not some nice wheels out there
but this
> was also a challange to make them fit. I started out with a set of 15x7
gen III
> wheels but they rub the a-arm and will be warped during normal driving.
Next
> tried the 15x8's and couldn't figure out how the solve the center cap
sticking
> through the middle where there is supposed to be a flush cap (checking out
the
> website later to see how the person who has them did it. do have a set for
drag
> tires if I ever get around to going to the strip). That is part of the
reason I
> settled on the r/t wheels besides the desire for 17" wheels and I really
like the
> look. Got more than one curious and nasty look from some local r/t owners.
>
> Jeff Durling
> '96 RC Sport
>
> Dakota31852@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Ive got a 1992 V8 4x4 dakota that Im wanting to put wheels on, I really
want
> > the 15x8, and the R/T wheels would be very nice. Ive seen a picture of
a red
> > Dakota with the RT wheels on it, but cant find it anywhere now, anyone
know
> > where its at on the web???? What isseues am I going to run into with
the
> > 15x7, 15x8, or the RT wheels?? And one last question, how is wheel
> > backspacing measured??????
>
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