Blacking the wheels on my liberty

CohenCaptureCrawler · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:21 pm

so i reallllly love the look of black wheels. but my budget has severely changed due to going for the 2010 4x4 Sport KK instead of a older KJ Renny or Ltd.
So this may sound like a dumb question... but i want to black the wheels

can i just have my rims painted? (and at the same time have the dude paint my ski box that i want to put or anything else that i want to match?)
how much will that cost?

or do i have to buy wheels? without a lift whats the cheapest i can get black wheels and beefier (snow) tires?
whats my cheapest option?

i'll probly do this in the summer. but whats the cost going to be?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:24 pm

A professional paint job on your wheels that will last will cost some $$$,a few more dollars and you can buy a set of black rims.Sure you can rattle can them for cheap but it never lasts and usually doesn't look very good.

CohenCaptureCrawler · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:32 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

A professional paint job on your wheels that will last will cost some $$$,a few more dollars and you can buy a set of black rims.Sure you can rattle can them for cheap but it never lasts and usually doesn't look very good.

darn.. so its prob out of my budget... isnt there some sort of costume "snap on" thingamagig that will make my rims look cool??? ;/
i want to smoke my lights, add some minor tintage and then put a renegade graphic

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:09 pm

A set of cragar black rims will probably be the cheapest at $60-$75 per wheel. Just start saving now and by the time you need new tires just do it all at once. Or.. Kmart has some sweet snap on plastic spinners, but if you did that you would be copying me :ROTFL:

CohenCaptureCrawler · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:15 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

A set of cragar black rims will probably be the cheapest at $60-$75 per wheel. Just start saving now and by the time you need new tires just do it all at once. Or.. Kmart has some sweet snap on plastic spinners, but if you did that you would be copying me :ROTFL:

Ohhh?! well maybe ill take a looksie what if i got smaller wheels (15'') and bigger tires? im sorry im really new.
and these plastic spinners probly dont work in the snow... eh.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:04 pm

15" wheels are a no go they wont fit over the brakes. You could paint your rims, jus sand them first, tape off everything, two light coats primer, three light coats paint, three light coats clear. Wetsand and polish. But tjkj2002 is right, they wont last forever.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:00 pm

Discount tires,Unique Steel wheels(they make the Cragers and such) but without the name brand price.Got my old wheels from there in 16x7 size for $50 each(but 4 years ago).

infernicus · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:17 pm

15 inch wheel would work but you need to have at least 4 inches of back space. Without a lift that would cause issues with a lot of rubbing in the wheel wells, that you don't really need.

You CAN paint them. And they WILL look good/last. BUT, you have to do it properly, take your time, patience is key.

In the end,
You're better off buying cheaper rims, in a 16x7 (which is the stock size).
Then when you lift and get bigger tires, you use the same rims. One step at a time, done correctly.
Like TJKJ said, Unique Wheels is probably one of the better ways to go.

Good luck!

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:45 pm

15 inch wheel is too close for comfort on the 08+ liberty just my :2cents:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:47 pm

Think about it this way, go the route troy suggests, then turn around and sell your stock rims, it'll cover some of the costs

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:51 pm

its true you can sell your stock rims, but i wanted to keep mine so that wasn't an option for me

Pierocksmysocks · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:23 am

Yeah you can pick up a set of craggers for pretty cheap. Could even find a used set in decent shape too. Just check out ebay, craigslist in our area, etc. I've been throwing cash every month into my play toy fund for when I get back from deployment. Looking at getting blacked moabs myself.

As far as spinners on a KK, I would probably poo myself if I ever saw that... But hey I can't judge.

Twack · **Joined:** Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:05 pm **Posts:** 40

ive both painted my stock rims black and i have a set of crager soft 8s

just painted rims on my smaller "highway" tires

cragar soft 8s on bfg's

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