Olivetroad Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I have a little Mitsubishi FE dually truck that I am setting up as a landscape dump for my brother in law. He wants the wheels spiffed up, and they are so pitted that paint is not going to do it. Instead of buying new wheels, I am thinking of thesehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Mitsubishi-5-Lug-Dually-Wheel-Simulators-BOLT-/350129266129?hash=item5185549dd1&item=350129266129&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtrDoes anyone have any experience with these? Give me the good and bad -Thanks -David in mid MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I have a little Mitsubishi FE dually truck that I am setting up as a landscape dump for my brother in law. He wants the wheels spiffed up, and they are so pitted that paint is not going to do it. Instead of buying new wheels, I am thinking of thesehttp://www.ebay.com/...ssories&vxp=mtrDoes anyone have any experience with these? Give me the good and bad -Thanks -David in mid MOI had them on two single axle rollback trucks and they worked well. The brand I used was Phoenix. Never had any problems. I've seen several other manufacturers with the simulated lug covers falling out of them.I still have spare set for five hand hole 22.5 steel wheels in the box.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I had them on two single axle rollback trucks and they worked well. The brand I used was Phoenix. Never had any problems. I've seen several other manufacturers with the simulated lug covers falling out of them.I still have spare set for five hand hole 22.5 steel wheels in the box.RobIt says they bolt on. Do the chrome caps thread on the end of the studs to hold them or do you have them under the outer half of the two piece lug nuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 It says they bolt on. Do the chrome caps thread on the end of the studs to hold them or do you have them under the outer half of the two piece lug nuts?Typically, there will be two to four lug caps that pop off and you hold the cap in place with the lug nut, then snap the caps back over the lug nut. Some use a plate that goes under all the lug nuts after the wheel is on the hub, then the center cap snaps onto this plate.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 We had 'em on the wreckers, too....I always thought they looked kinda cheesy, but the operations manager seemed to like 'em....then again, he'd wash & wax his car weekly and STILL be out there in the shop with a rag and the touch up spray 10-12 times a day making sure no dust had landed on his precious car. Looks were important to him....with me, not so much.In my opinion, they are no different than putting a hub cap on a car to cover up an ugly steel wheel to make it look like more than it really is....but to each their own. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 We had 'em on the wreckers, too....I always thought they looked kinda cheesy, but the operations manager seemed to like 'em....then again, he'd wash & wax his car weekly and STILL be out there in the shop with a rag and the touch up spray 10-12 times a day making sure no dust had landed on his precious car. Looks were important to him....with me, not so much.In my opinion, they are no different than putting a hub cap on a car to cover up an ugly steel wheel to make it look like more than it really is....but to each their own. I tend to agree - I want a working truck to look good, but stil like a truck that earns its keep with all the scratches and war wounds that go along with it. I don't want a truck to look like a "working" woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I tend to agree - I want a working truck to look good, but stil like a truck that earns its keep with all the scratches and war wounds that go along with it. I don't want a truck to look like a "working" woman. I was going to use "like make-up on a whore" as part of my comparison, but with the current state of complaints about "offensive" posts, I figured it would be best not to offend the whores who might be browsing this website. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Well now, I'm offended. I used to have a "post whore" award in the old system but no longer do. Unfortunately, once branded with the term, it's hard to be rid of it.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 If we can't say Whore, how about Hoe-bag?Is this about wheel simulators or wheel stimulators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 If we can't say Whore, how about Hoe-bag?Is this about wheel simulators or wheel stimulators?We can say "Whore". We just cannot aim the term at a fellow participant. If you want to refer to a truck as a "Whore" for instance, go ahead. I don't have a problem with that.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Well now, I'm offended. I used to have a "post whore" award in the old system but no longer do. Unfortunately, once branded with the term, it's hard to be rid of it.RobYeah....and I lost my "Redneck Engineering" award, too... Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I lost my Old Mack fan emblem,and my Bulldog pin!............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I lost my Old Mack fan emblem,and my Bulldog pin!............................MarkYeah, but you're still a Super Trucker. Without my Redneck Engineering award, I'm nothing. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 And I ain't nothin but an electrician wannabe that gets shocked.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I was going to use "like make-up on a whore" as part of my comparison, but with the current state of complaints about "offensive" posts, I figured it would be best not to offend the whores who might be browsing this website. . Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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