H3 New wheels on and e&g fender flares

[benlaud87]

I came home from a work trip to find my 5 new wheels sitting on the porch and a delivery attempt slip from ups for my fender flares. I had been running 5" backspacing 18x9 wheels previously and can now see why 4.5" of backspacing is basically the minimum based on how little room the is from tire to knuckle. The new wheels are 18x9 fuel boost with -12 offset, 4.5 backspacing. With the half inch less protruding on the tires and the fender flares I don't have much tire sticking out anymore. Now I can actually pass inspection if I have to. Pictures aren't that great but it's all I could do with a parking lot, phone, and near dark conditions.

 

[JohnnySpikesH3]

​Looks awesome dude ! Very bad azz . Your rig is screaming for a snorkel . Imo that's it . Your done ..Perfection achieved ..

 

[M22KLARS]

Looks awesome but they really make those rotors look TINY!

 

[Bigunit]

Your rig looks great


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[Nacho]

Looks good, i like those rims over the rockstars.

 

[benlaud87]

Thanks. I've wanted a snorkel for a while. Maybe after in a month or two I will find one to pick up. I think I need new rotors anyways so I might get some that are a little bigger.

 

[craig]

That is a good looking H3.

 

[4508js]

Looks bad azz man, what kind of flares are those ?

 

[MTUH3]

Looking good

 

[benlaud87]

Looks bad azz man, what kind of flares are those ?

E&G fender flares. They were unpainted and looked scratched up from rattling around a box during shipping so I painted them black

 

[Pappibri]

Sweet.... You have a tough looking rig. Ive been liking yours since you did the roof rack.. I agree on the snorkel. If and when I ever do it, I want to pick up a extra front quarter panel so I have a unaltered one to put on if I ever wanted the snorkel off though.The hole in the fender is the only thing that has kept me from doing it. "A tip for the inside of the wheel well. If clean them up real good, then spray them down with WD40 and wipe em down they will be nice and black and that keeps mud/dirt and ice and other stuff from sticking to it as easy. Stuff sprays right off. I do it about 3 x a year." Looking good my man. Wanna Trade..

 

[ArtHummer]

This wheels look nice... What are this?

 

[benlaud87]

This wheels look nice... What are this?

They are mht fuel offroad wheels and the model is called boost.

Thanks for the tip pappibri ill be sure to give it a try

 

[Hans3T]

I thought those flairs looked darker than mine. A little top tip: Use Armor All on the flairs and they'll clean up a lot nicer after a day on the trail (or a few weeks of road salt). :wink:

Your truck is looking great. One of the nicer builds on the forum IMO.

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[benlaud87]

I thought those flairs looked darker than mine. A little top tip: Use Armor All on the flairs and they'll clean up a lot nicer after a day on the trail (or a few weeks of road salt). :wink:

Your truck is looking great. One of the nicer builds on the forum IMO.

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Thanks. I'll try that too. I wish It was a little warmer so that paint on the flares could bake some more in the sun.

 

[amrg]

With your setup do the fender flares stop debris from hitting the side of your car or just reduce em?

 

[benlaud87]

There's still some dirt but the flares to block most of it. I don't notice the water and mud being slung around while I drive anymore

 

[4speedfunk]

New shoes look great! (and they stay bolted to the hubs!). Bonus!

 

[Flash]

Really nice look. Good stance and posture. Definatly like the wheels and personally am a big fan of the tires.