Take FIVE on Custom Wheels, Curious which you prefer?

[windblowlc]

You are 100% correct and those aren't a bad looking wheel. BUT.................(there's always a "but" isn't there?)..........Those are $4,995 for a set of wheels, I spent $1,200 on my set of wheels. $3,800 leftover in my pocket to buy things like running boards and such!

If I wanted to spend that much on wheels, I'd probably just buy the stock "dark wheels" from Rivian. For $5,140, only $145 more and you get tires, pressure sensors and mounting and balancing all included, and they'll even put them on for you. With these, you'd have to spend an additional $2,000 or so for tires, plus $200 for TPMS, plus mounting and balancing. So you'll be in close to $7,500 by the time you're done. My set, complete with everything was $2,600. I was able to try three sets of wheels tires to see what I liked best for what just this one set would have cost. I sold three sets and now have just two sets left.

They were discounted, $3995 when they were released. You'd get a beautifully designed, custom machined, perfect fitment, lock-bead and fully forged set of wheels. It costs money trying stuff not fitting well on the R1T, and you're still no where close to this set. I'd take this set over the stock dark 20" any day. With more aggressive offset than stock and better styling, way better looks. With the Rivian, I wouldn't want to put spacers on oem wheels, and nothing aftermarket more than 20x9 ET 38.

You could sell the 20" oem wheels to recoup the money and reuse the stock tires and TPMS.

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[kizamybute']

They were discounted, $3995 when they were released. You'd get a beautifully designed, custom machined, perfect fitment, lock-bead and fully forged set of wheels. It costs money trying stuff not fitting well on the R1T, and you're still no where close to this set. I'd take this set over the stock dark 20" any day. With more aggressive offset than stock and better styling, way better looks. With the Rivian, I wouldn't want to put spacers on oem wheels, and nothing aftermarket more than 20x9 ET 38.

But, they're now $4,995. Even at $3,995, still a lot pricier. This is why aftermarket companies make a fortune. Everyone has their own personal tastes and preferences in what they like or don't like.

For me personally, being that this is an off-road oriented vehicle, I personally LOVE the look of having the wheels / tires pushed out. Gives it more of an aggressive stance. The 5mm spacers on the stock 21's barely made any visible difference. Was trying to get them out further to satisfy my preference. With the 5mm spacers, they are the equivalent of a 38mm offset wheel and still set well inward of the outer fender line.

If wanted more of the street truck look rather than off-road look, I'd probably have gone with the "dark" 22" wheels from Rivian and added the 5mm spacer

 

[windblowlc]

This is why aftermarket companies make a fortune. Everyone has their own personal tastes and preferences in what they like or don't like.

For me personally, being that this is an off-road oriented vehicle, I personally LOVE the look of having the wheels / tires pushed out. Gives it more of an aggressive stance. The 5mm spacers on the stock 21's barely made any visible difference. Was trying to get them out further to satisfy my preference. With the 5mm spacers, they are the equivalent of a 38mm offset wheel and still set well inward of the outer fender line.

If wanted more of the street truck look rather than off-road look, I'd probably have gone with the "dark" 22" wheels from Rivian and added the 5mm spacer

I also like the look of pushed out wheels (I agree 5mm spacers make no visible difference - it's equivalent to a 43 mm offset). The issue I have with using spacers on the Rivian is it shorten the lip on the hub for the wheel to sit on, needing more clamping force on the shortened studs. With 908 ft-lb of torque on a 7200 lb minimum weight, it's not such a good idea. I'd understand personal preference on wheel style, but safety concern trump style every time.

 

[kizamybute']

I also like the look of pushed out wheels (I agree 5mm spacers make no visible difference - it's equivalent to a 43 mm offset). The issue I have with using spacers on the Rivian is it shorten the lip on the hub for the wheel to sit on, needing more clamping force on the shortened studs. With 908 ft-lb of torque on a 7200 lb minimum weight, it's not such a good idea. I'd understand personal preference on wheel style, but safety concern trump style every time.

Sorry, was thinking stock was 43mm.

And regarding the weight of the wheel on the lip, personally, (I always say personally in these cases), I don't think it makes a difference. Once the lugs tight, the lugs are doing all the work in keeping the wheel secure. Hubcentric rings are nice to have, but not truly necessary. They assist more with getting the wheels / studs lined up, but the pressure is relieved once the wheels are tight.

As an example, my Mercedes which uses lug bolts instead of wheel studs and the rears have basically no hub for the wheel to sit on. Not a 7,000 lb truck, but still a 5,500 lb car that gets basically no support from the hub when the wheels are tight. They make wheel alignment pins to assist in getting the wheels on as it's a pain in the rear to put wheels on the rear of a Mercedes (BMW's too) with nothing to rest the wheel on while you put the lug bolts in.

My last Tesla Performance Model S had custom wheels with a different bore size than the hub. Never had hubcentric rings on those and it did my 2.0 0-60 runs just fine. And that thing was about 5,000 lbs.

They certainly don't hurt and not putting on 5mm spacers, certainly won't hurt either, but with the Rivian, there's still plenty of hub left over with just a 5 mm spacer, so really don't see it being an issue if doing so with stock wheels. For Off-Road tires, I think 18-20mm offsets look great. For the "street truck" look, I'd likely want them in the 25 mm range to bring them just a hair inside the fender.

Again, all just personal preferences and tastes. Great to have options available to satisfy most of us!

And just to be clear, not at all "arguing", just having a "friendly" conversation with these replies.

 

[windblowlc]

Sorry, was thinking stock was 43mm.

And regarding the weight of the wheel on the lip, personally, (I always say personally in these cases), I don't think it makes a difference. Once the lugs tight, the lugs are doing all the work in keeping the wheel secure. Hubcentric rings are nice to have, but not truly necessary. They assist more with getting the wheels / studs lined up, but the pressure is relieved once the wheels are tight.

As an example, my Mercedes which uses lug bolts instead of wheel studs and the rears have basically no hub for the wheel to sit on. Not a 7,000 lb truck, but still a 5,500 lb car that gets basically no support from the hub when the wheels are tight. They make wheel alignment pins to assist in getting the wheels on as it's a pain in the rear to put wheels on the rear of a Mercedes (BMW's too) with nothing to rest the wheel on while you put the lug bolts in.

My last Tesla Performance Model S had custom wheels with a different bore size than the hub. Never had hubcentric rings on those and it did my 2.0 0-60 runs just fine. And that thing was about 5,000 lbs.

They certainly don't hurt and not putting on 5mm spacers, certainly won't hurt either, but with the Rivian, there's still plenty of hub left over with just a 5 mm spacer, so really don't see it being an issue if doing so with stock wheels. For Off-Road tires, I think 18-20mm offsets look great. For the "street truck" look, I'd likely want them in the 25 mm range to bring them just a hair inside the fender.

Again, all just personal preferences and tastes. Great to have options available to satisfy most of us!

And just to be clear, not at all "arguing", just having a "friendly" conversation with these replies.

I have no argument either, just commenting on my preference and what I'd do.

I have done all kinds of spacers on BMWs, Audis, and Porsches on past and current vehicles. I prefer not doing it on the Rivian and instead going proper custom built wheels.

 

[ironpig]

Have you seen these? Pretty darn nice aftermarkets…

https://www.thurenfabrication.com/products/rivian-deca-hd-20-inch-wheel

Those are some of the first after markets that don't look heinous. I am happy with my stock staples but at some point I might like a 2nd set of wheels and Id consider something like these in bronze.

 

[moosehead]

^Disagree on there being little to no benefit of hubcentric mounts, which are even more important for OR use, speed, 5 lug spec, and 7k lb. vehicle. YMMV.

 

[kizamybute']

Still like my black factory 20"s better than any of those ? Not helpful, I know.

The good thing abut black wheels is that the style is less critical. From 10 feet away, black wheels look like black wheels and can barely tell the difference. Except for those that specifically look at the actual style of the wheel closely, most people just see black wheels, period.

Of all that I've tried, I'm pretty satisfied with Set D and they'll be staying for a while. Definitely prefer the look of the all-terrain tires in the slightly reduced 275/60/20 size over the street tires on the stock 21's.

Had Rivian offered the standard style all-terrain wheels in black, I probably would have just gone with those. I'm not in love with the style of the only "dark" offering they have in the 20's. The standard 20's look pretty good when powder coated in black. For me, I do like having them pushed out with the 18mm offset. Gives the truck a little more of aggressive stance.

I think it's going to look really good once I get the running boards on it. That will likely be my last modification to the exterior.

Funny thing, Set D, what's on the truck now, was my first choice and ordered shortly after I bought the truck. However, they sent me the wrong wheels and the wheels I actually wanted weren't available for at least 5 months. I've always been one that swaps wheels almost immediately on any car I get. Just like to have something a little different. Easily reversible change. Being impatient, tried other alternatives. Ultimately, it took about 6 months go get what I wanted originally and turns out those are the one's I'm happiest with of the wheels I've tried.

 

[kizamybute']

This post popped back up in my inbox. I see I mentioned I was putting on the running boards in the future. Did get those on, so figured I'd post them here and EV1 took professional shots so can really see the definition of the wheels and running boards......I'm happy with the look of the truck as it is now and don't have anything else in mind for the exterior at this time.

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