FN Fx wheels, who is interested?

I checked out your build thread - sweet truck!

I see that you have Fuel wheels right now with 37" tires. The 18" FX Pro flow formed load rating and test standard is at a minimum equivalent to your Fuel wheels. Since our FX Pro is manufactured via the flow form method, the barrel of the FX Pro should be stronger than your current wheels.

 

Excellent! Thank you for looking into it.

 

Thanks Leo.

Once we get the requisite number of customers I will send out messages requesting deposits. I'll keep the deposit period open for two weeks, during which time we can take additional orders that will be eligible for the pre-tariff pricing plus the pre-order discount. Once that two week period ends I will place the order with my factory, and no further discounts will be available.

To be safe, I will project that the ETA will be 4-6 months from the time we place the order with our manufacturer, but there's a good chance they'll come in more quickly than that.

The color changes based on the lighting, but here are the pictures @H20ne quoted from one of my earlier posts in a different thread, plus a few more pictures:









I would call it "medium dark" matte bronze. It's not a bright, orange-yellow bronze like some of the Method wheels, and it's not a super dark brown either.

We also use satin-matte clear coat on all of our matte wheels. Our wheels don't have a super dull, rough textured matte finish like some of the other manufacturers, and we do this on purpose. Satin matte clear coats provide superior durability and the wheels are easier to clean compared to dull matte clear coats.

In the past I've also offered a high gloss dark gunmetal finish that is my all time favorite color for this wheel (we still offer it in 17x8" +0 6x139.7 for the older 6-lug Toyotas). We can definitely bring this color back if I have enough requests:

Thank you Matt.

Thanks Kenny! I will likely be reaching out in the next few days.

 

That high gloss gun metal finish & bronze would look great on my super white Sequoia....

 

I agree. Both colors look killer on white vehicles.

I don't have any pictures of the wheels in high gloss dark gunmetal or matte bronze on white Sequoias, but these are good examples of both colors on similar vehicles in white.

 

All the colors look so good!

 

Just noticed these are 5 lug not 6 iug for the newer gen. So don't count me in for this group buy, but I will take a look at some of your other wheels. Thanks for all the quick replies.

If I'm local to you can I go to your shop? I live out in menifee.

 

Yes, you can definitely pick up from us in Corona. We can deduct the shipping if you pick up your wheels.

We can get a separate list going for the third generation (2022+) Tundra as well. Here are a couple of images of 18x9" +0mm 6x139.7 (a version that we offered previously):





+0mm offset is too aggressive for the 2022+ Tundra (in my opinion). The maximum offset that we can offer in 6x139.7 is +28mm. Here's a 3D rendering of what that would look like:



The face profile is identical. The dish/bowl around the center PCD area (lug hole area) for the +28mm offset would just be about 1" shallower than the +0mm offset version shown above (very similar to the 18x9" +25 5x150 version in previous posts, except with the 6x139.7 bolt pattern instead).

 

Agreed a +25 +28 would be much better I might head down to your shop as I want to see how the bronze looks up against the blueprint color on the truck. But if you get a group buy on the black I might jump in on that.

 

All good information, what is the most aggressive offset you would recommend for the 2.5 gen tundra, no more than 18+ offset?

 

+25 is perfect for my needs

 

I think 25-35 so far is the sweet spot for a lot of people, I have seen 18 look good too. But depends on your needs.

 

Cool. We can make a post in the third gen Tundra subforum to see how much interest we can garner.

I can definitely show you matte bronze in person. I'm here working today for another hour or so, but after tomorrow morning I won't be here in person for approximately one week. If you can't make it today I can show you matte bronze, matte black and the other colors anytime after July 15.

9" width with +25mm offset works really well on the 2.5 gen Tundra. That's what I have on my Tundra as well.

We have made wheels with offsets as low as +12mm for the 2.5 gen Tundra, and we sill make some +18mm offset wheels. In the case of the +18mm offset it has more to do with achieving a deep, concave face profile with the highest possible offset, and a little less to do with optimal fitment, although there's nothing wrong with +18mm offset. The wheels still look and fit great on the 2.5 gen Tundra.

We're working on a couple of new options right now with offsets somewhere in the range of +30 ~ +45mm. I've had quite a few requests recently for higher offset wheels to keep the tire completely inside the wheel wells (no poke). These designs will be more face-forward / flat compared to wheels with offsets in the teens and twenties, but I think they'll still look good.

I definitely agree with that. For the majority of Gen 2, Gen 2.5 and even Gen 3 Tundra owners an offset in the range of +25 ~ +35 is the sweet spot. With that said, I'm anxious to offer some wheels with a little higher offsets too. The design will not be the FX Pro though. The FX Pro design needs to have an offset lower than +35 to look good, otherwise the face would be too convex.

 

I’m interested as well if it’s not too late.

 

I think he was gonna give everyone a little time, and then PM everyone for deposits. I think you are still in time!

 

Flat Dark Earth or Black?
Mines in FDE...
My favorite HandGun by Far!!!
Followed by my S&W 610 10mm.
Had it reamed to accept the 10mm. Magnum round.
Bought it specifically to have it reamed.
The Guy will only modify certain brands that He feels are built well enough to withstand the extra pressure.

 

Awesome, that’s good to hear, I’ve been contemplating on these for awhile now. Doesn’t sound like there would be a better time.

 

I agree, I think it’s a good choice, especially since everything cost wise is always going up. I contemplated a lot of different wheels. The flow form and metal alone is worth it to me.

 

Dustin, put me down for a set.

 

I'm on the fence with the rims.
They do look nice but I'm kinda partial to my Fuel Assassins.

 

Fuel is a known brand, but they tend to use cheaper metal and aluminum like a-356 and heat treatment may or may not be with that.

From just a pure engineering standard, he uses 6061 aluminum, heat treated and flow form. Fuel is just casted. FN is a stronger, more capable, lighter wheel.

plus it’s hubcentric, all fuels are mostly 110.5 for hub bore, his is 110.1-110.2. Those small differences will prevent vibrations down the road.


Not trying to sway anyone one way or another, but that’s what I think about and where my money is going.

 

Havent had any issues with em.
When I was heavy into off roading I ran steel wheels.
If you dinged em you could break out a hammer and a piece of brass and whack em back into shape.
These days the only wheeling I do is down the dirt road to our fishing lease.
Other than that it's the Polaris General.
Which is a lot more fun than wheeling the truck anyway.

 

Thats my old 4R...

Unfortunately, it ended up at the bottom of a ridge after a few tumbles. Anyway, I loved those wheels and wouldn't hesitate to get another set...

 

Yeah..the Wife Loved Her 4Runner as well.
The only drawback was She got the two wheel drive version.
Talked Her into a Tacoma 4x4 Crew cab this time around.
She Loves it!!
Figured if we went on a road trip that didnt involve towing anything it would save us some gas.
And She's scared to drive my Tundra in traffic because in Her words it's to big.
Wish She said that about other things in our life.....

 

Glad you are ok! Do tell the story, crazy picture

 

Makes sense

 

Don't want to derail the thread so I'll try to make it short...

Out 4WD'ing in Box Canyon (Florence, AZ) and was coming up a steep incline. Going slow, nothing crazy, but at that angle I was looking 20-25 yards ahead and didn't see there was a slight s curve in the road. We had a good monsoon season that year (2018) and as soon as my front driver wheel hit the shoulder everything under me washed out. Too fast for me to react/recover...I still have the dashcam video and all you hear is "Oh fuck..." as you see the vehicle begin to list. Rolled 2X and came to a stop in a fissure or likely would've rolled again. I was ejected out the sunroof: torn MCL, 2 fractured ribs decent gash on my head and a few others that required a decent number of stitches.

I had another 4R with me...second date with woman who is now my wife, but I was solo in my vehicle. Just remember coming to in some brush with everything spinning telling myself to wake up it's just a dream. Then I could hear her screaming my name from above and saw the blood dripping from my head onto my jeans and I knew shit was real. We were pretty out there with no service and about 5mi drive in 4WD back to the trail head. That took about 45min to drive, and I said just keep going to the ER. 2 days in the hospital and took a month off work, but fortunately no lasting injuries.

4R was clearly totaled. Insurance paid almost $10k just for the recovery because it was so remote. At the end of the day, I was compensated fairly as I had kept all receipts for the mods I had done. I was at the scrap yard about 2 weeks later recovering a few parts like RCI skids and sliders with broken ribs...that was fun.

BTW, those center caps were Toyota OE. Dustin gave me the PN's, I think they were FJ?

 

Hahahahah truth

 

Happy Friday everyone. I've been keeping an eye on this thread and compiling a list of interested customers. I'm optimistic that we should be able to start requesting deposits for this order (with the special pricing) in the next week or two.

 

Does the wheel have the option to add a raised center cap?

I’ve had some members ask me this.