Wheels & Tires Semi-Tech General discussion of wheels and tires for the Ford Ranger.

Cragar Soft 8's Yes or No Your Opinion and WHY

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Cragar Soft 8's Yes or No Your Opinion and WHY

Hey guys i just put a body lift on my truck and i have some tires at the house that are fifteen inch rim just tryin to figure out what rims to get i dont need anything fancy just something that will work for cheap the cragars i have found for 36 bucks so let me know if yall like them or not and why
 
  #2  
Old 02-21-2009
larsen550's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
What color? I have a suggestion but it isn't really cheap. I think around 120 for the rim I am talking about. The Ultra Baja Champ wheels.
 
  #3  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Color doesnt matter the cragars are black or chrome and 35 bucks a peice so for what i could get four rims shipped i could get one of the MT shipped lol
 
  #4  
Old 02-21-2009
larsen550's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Haha then Cragars it is. I haven't looked at them on my ranger. Are they nice?
 
  #5  
Old 02-21-2009
Trigger01's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 18,788
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I wouldn't get steel wheels. Way to heavy. Ask CrazyMikey.
 
  #6  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
well a buddy gave me this pic but just to let you know what they look like and i am not claiming this is mine its Int3rc3ptors truck tell me what you think
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...dom4-08021.jpg
 
  #7  
Old 02-21-2009
Goodysgotacuda's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,496
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 3 Posts
I have 15x8 cragar d-windows. like them, but since the next tires that im getting are going to be 33x12.5, i will be going to aluminum since ill want a 15x10. 15x10 steel wheel with 33x12.5 is a heavy combo
 
  #8  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
yea and ill be running 35's
 
  #9  
Old 02-21-2009
Redneckstone's Avatar
Level III Supporter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: usa
Posts: 24,936
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
no weight..
 
  #10  
Old 02-21-2009
larsen550's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Sick truck Fordguy... Even though it is someone elses. I am going to run 15x8 Ultra Baja Champ Black with 33x11.5x15 when next saturday comes around.
 
  #11  
Old 02-21-2009
Redneckstone's Avatar
Level III Supporter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: usa
Posts: 24,936
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Originally Posted by larsen550
Sick truck Fordguy... Even though it is someone elses.
?
 
  #12  
Old 02-21-2009
Cooke15's Avatar
Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Port Coquitlam, BC
Posts: 1,491
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i love mine
 
  #13  
Old 02-21-2009
crazymikey's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: your mom
Posts: 4,008
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
I hated them. Never been happier since getting rid of them. I only bought them because they were cheap and the style I wanted. Then when the box showed up from Summit and it was 200lbs for 4 rims and 4 centre caps and 20 lug nuts I almost shat a brick.


They're good rims for a trail rig cuz they're tough as tails, but man, I just had 15x8's with 31x10.5's and thanks to the Cragars and how heavy they were, my front rotors are warped, my gas milage suffered, and my performance decreased.

I run 15x8 Mickey Thompson Classics which are about 18lbs each and they made such a huge difference after getting rid of those Cragars.

Steel wheels FTL unless you're only going to use them in the winter or on the trail.
 
  #14  
Old 02-21-2009
04blackedge's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 23,426
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
Pros: Cheap, strong
Cons: Heavy

I personally don't like the looks of them but thats my opinion.
 
  #15  
Old 02-21-2009
crazymikey's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: your mom
Posts: 4,008
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Thay make good boat anchors.
 
  #16  
Old 02-21-2009
Jimmeh's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Columbia Falls, MT
Posts: 3,224
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Pros: Cheap, strong
Cons: Heavy

I personally don't like the looks of them but thats my opinion.
They are almost identical to your MT Classic II's.

Cragar Soft 8 chrome:


MT Classic Dos:


Only difference is the classic two has a bigger hole(s), and we all know the smaller and tighter the hole is, the better it is.
 
  #17  
Old 02-21-2009
crazymikey's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: your mom
Posts: 4,008
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
MT's FTMFW.

I traded my Cragars straight up for my Mickeys.

Soft 8 FTL
Name:  coopers006.jpg
Views: 3493
Size:  234.0 KB

MT FTW
Name:  DSC00154.jpg
Views: 2236
Size:  124.6 KB
 
  #18  
Old 02-21-2009
04blackedge's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 23,426
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
Originally Posted by Jimmeh
They are almost identical to your MT Classic II's.

Cragar Soft 8 chrome:


MT Classic Dos:


Only difference is the classic two has a bigger hole(s), and we all know the smaller and tighter the hole is, the better it is.
And that cheap chrome finish, the holes are different. The crager just looks cheaper IMO
 
  #19  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
lol i would be getting them in black anyways so it doesnt matter but i think i am going to try them out lol what do i have to lose maybe 200 bucks and 2 mpg i mean with 35's its gonna be heavy anyways no matter what rim i use but i have 4.10's and a 4.0 so maybe it will pull em ok
 
  #20  
Old 02-21-2009
OVERtheEDGE's Avatar
Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: locust grove georgia
Posts: 1,441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i have the craigers. i like them alot
 
  #21  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
finally did they bog down the 4.0 bad
 
  #22  
Old 02-21-2009
Trigger01's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 18,788
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by FordGuy302
lol i would be getting them in black anyways so it doesnt matter but i think i am going to try them out lol what do i have to lose maybe 200 bucks and 2 mpg i mean with 35's its gonna be heavy anyways no matter what rim i use but i have 4.10's and a 4.0 so maybe it will pull em ok
If I were running something as heavy as a 35" tire, I'd want to do all I could to keep every ounce of power I had. Spend a little more now on wheels and save money on gas in the long run.
 
  #23  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Mike what wheels do you have those are sweet
 
  #24  
Old 02-21-2009
FordGuy302's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chelsea,AL
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
and if i got the cragars it would more than likely be temporary
 
  #25  
Old 02-21-2009
Trigger01's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 18,788
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by FordGuy302
Mike what wheels do you have those are sweet
Eagle Alloy 185's
 


Quick Reply: Cragar Soft 8's Yes or No Your Opinion and WHY



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:54 PM.