Wheels and Tires

Cleaning up the wheel nuts is probably the best example of how effectively you can restore 30-year-old rusty and painted parts. The first step was cleaning them up, which involved plenty of SmartStrip Paint Stripper, an overnight bath in Evapo-Rust Rust Remover, followed by a couple of hours in a…

Having decided I wanted to upgrade to larger tires I simply copied Nic's Overland Truck Bucky and brought a set of custom wheels from Stazworks. He takes US military wheels designed for an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle, adds a custom-made mounting ring and powder coats them. They are exceedingly…