AEV Borah wheels on JL

[fastfatdude]

Hi all,

went thru 22 pages on the Borah wheels Phew…

does anyone have the onyx Borahs with onyx protection rings mounted on a bright white JLUR? Didnt see any.

thanks

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[bobholthaus]

Earl with Onyx, no rings in this pic

 

[mrtm1970]

I no longer run these wheels, because the backspace would not work for my set up...however I might switch back

If you originally got theJL wheels you should get the JK version as has better backspacing (4.52 or something like that)

 

[Bryce]

Over the weekend I got to do the shake down ride with the JL Borahs, 315/70R70 BFG KO2s abd the 3/4" Daystar F&R spacers.
All good. No rubbing.

 

[bobholthaus]

https://monsterbolts.com/products/socket-button-a2-m8

$72 shipped for 150 of these (we need 120 for 5 wheel). I may do it.

 

[Ratbert]

https://monsterbolts.com/products/socket-button-a2-m8

$72 shipped for 150 of these (we need 120 for 5 wheel). I may do it.

What concern / need / desire are these addressing?

 

[Bryce]

https://monsterbolts.com/products/socket-button-a2-m8

$72 shipped for 150 of these (we need 120 for 5 wheel). I may do it.

If your near Atlanta, I have a set you can have if you come get them. I put them on then I went back to stock. I was more concerned with F-ing up the allen head socket than the hex bolts. I have scraped the hex bolts and an oversized socket still gets them out.

 

[bobholthaus]

What concern / need / desire are these addressing?

John: I like the look of the cap head screws, and I like the look of stainless steel. I think the protection rings change the look of the Borah’s, and then I think the hex head bolts change it even further. And my thought is that a rounded cap head bolt may slide off rocks more easily than the standard hex head, that appear to stick out pretty far.

Bryce, your point of messing up the allen head opening is a legit one I would think. I’m not near Atlanta, but I’d be happy to pay for shipping if you really aren’t going to use yours anymore. If you weigh then, I can send you a shipping label to print and slap on a box. That’s a generous offer, thank you.

 

[Bryce]

John: I like the look of the cap head screws, and I like the look of stainless steel. I think the protection rings change the look of the Borah’s, and then I think the hex head bolts change it even further. And my thought is that a rounded cap head bolt may slide off rocks more easily than the standard hex head, that appear to stick out pretty far.

Bryce, your point of messing up the allen head opening is a legit one I would think. I’m not near Atlanta, but I’d be happy to pay for shipping if you really aren’t going to use yours anymore. If you weigh then, I can send you a shipping label to print and slap on a box. That’s a generous offer, thank you.

I'll get them out an weigh them tomorrow and let you know.

 

[Ratbert]

John: I like the look of the cap head screws, and I like the look of stainless steel. I think the protection rings change the look of the Borah’s, and then I think the hex head bolts change it even further. And my thought is that a rounded cap head bolt may slide off rocks more easily than the standard hex head, that appear to stick out pretty far.

Bryce, your point of messing up the allen head opening is a legit one I would think. I’m not near Atlanta, but I’d be happy to pay for shipping if you really aren’t going to use yours anymore. If you weigh then, I can send you a shipping label to print and slap on a box. That’s a generous offer, thank you.

Maybe they'll work great with the ring. I was picturing them on the base (sans ring) wheel and they'd be less than ideal there.

 

[unknownsolo]

Here's some pics of my JL spec Onyx AEVs with different setups. No rings here:

Vs with satin black painted protection rings and black button head bolts:

I'm having an issue with the new bolts rusting (I've tried painting them already). Not sure what else to do; might have to order the OE ones from AEV instead.

What did you end up doing? The bolts I got from Johnson’s ended up rusting after just one week so I took them out and put the OE ones again!

I like the look with black bolts more.

 

[unknownsolo]

Has anyone tried the mopar beadlock bolts with this? I can’t find their size online, but if they fit, that would be a great alternative!

 

[unknownsolo]

Found these two. One is for the trim ring, and the other is the functional beadlock. It looks like the mopar functional beadlock bolt is similar to AEV's galvanized bolt. I'm going to get the trim bolt for all wheels and see how that goes, if not, will try the functional bead lock bolt next. (Both come with washers so that's a plus!)

Authentic Mopar Wheel Trim Ring Bolt - 6511068AA | Mopar Online Parts

Genuine Mopar Wheel Bolt For Functional Bead Lock Ring - 6512360AA | Mopar Online Parts

 

[unknownsolo]

I believe the steel bumper bolts will work, too, but they are more expensive:

Mopar 68355472AA Front Bumper Screw for 18-20 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT | Quadratec

 

[dchant]

I received my JL borah wheels today. 1 of the 5 has a problem with the center cap. It won’t fully seat. And if I swap center caps around doesn’t change. So definitely a wheel problem. Which they are replacing only once I send the other back. I also received a damaged protection ring that they don’t think is damaged “enough” for a return. Lol. I understand it’s a sacrificial part but I wanted to be the one to scratch them up. And to top it off the bolts are all 8.8 bolts. They claim that’s what they use with protection rings even though package says 10.9. So far hasn’t been a great first impression with aev. Had I known I would have looked elsewhere for wheels.

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