24x14 Offroad Wheels On An AT4

[ProfeZZor X]

First off... My truck, my rules. That's all that matters.

I've been eying these 4Play 4PF5's for years but didn't want to commit to them for ridiculous reasons (didn't offer them in 26x14). I eventually circled back to them over several months, because I didn't want to commit to a 35 tire and have to lift the vehicle above a 2 inch leveling kit. So 33's it was... I also wanted an aggressive M/T because I liked the look, so these Atturo Trail Blades were as aggressive as they came.

I ordered everything online, so the wheels and tires arrived today. I'll be doing a test fitting to see "if" and how much modification I may need to do to the fender liner. The tire size is a 13.50 wide going on a 14 wide, so I may or may not get a little bit of the stretched look - which I'm fine with. It might even help with not having to do much NorCal modifications to the fender liner. Either way, I'm committed. I chose these wheels because they're a two-piece forged wheel, and the style is like no other wheels out there. And I hate those highly advertised and popular cheap wheels that everyone gets... because everyone has them. Mostly my reasons for choosing this 4Play wheel is because the blades of the spokes slightly resemble the C-pillar when you see them at an angle, so they complement each other almost as if they were made for this vehicle.

The hub of the wheels come machined with a tinted clear, while the barrel is tinted on the inside barrel and polished on the outer barrel. My plan is to powder coat the barrels gloss black, the spokes mat black, and leave the "ladders" that tinted clear. That should work well with the factory mat chrome surrounding the grill and tailgate trim... I'm not planning to do any serious offroading, or trail blazing with these wheels. I like the look, I want something different that stands out, and it's my truck, with my rules...

I'll post more pictures as I progress along... Depending on the powder coater's schedule, I'm estimating this to be a 3 to 4 week-long project until they're on the truck.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Here is the wheel next to my stocks.

 

[mikew2069]

Damn those wheels are sick. Kudos to you for having the patience to send them to the powder coater after all that has arrived and sitting in your garage.

I don't think there is a better look than gloss black barrels with matte or satin spokes. Looking forward to the final results! what's the offset on those? -20ish?

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Damn those wheels are sick. Kudos to you for having the patience to send them to the powder coater after all that has arrived and sitting in your garage.

I don't think there is a better look than gloss black barrels with matte or satin spokes. Looking forward to the final results! what's the offset on those? -20ish?

The offset is -76 to be specific. These wheels are crazy deep. Very surreal to look at in person when you see the concavity. I spent the greater part of an hour unboxing them and loading them up in the Yukon. I bought a total of 5 rims & tires, just in case something happens to one of the rims.

I'm test fitting one of them today and sending the other 4 to the powder coater down the street. If I can get the modifications done today while the wheel is on, I'll be set when the powder coasting is done, and I can just put the wheel on without delay. If not, I'll have to wait until I find someone that'll do the mods... If push comes to shove, I'll do the mods myself.

 

[Eusibius2]

Looks good!

 

[mb1500]

I don’t think you’re going to clear that with a 2” level but you’re probably the 1st to try so you’ll have to be the Guinea pig

 

[Fast_AT4]

So happy for you man..glad to see this is coming together for you. How deep are they....let's see an arm/ruler pic showing the depth; if possible.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Got some answers today... I took the wheels to both the powder coater and the tire shop. I didn't get the answers I was hoping for, but it's knowledge in the bank.

The tire shop was able to mount the tire, but wasn't able to inflate it because the rubber was too stiff and wouldn't stretch out to the rim lip. SoCal weather is a little gloomy today, but he said he's leaving it outside to allow the tire to soften in the heat, so it'll inflate. The tire will definitely be stretched by an inch and a half, which means I may not have to do any mods... but it's too soon to say.

As for the powder coating, I went to a local shop where I was told - by the owner - "I really don't like to do two-tone powder coating because it's too much work"... Really? His idea of powder coating my rims is to shoot the entire rim black, and one color, not two-tone (mat & gloss black). I just collected my rims and walked out. So now I have to wait until Monday to go to another local shop. They're expensive, but they'll get the job done right. Even the shop I visited today said the other shop was really good and had state-of-art machines and techniques. So, that's where I'm heading next week.. otherwise, things are shaping up.

If the tire shop is successful today, they'll put it on the Yukon for a test fitment.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Okay so bad news... It rubs... but that was to be expected. Now I have to go to the next step and research the trimming techniques of a Utah based offroad company that I've been following on YouTube for a while now. They've successfully put 35's on an AT4 by removing the fender liner and some other modifications. It looks very clean and tasteful.

As for today's fitment test, I didn't set my expectations too high on them clearing the fenders, so I took a lot of pictures for reference on where I need to trim and modify.

Enough talk... here are the pics.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

More pics.

 

[Chad G 1979]

Looks nice, but did you turn your wheels to full stop in both directions? If not, it sure doesnt look like you have room for those without either putting a lift on your ride, or some major bodywork.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Looks nice, but did you turn your wheels to full stop in both directions? If not, it sure doesnt look like you have room for those without either putting a lift on your ride, or some major bodywork.

I was able to turn the wheels, but not full turns. I have no problem widening the wheel well, so that's an option I'm willing to take.

I'm not one of those guys that needs a new car every few years, so this Yukon is a keeper. At this point, I need to assess what is the best method to widen the wheel well. I'm in no rush, so I have no deadline to make it happen right away.

 

[Fast_AT4]

Lazy powder shop owner or lack of tools/knowledge on how to do 2-tone. Yeah, just do them all in one color and be done...lol. You'll get it all worked out. That is some BEEFY setup. What was that old show theme intro...were venturing in the uncharted areas or something to that effect. #Props

 

[mikew2069]

Obviously to each his own but I think you could easily roll with the wheels color pattern as is. They look great on the test fit.

I recently dropped wheels at a powder coater. I asked about doing the barrels gloss black and the face satin black and it was twice the cost to do two colors because they basically have to do it twice. As with everything in this world, it only takes money. I'm cheap so I opted for all satin black, lol.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Obviously to each his own but I think you could easily roll with the wheels color pattern as is. They look great on the test fit.

I recently dropped wheels at a powder coater. I asked about doing the barrels gloss black and the face satin black and it was twice the cost to do two colors because they basically have to do it twice. As with everything in this world, it only takes money. I'm cheap so I opted for all satin black, lol.

That's not a bad option (all satin black), except it's been done before, and by many. These wheels are two-piece, so if I took the time to do so, I could unbolt the center hubs and just send the barrels out for powder coating. The center hub is machined with a dark clear tint, so it really brings out the swirls and grooves in the metal. It's got me thinking of just doing the barrels only and leaving the center hubs.

 

[R32driver]

I'm curious to see where this goes but I honestly don't see you pulling those wheels off with anything less than a 6" lift and that might not even be enough. I was at a cars n coffee meetup yesterday and there was an escalade there with a very aggressive wheel setup like that and it had probably a 12" lift on it

 

[Eusibius2]

I'm really interested in seeing where these land, too. Just happy to be part of the journey and discovery.

Love the knobby tires, those look great. And the wheels are really slick too.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

I will end up cutting into the fender for more turning space for sure. I've been thinking long and hard about it these last few days, and I'm not turning back now... Now I have to source some shops that might be willing to take up the challenge.

One this is for sure, these are very heavy wheels for being aluminum. Big brakes will eventually follow, but not anytime soon.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Today I drove over to the top powder coater's shop and he saw the rims for himself. Like the other shop, he was impressed by the factory tinted clear over the machined finish... but sadly, he said he also couldn't do what I was trying to achieve. He said it's difficult to mask because it's a two-piece wheel with small gaps between the barrel and hub. He said my best course of action would be to take it to a rim shop and have them disassemble the rims and send out the barrels to be powder coated. Otherwise, if I chose to do it my way, it would be astronomically expensive.

So, my next course of action is to contact a rim repair shop not to far from home and see if they can disassemble and powder coat the rims. If not, I'm going to leave the rims as-is and focus on getting the body modified to accommodate the rims, and be done with it. And if that's the case, I'll just have everything mounted and balanced and hand them and the vehicle over to the custom fabricator and say "make them fit"... okay just kidding, I'm not packing that kind of swagger or cash.

I'll keep you guys posted as usual.

 

[Dlayne]

“First off... My truck, my rules. That's all that matters.”

Totally respect that, not trying to be a dick, but always wanting to learn. Is this strictly personal preference or is there a functional component to that wheel set-up? Respect either way. Thx.