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Swapping the 20" chrome "plated" wheels??

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Old 06-21-2006 | 07:28 PM
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OK, I'm almost certain I'm going to have to replace my 20" wheels/tires with 17's. I'll be hauling an ATV in the back and one on a small snobear trailer. My ramps are 6 ft and on my other truck from the ground to the tailgate was fairly steep but I could generally load it safely I did catch air a few times and ran it into the front of the bed once, this is my concern. With my ramps the angle for loading is unsafe, if I get longer ramps they won't fit in the back of my truck with the tailgate up (I'm not leaving it down to accomodate longer ramps). The trailer is at a heck of an angle I'm not comfortable with even if I put in tow kit. The wheels/tires sure look nice but heck, I can't even reach the center of my windshield to wash it LOL.

What's the value on these wheels/tires and has anyone had any luck selling or swapping these out for a smaller set? I'd like 17" alloy wheels with a semi agressive mud/snow/off road tire. I'm purely guessing here but they have to be worth a minimum of $1k-$ 1.5K??

Does anyone have any suggestions or has anyone done this?
 
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Old 06-21-2006 | 08:45 PM
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I would be interested in buying those from you...i have 17 inch rims if you wanted to pull a swap even. But i dont think your wheels are woth 1.5 K, depending on how many miles you have on the tires. I have seen them online for about 750 or so..what area do you live in?
 
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Old 06-21-2006 | 09:18 PM
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I'm in Northern CA. They have less then 200 miles.
 
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Old 06-22-2006 | 02:19 AM
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OK, well problem basically solved. Instead of dicking with the tires/wheels I'm just going to put in a receiver hitch with a 5" lowered ball and get a pair of 7.5ft aluminum ramps. With the longer ramps I'll actually be able to load the quad without removing the trailer.
 
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Old 06-22-2006 | 02:48 AM
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The rims alone will only get 500-800 in the used market.
 
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I can make it all work.
 
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Old 06-22-2006 | 04:10 PM
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I just sold a set of 2003 20's w/tires which had 18K miles on them for $800.

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I just sold a set of 2003 20's w/tires which had 18K miles on them for $800.
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Just aluminum or chrome plated?
 



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