Need advice on aftermarket wheels

[outdoornate65]

I'm looking to purchase aftermarket wheels for my 2008 T4R.

Current set-up:

Old Man Emu 3" lift
1.5" Spidertrax spacers
Stock 17" wheels with Nitto Grapplers 285/70/R17
Daily Driver/camping/overland rig. No hard wheeling.

Tires are only a year old so will be keeping them, necessitating staying with 17" wheels.

Having never purchased aftermarket wheels, I'm in the dark about quality.
I have looked at Discount Tire, Tire Rack and 4-Wheel Parts. The dude at Discount Tire recommended "Fuel Offroad" Wheels.

Are there brands to avoid or brands known for quality construction?

Budget: $200/wheel.

 

[jmoskow]

TRD Pro wheels

 

[4thgenblake]

To give you some knowledgable experience I had to downgrade my 33" Nitto Mud Grapplers R18 to Goodyear Duratrac II's simply because mudding tires were just way too heavy and I noticed a loss of horse power. With mine being a V6 it only made sense and now with my 31" AT's the ride is extremely noticeably better. So for you I would keep in mind what you will be doing with your rig also your engine size. I don't go mudding nor am I 4WD either, so for aftermarket mudding tires it was pretty unnecessary (previous owner installed) I trail ride on occasion, so my tires provide my ride/lift (Toytec coilovers w/ Bilstein 5100's) with a fair ratio of acceleration/torque/speed ect. on and off-road*!

Your rims are fine, if you are planning on keeping your Nitto's for a bit longer just focus on the aftermarket rims. They're like shoes - unless you want name brand popular rims (Fuel, XD Series, Procomp ect.) you will obviously be forking out more. But to me, the way I see it is as long as they suit your needs and look pretty damn good, who the hell cares! Just do a little Internet searchin' you should find what you want.

 

[UnderFire]

200$ a Wheel gives you quite a bit of choice, you can pretty much get Method's whole lineup in 17" for 200$ a piece, SCS wheels in 17 run about 200$ a piece. The list goes on and on.

 

[Styer]

Def give SCS wheels a look. Vin is a great guy. He put up with me going back and forth on changing my mind

 

[fullboogie]

Call Dustin at FN Wheels - great guy and really nice rims. Just a wee bit outside your price range, but worth it. Waiting on my Six Shooters to come in on Tuesday.

 

[wnelax04sr5]

at $200 a wheel id go with methods. known quality and good looking