White GUIV with black rims or alloy mags?

Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: perth

Hi guys just did a lift on my patrol now its time for some tyres after some phone calls i think i might ditch the factory 17'' mags and get some 16'' much cheaper tyrer im just not sure what to get rim wise i ve been told to just get some black steels but i just cant picture it and havnt seen one to make the decission.
I also found some second hand alloy pro comp mags they were black in the middle and had a chrome outer egde on it kinda like a fake bead lock 5 for $1250 not sure how much they are new.

Price wise im not fussed but if i choose to get mags i'll have to wait a bit to get the tyrers.

Any pics or advise would be much appreciated

cheers paul

Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Brisvagas

I like the look of the Micky T Classic alloys on a Patrol, but can't bring my self to buy them to be wrecked on the trail.
Steelies bash back into shape, and black is cool, though dapends on body colour.

Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Location: Newcastle

my wedding car looked great with alloys

Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Location: Townsville

I used to run steel rims but had to replace two rims every time I bought new tyres due to them being bent. I wasn't doing anything hard to these rims, no jumps or smashing into curbs or rocks. After replacing 8 rims in different brands I switched to alloys and now have replaced my tyres twice and still have straight rims.

Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane

SIM79 wrote:

I used to run steel rims but had to replace two rims every time I bought new tyres due to them being bent. I wasn't doing anything hard to these rims, no jumps or smashing into curbs or rocks. After replacing 8 rims in different brands I switched to alloys and now have replaced my tyres twice and still have straight rims.

You were buying shitty steel rims.

Majority of alloy wheels will bend (and then buckle/crack, requiring repair) well before a quality steel rim will.

Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Location: Gippsland, Vic

Yom wrote:

You were buying shitty steel rims.
Majority of alloy wheels will bend (and then buckle/crack, requiring repair) well before a quality steel rim will.

Is this based on personal experience ?
Which alloys have you bent ?
I ran Outlaw 1 piece alloys for 10 years, and never bent or damaged one.
Why does the Melbourne distributor of pro-comp wheels run alloys on his race car ?
Having said all that, I do like the look of the black steelies on a GUIV, but I don't have a lot of experience with this either. see below

Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Location: Brisbane, Aus.

still contemplating the same thing - this is how mine would look (I have two black steel spares)

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

currentlyoffline wrote:

Why does the Melbourne distributor of pro-comp wheels run alloys on his race car ?

cause he doesnt have to pay for em if he fawks em

black rims were great until everyone has em, I'd say theres more black now than white out there..

time to find another colour...

Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: wakka wakka land

currentlyoffline wrote:

Why does the Melbourne distributor of pro-comp wheels run alloys on his race car ?

Because they are walker evan aluminium bead lock wheel built for offroad racing and cost around $650 per rim.

They out last steel rims due there construction however like with everything they will eventually fatigue and break.

Joined: 24 May 2005 Location: Brisbane

how about the best of both worlds, chromed steelies, or just get them painted in a shiney shiney colour....

Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Location: Gippsland, Vic

So who has bent or damaged an alloy wheel with normal non race use then, and what was it ?

Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Location: Sydney

Heres mine with the black rims

Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Location: Driving my GU in Melbourne

I have a white Gu with black rims and they look ok but only got them as they were cheaper than the alloys I really want to get. To be honest not a massive fan of the black rim but they do the job and my GU isn't the best looking 4wd anyway Very Happy

Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Location: Mooroolbark

Go the alloy look way better, used to have black rims and now gone to alloys, heaps better