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usaf_branham

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So... I dont like my wheels. They are near impossible to keep clean, and I dont care for black rims anyway. Instead of dropping a serious amount of money on new wheels, I am considering purchasing the 19x10 performance package wheels from American Muscle to put on the back and moving my 19x9.5 from the back to the front.

Since I dont care for the black, I would take all the wheels to get bead blasted and powder coated to a glossy silverish color.

I have a couple of questions first
1.) Can I swap my center caps from the stock rims to the American Muscle rims?
2.) What is the widest tire that will fit on the 19x10's without causing issues with rubbing? *note* I will likely install a set of lowering springs while I am at it.
3.) How durable is a powder coated finish?
4.) Any idea how much it would cost to get them blasted and powder coated? Would it be cheaper to just get an aftermarket set of rims? (I like the look of the HRE FF15's and the Vossen VFS1's, but they are WAY out of my price range).
 

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@madmike1157 just had some wheels blasted, maybe he can lend some insight on the matter?
 

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usaf_branham said:
So... I dont like my wheels. They are near impossible to keep clean, and I dont care for black rims anyway. Instead of dropping a serious amount of money on new wheels, I am considering purchasing the 19x10 performance package wheels from American Muscle to put on the back and moving my 19x9.5 from the back to the front.

Since I dont care for the black, I would take all the wheels to get bead blasted and powder coated to a glossy silverish color.

I have a couple of questions first
1.) Can I swap my center caps from the stock rims to the American Muscle rims?
2.) What is the widest tire that will fit on the 19x10's without causing issues with rubbing? *note* I will likely install a set of lowering springs while I am at it.
3.) How durable is a powder coated finish?
4.) Any idea how much it would cost to get them blasted and powder coated? Would it be cheaper to just get an aftermarket set of rims? (I like the look of the HRE FF15's and the Vossen VFS1's, but they are WAY out of my price range).
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You can expect to pay about 50.00-75.00 per wheel to have them soda blasted. As far as powder coating them after that probably the same per piece. AS for the durability, pretty much as hard as any "painted" surface can be, fairly impervious to road rash, but it will still chip if you hit it hard enough, i.e. tool slippage.
 
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I have the AM 19x10's on the rear. I left the stock fronts on. The center caps WILL NOT interchange. One is 2 1/2" the other is 3". I went with Nitto NT05R's 305/35/19's on the rear, they fit great but i am not lowered.
 
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Did your rears fit up front? Stock springs or drop?
 
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They rub slightly on the front struts fyi. I used these spacers for now and will likely order thinner spacers soon. These were in stock locally. https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-45157-711-914.aspx
 
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