Dude's 2017 Build Thread!

[dude1782]

Also, the bump stops were badass for the short period of time I got to use them. I definitely gave them a workout for that hour or so before my wheel came apart and it bottomed so much cleaner. They actually made a bigger difference than I was expecting.

 

[moreda55]

My latest mod. I didn’t know these wheels were equipped with a quick release feature.




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In a way yes, but damn!!!!! Sorry to see that.

 

[hogwash]

This truck (minus the carnage) is really making me rethink keeping my gen1.

 

[Deezel]

That happened with walker evans wheels!?

I love the look of those wheels but I've always thought that curved spoke design just has a ton of stress concentrations.. However, I'm sure it's possible to destroy any wheel under the right (or wrong) conditions.

Do you have any more close up pics of where the wheel failed? Was it at the rim/spoke junction or actually just the rim coming apart itself?

Also could you have had something rubbing on the ID of the wheel that gouged it, later causing the failure? I had this happen on another vehicle, I think a wheel weight got trapped btwn the rim and the lower ball joint. I scrapped the wheel out because I was worried it would come apart later .

Anyhow, sounds like everyone was safe so props for using your truck as it should be!

 

[dude1782]

I love the look of those wheels but I've always thought that curved spoke design just has a ton of stress concentrations.. However, I'm sure it's possible to destroy any wheel under the right (or wrong) conditions.

Do you have any more close up pics of where the wheel failed? Was it at the rim/spoke junction or actually just the rim coming apart itself?

Also could you have had something rubbing on the ID of the wheel that gouged it, later causing the failure? I had this happen on another vehicle, I think a wheel weight got trapped btwn the rim and the lower ball joint. I scrapped the wheel out because I was worried it would come apart later .

Anyhow, sounds like everyone was safe so props for using your truck as it should be!

As much as I'd like to say it happened when I was doing something cool, that wasn't the case. I was just cruising around JV and hadn't been there too long when it happened.

My dad said the tire wasn't even punctured, so I'm not even 100% sure what happened to cause it to go into the rock. That means the wheel came apart at normal pressure when it happened.

I never got a chance to take a look at the truck or the wheel and tire since I had to leave it in AZ so I can't say myself.

 

[Micha]

I want your bumpers and bed rack in a bad way. Nice truck.

 

[18rap]

that front bumper is too sweet

 

[Kamil]

Awesome thread went thru the entire thing just now. That is one hell of a life for this truck, being put to use what it was built for.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Jimbo]

Chinese shit wheels, bro.

 

[Frank N]

Really nice build, nice to see someone using her the way it was meant to. Sucks about the wheels.