I'm starting a new thread about these wheels to provide more information than I've seen before, preventing it from being buried in another thread.
The wheels currently comes in gunmetal gray and black, both similar to the Rubicon and Hard Rock JK packages, respectively:
Quadratec 92615 2415 - Quadratec Hardrock™ Alloy Wheel in Grey for 07-16 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK in 17x8.5 Size with 5.2" Backspacing - Quadratec
Past threads:
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/quadratec-hardrock-wheels-1693017.html
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/qt-17-hardrock-with-285-ko2-1796521.html
If you like your stock Rubicon or Hard Rock wheels (or covet them) and want to keep that look as you add a lift and swap to bigger tires, this is the product for you. It was a long wait for these, and below are some photos taken immediately after unboxing them.
These 17" x 8.5" 5.2" backspace wheels are weighing in at 26.8-27.0 lbs (my scale has 0.2 lb resolution), so I'd go with 26.9 as the weight vs. the stock 17" x 7.5" 6.25" backspace wheels at about 24 lbs. Considering I'm currently running spacers that weigh 3.5 lbs, that's a surprise weight savings. Being one of the first to order them, I was merely hoping these wheels would be under 30 lbs.
Cosmetically, the wheels keep the character of the stock Rubicon/Hard Rock wheels, but with a deeper dishing to accomplish the dimensional changes. I'm really impressed with the design. The color of the gunmetal wheels I ordered is actually a slight bit deeper or even bluer than stock, and I also appreciate that. For my JKUR, it's a bit more "Anvil-y". Don't take my word alone, but I think these would look great with nearby colors like billet and GCM, and if I had a JK in Rhino, I'd be racing to the Quadratec site: "Shut up and take my money!"
The paint quality is great -- there's even paint in the lug holes, which we know at least one manufacturer has problems with. As seen in the photos, the painted plastic center cap can appear darker in some lighting, but it's not too noticeable and I don't have a problem with it. I do have an extra couple of drips of clearcoat on one wheel, but again, it's not a problem.
The wheel lip is solid and doesn't appear to be underbuilt. I haven't checked hub-centricity yet, but it appears to be a feature as promised by Quadratec.
Overall, I don't have a single negative thing to say about these wheels at this point, and I'm really picky about these sorts of things. I'll add more when I have them mounted and installed, but that will be a few weeks as summer plans march on.
The wheels currently comes in gunmetal gray and black, both similar to the Rubicon and Hard Rock JK packages, respectively:
Quadratec 92615 2415 - Quadratec Hardrock™ Alloy Wheel in Grey for 07-16 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK in 17x8.5 Size with 5.2" Backspacing - Quadratec
Past threads:
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/quadratec-hardrock-wheels-1693017.html
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/qt-17-hardrock-with-285-ko2-1796521.html
If you like your stock Rubicon or Hard Rock wheels (or covet them) and want to keep that look as you add a lift and swap to bigger tires, this is the product for you. It was a long wait for these, and below are some photos taken immediately after unboxing them.
These 17" x 8.5" 5.2" backspace wheels are weighing in at 26.8-27.0 lbs (my scale has 0.2 lb resolution), so I'd go with 26.9 as the weight vs. the stock 17" x 7.5" 6.25" backspace wheels at about 24 lbs. Considering I'm currently running spacers that weigh 3.5 lbs, that's a surprise weight savings. Being one of the first to order them, I was merely hoping these wheels would be under 30 lbs.
Cosmetically, the wheels keep the character of the stock Rubicon/Hard Rock wheels, but with a deeper dishing to accomplish the dimensional changes. I'm really impressed with the design. The color of the gunmetal wheels I ordered is actually a slight bit deeper or even bluer than stock, and I also appreciate that. For my JKUR, it's a bit more "Anvil-y". Don't take my word alone, but I think these would look great with nearby colors like billet and GCM, and if I had a JK in Rhino, I'd be racing to the Quadratec site: "Shut up and take my money!"
The paint quality is great -- there's even paint in the lug holes, which we know at least one manufacturer has problems with. As seen in the photos, the painted plastic center cap can appear darker in some lighting, but it's not too noticeable and I don't have a problem with it. I do have an extra couple of drips of clearcoat on one wheel, but again, it's not a problem.
The wheel lip is solid and doesn't appear to be underbuilt. I haven't checked hub-centricity yet, but it appears to be a feature as promised by Quadratec.
Overall, I don't have a single negative thing to say about these wheels at this point, and I'm really picky about these sorts of things. I'll add more when I have them mounted and installed, but that will be a few weeks as summer plans march on.