- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Did some work for this one this past weekend, about to spend some more money on it, too
The tires that are on this Scrambler still have plenty of tread left. They are Bridgestone Dueler AT's.
But, two problems with them:
1) Since the new leaf springs/lift, they look a hair too small
2) And the bigger problem - They have been on the Scrambler since before I bought it in 2009, so they are at least 10-12 years old. The tread is starting to crack/dry rot. They are still fine for around town, but I won't drive it on the any long trips
This one is my "Plan B" for the National this year, IF the Red one is not ready to go for some reason or another. So, it needs new tires.
No big deal, except for my wheels. While I like the brown painted stock wheels, I am not 100% crazy about the chrome trim rings. If I simply take off the chrome trim rings, the brown paint is scratched up where they clip on to the wheels. Not terrible, but not great, either.
I don't have time to repaint the wheels, so I decided to go a different, more expensive, more time consuming route:
These are stock 15x7 chrome wheels I purchased from "certifiablejeep" off this site. All in all, they look promising. BUT, it takes a lot of hard work to bring them back to their glory. But, they are a great basis to "restore". But, they look pretty "rough" before you start:
The worst thing about them -the factory applied clear coat has turned yellow, and is flaking off. After steam cleaning them, they still look about the same. I was hoping the steam cleaner would strip the clear coat off, but it did not.
Close up showing some of the flaking clear coat/surface rust:
The tires that are on this Scrambler still have plenty of tread left. They are Bridgestone Dueler AT's.
But, two problems with them:
1) Since the new leaf springs/lift, they look a hair too small
2) And the bigger problem - They have been on the Scrambler since before I bought it in 2009, so they are at least 10-12 years old. The tread is starting to crack/dry rot. They are still fine for around town, but I won't drive it on the any long trips
This one is my "Plan B" for the National this year, IF the Red one is not ready to go for some reason or another. So, it needs new tires.
No big deal, except for my wheels. While I like the brown painted stock wheels, I am not 100% crazy about the chrome trim rings. If I simply take off the chrome trim rings, the brown paint is scratched up where they clip on to the wheels. Not terrible, but not great, either.
I don't have time to repaint the wheels, so I decided to go a different, more expensive, more time consuming route:
These are stock 15x7 chrome wheels I purchased from "certifiablejeep" off this site. All in all, they look promising. BUT, it takes a lot of hard work to bring them back to their glory. But, they are a great basis to "restore". But, they look pretty "rough" before you start:
The worst thing about them -the factory applied clear coat has turned yellow, and is flaking off. After steam cleaning them, they still look about the same. I was hoping the steam cleaner would strip the clear coat off, but it did not.
Close up showing some of the flaking clear coat/surface rust: