but the grooved ones are sooo much prettier
I second your opinion.
I hear ya, i'm near the S.F. bay area and a lot of LR parts are from back east. Must add, salted roads plus owners allowing metallic pad rust buildup that attacks the clearcoat finish another consideration to look out for.
Detailed out bad finished rims, base with clearcoat repainted, bingo showroom new again how I worked on rare find rims. Spray painted with equipment not rattle cans, two part paints. and afterwards all balance weights installed behind the outboard beads not seen.
Check your local Pick-n-Pull and other yards especially get there early during 1/2 price presidents or other holidays then check and purchase. Bring lug nuts to mount and spin rims checking that they spin true a must check along with condition, no curb rash issues. Screw any mounted tyres if still mounted. Full alloy spare rim and tyre vs the crappy steel rim with a ****** tyre.
Scouting for spare LR parts one 1/2 off president's weekend I located a allow rim with a still new Michelin tyre on it covered as a spare. A 255/65-16 tyre the exact tyres I run in brand and model Michelins vs stock 235/70-16. Same matching silver gray rim as the rest.
Paid $37.50 waved the return policy. Only modification had to add those thin spare tyre flanged nuts having centering cones to the spare tyre lugs allowing the wider tyre to clear the rear door hatch and paint, this a 1/4" flanged nut spacer. The centering cones also a plus centering the spare vs onto the studs and trying to get the shouldered lug nuts started.
95 D1 5 spd. w/4.9 stroker crank installed on the 4.6 engine.....~~=o&o>......