Rally rims are on my Duster!
Hey FABO, I wanted to share some pictures of my first real project for my Duster. I bought this set of 14 x 5.5 SBP rally rims off of Mopardude318 earlier this year. They were in pretty good shape to begin with and came with a set of decent center caps. I had the rears widened to 8 inches, then had the set powder coated (inside and out).
I Went with BFG’s 245x60x14 in the rear, and 225x60x14 up front. The 245x60’s were not easy to find!
I scrubbed the hell out of the inside of the caps by hand…30+ years of grime to remove. They are not perfect, but damn near close! I also carefully re-tapped all of the center cap screw holes, and removed some flash off of the lug nut holes so they wouldn’t scratch my rims once re-installed.
I went crazy with the steel wool; both on the front polished areas, and the backside!
Yeah I masked all 4 off like this…Yeah I know there are easier ways, but I like torturing myself.
I used Totally Auto’s "Textured Light Argent". The product worked fantastic for me, and they turned out killer!
They look badass in the sun!
When your limited on workspace (apartment living), you have to improvise. I gave the tires a final wash in the kid’s bathtub… my cat Lenny helped out too!
Finally back together and ready for the car.
A comparison of the New vs. Old rear tires.
The original undercoating was solid. I gave it a quick coat of Duplicolor rubberized coating. Really only wanted to get rid of any overspray from the paintjob the PO put on the car.
BAM!
I am veryy happy with how they came out! You can't tell that both the rims and caps are 30+ years old.
Thanks for reading FABO.:-D
Hey FABO, I wanted to share some pictures of my first real project for my Duster. I bought this set of 14 x 5.5 SBP rally rims off of Mopardude318 earlier this year. They were in pretty good shape to begin with and came with a set of decent center caps. I had the rears widened to 8 inches, then had the set powder coated (inside and out).
I Went with BFG’s 245x60x14 in the rear, and 225x60x14 up front. The 245x60’s were not easy to find!
I scrubbed the hell out of the inside of the caps by hand…30+ years of grime to remove. They are not perfect, but damn near close! I also carefully re-tapped all of the center cap screw holes, and removed some flash off of the lug nut holes so they wouldn’t scratch my rims once re-installed.
I went crazy with the steel wool; both on the front polished areas, and the backside!
Yeah I masked all 4 off like this…Yeah I know there are easier ways, but I like torturing myself.
I used Totally Auto’s "Textured Light Argent". The product worked fantastic for me, and they turned out killer!
They look badass in the sun!
When your limited on workspace (apartment living), you have to improvise. I gave the tires a final wash in the kid’s bathtub… my cat Lenny helped out too!
Finally back together and ready for the car.
A comparison of the New vs. Old rear tires.
The original undercoating was solid. I gave it a quick coat of Duplicolor rubberized coating. Really only wanted to get rid of any overspray from the paintjob the PO put on the car.
BAM!
I am veryy happy with how they came out! You can't tell that both the rims and caps are 30+ years old.
Thanks for reading FABO.:-D
