What are these wheels called?
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i'm not sure if alcoa made those wheels. they are referred to as eliminators as they came on the comanche eliminaor pickups. not sure otherwise.
alcoa generally makes transport truck rims. they are some of the best in the industry. they also make some special edition alcoa wheels for the jeep grand cherokee srt and wrangler special edition, like the tomb raider series. they're nice, and they are light.
alcoa generally makes transport truck rims. they are some of the best in the industry. they also make some special edition alcoa wheels for the jeep grand cherokee srt and wrangler special edition, like the tomb raider series. they're nice, and they are light.
Apart from various part numbers, the wording on the back side of a riveted Eliminator wheel is "MADE IN USA MODERN WHEEL. MOLD". There's nothing that identifies it as an AMC/Chrysler or Alcoa wheel. I wonder what is on the non-riveted wheel?
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I have several of the earlier MOAB wheels. They have the Chrysler Pentastar symbol on the back side of them and nothing to identify them as being Alcoa. Maybe the '06 wheels were made by a different company (Alcoa?).
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From: Birmingham, AL
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The MOAB's came on '04 to '06 TJ's. There were a few versions but they all look pretty much the same. Generally speaking the '04 and '05 wheels were powder coated silver. The spokes on the '06 wheels were polished and clear coated while the rest was powder coated silver. The '06 wheels also had a noticeably different rim profile.
I have several of the earlier MOAB wheels. They have the Chrysler Pentastar symbol on the back side of them and nothing to identify them as being Alcoa. Maybe the '06 wheels were made by a different company (Alcoa?).
I have several of the earlier MOAB wheels. They have the Chrysler Pentastar symbol on the back side of them and nothing to identify them as being Alcoa. Maybe the '06 wheels were made by a different company (Alcoa?).
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alcoa uses a clear coat on their wheels that are specific to them only. i think they call it durabright. i remember doing mobile wash for big rigs. and any with alcoa wheels we wouldn't use the acid bath, just so we don't strip the coating off them. they are expensive wheels and didn't want to have to replace any. but man did they shine up just with a soap wash. mud just runs right off them. alcoa wheels are actually quite light too. lightest aluminum wheels i've seen. transport truck rims are only about 40lbs!!
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I've never seen an Alcoa rollmark or any other ALCOA identifier on any Jeep wheel. Not saying they didn't but this would be the first time I've heard of the 10 hole wheels referred to as Alcoa Jeep wheels.
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Last edited by PCO6; May 8, 2020 at 11:17 AM.
I am not seeing that you need any center caps and they are kinda pricey but I did come across this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherok...Condition=3000
I think those are the ones.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherok...Condition=3000
I think those are the ones.
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I am not seeing that you need any center caps and they are kinda pricey but I did come across this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherok...Condition=3000
I think those are the ones.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherok...Condition=3000
I think those are the ones.
https://www.hubcaps.org/cherokee.html
I bought a set of steel wheel center caps from the above place. It wasn't the cheapest at 100 dollars for the set but they came with the Jeep logo in the middle polished, repainted black, and new nut inserts. To me, it was worth the cost.
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That's not a bad price overall. The supply of small parts like that isn't what it used to be and stuff is getting harder to find.
https://www.hubcaps.org/cherokee.html
I bought a set of steel wheel center caps from the above place. It wasn't the cheapest at 100 dollars for the set but they came with the Jeep logo in the middle polished, repainted black, and new nut inserts. To me, it was worth the cost.
https://www.hubcaps.org/cherokee.html
I bought a set of steel wheel center caps from the above place. It wasn't the cheapest at 100 dollars for the set but they came with the Jeep logo in the middle polished, repainted black, and new nut inserts. To me, it was worth the cost.
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