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Title: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on November 27, 2011, 08:14:16 PM
Just ordered a set of 33x12.5x15 Duratracs on Ultra type 164s black in flavor off of tirerack. Any one have experience with these? hope I dont regret it. I went with 15x8s... any good reason to change to 15x10? Never run a 10" wide rim before.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: tubby on November 27, 2011, 11:37:20 PM

The original owner of my Ford Ranger had a set of Ultra Wheels mounted when I bought it off of him. They were the turbine style that was oh so popular in the nineties. They were true with no rust and looked great for being over ten years old. I sold them to a guy who put them on his Jeep(same bolt pattern), and they still look decent. The matte black rims you purchased look better than the Soft 8's that most people purchase. I think you'll be pleased.

I've always matched 12.5" wide tires to 8" rims for the bead retention and to protect the rim with the bulge created. Stick with the 8" wide.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on November 28, 2011, 06:17:43 AM
Nice, thanks for the input. I got procomp steelies now, but I figured what the hell... since im ordering anyways... may as well go back to aluminum and shed some weight.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: JJonesee on November 28, 2011, 10:06:40 PM
I had Type 50's on my 98.  Great wheels.  Easy to clean - served the purpose.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on November 29, 2011, 04:13:36 PM
Tirerack sucks donk... wont mount a 12.5 on a 8" rim so shipping seperately.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: Vinman on November 29, 2011, 05:27:00 PM
Tirerack sucks donk... wont mount a 12.5 on a 8" rim so shipping seperately.

If they wouldn't install them for me they wouldn't be shipping them to me. Period.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: Jrama on November 29, 2011, 05:43:35 PM
Have a set of Ultra Lightening on our dodge diesel. I dislike them because of the size and backspacing, but they still look really good, when they are clean.....4 years old. No corrosion to speak of
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on November 29, 2011, 06:44:38 PM
If they wouldn't install them for me they wouldn't be shipping them to me. Period.

Mount and balance wont cost me the 450 Im saving from not buying here. Plus there aint a shop in town who has the size in stock, good year says a month, maybe more before the next run in that size.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 12, 2011, 10:12:20 PM
Shoes and meats came today, 4 days once in stock, showed up mounted and balanced... rides smooth as better, would use tirerack again.


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Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: AstraX on December 12, 2011, 10:27:11 PM
how do they ship?  did you have to deal with brokerage fees?
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 12, 2011, 11:06:32 PM
Ups... charged me 30 for brokering it, tirerack charged everything up front... walked away happy.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 12, 2011, 11:08:31 PM
Came in a few hundred under then 4wheelparts ill add. When I mentioned tireracks price... line went dead, called back... line dead when I mentioned tirerack again... no brainer who gets my money after that.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: JohnB on December 13, 2011, 09:38:56 AM
how do they ship?  did you have to deal with brokerage fees?

They ship UPS, but the duty, tax and brokerage fees ($30) are paid direct to Tirerack when you buy the tires.  They have a great setup.  It is very hard to beat their pricing as well even with the shipping.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 13, 2011, 09:50:05 AM
Do my posts not show up or something? ;-)
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: cLAY on December 23, 2011, 05:53:19 PM
All still good? Thinking of having tires shipped down for the new Dakota. Need rims as its impossible to find studded winter tires for an 18" rim.

Did you get the duratracs studded?
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 23, 2011, 06:24:07 PM
Yup all good. Didnt stud em and ive driven to vancouver and back on em already. And cause Im a dumbass and impatient I ignored the hwy closure out past Revelstoke, did fine in 3 feet of snow for 30 km.
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: cLAY on December 23, 2011, 10:02:02 PM
That sounds like fun!

Not sure I will be going with Tire Rack as its going to be $500 for shipping. What did you pay for shipping?
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 23, 2011, 10:27:01 PM
Holy crap... for 4? I paid 300.


is that freight to commercial address?
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: cLAY on December 23, 2011, 11:50:11 PM
Yep 4 Duratracs on black ultra wheels. 265/75r16s.

When I hit the shipping quote button it asked for my postal code so I entered my home postal code. Did you have
them shipped to a commercial address?
Title: Re: Any experience with Ultra Wheels?
Post by: binare on December 24, 2011, 06:49:19 AM
I ordered over the phone, freight to my work. shouldnt be that different though.