Hello! 2018 Mojave Sand PW

[TDB]

Hello! You folks are a wealth of information, thanks for that! My name is Tony and live in the Austin TX area.

Just got my new work rig and wow! These things have been refined a bit since my old ‘79 PW I restored in high school. A truck that goes anywhere AND let’s you ride in an air conditioned seat while it takes you? Yep, sign me up. This thing has bells and whistles I didn’t even know I wanted. My ‘08 CTD that was just fine with me last week seems like a dinosaur today. But a damn dependable dinosaur at that, hoping for the same with the new one.

Just put nerf bars and a Frontier grille guard (supposedly ranch hand won’t fit though I’ve seen a few with them?) on it so far but I have an ACIW headache rack and Weatherguard toolbox on order. Will throw 35’s on it, either Toyo M/T or G wrangler MTR+K, when I decide between keeping stock wheels or getting AEV Katlas.

Is there much resale on the stock wheel and tire set up?

[Mule007]

Welcome to the group! Enjoy!!

[Low_Sky]

Is there much resale on the stock wheel and tire set up?

Yes, for the right buyer. Your truck is the baby-poop-brown special edition, so the wheels are unique to that model. Not really unique, mind you, but unique. They're solid black instead of black/machined like the other PW wheels. I still don't understand how skipping a step makes them "special" instead of "incomplete" or "factory seconds".

Anyway, Power Wagon wheels of any flavor are always in demand, 2017+ wheels especially because they're new and the first departure from the bright aluminum look they've had since 2005, and yours should be especially in demand being "special". There isn't a buyer under every rock, since most people these days are looking for form over function. And a lot of buyers looking for PW wheels are shopping for singles so they can do a 5-tire rotation with a 35" or 37" in the bed. Your wheels being special will hurt your case with those single wheel buyers since there aren't many baby poop trucks on the road yet.

The stock tires have a well deserved reputation for being junk under such a heavy truck, and you'll have an easier time selling wheels and tires if you split them up. Jeep and Toyota owners love 33" Duratracs.

[olyelr]

Its been 7 years or so since my kids were babys, but my memory tells me their poop was much darker than that.

Welcome around these parts, TDB, and enjoy the new rig!

[1pieceatatime]

That's a cool color, nice find! Welcome.

[RustyPW]

Welcome to the forum.

[TDB]

Thanks all! And thanks Low Sky for the opinion on the wheels (and great admiration of the truck color ).

Just ordered some wrangler mtr+k in 315/70-17 to go on the factory wheels. Will see if I can live with the radius arm rub I assume I will get. And have a mufflex/Magnaflow set up on its way now too! Geeze these things are quiet.

[Low_Sky]

Will see if I can live with the radius arm rub I assume I will get.

You assume incorrectly. 35s fit fine.

[TDB]

Your assessment that my assumption was incorrect was correct! That’s a mouthful.

315/70-17 GY Wrangler MTR+k fit with no rub at full lock going through small (2ft or so) ditch. Haven’t stuffed them on a big obstacle but seem great so far. Sure does look like these trucks were meant to come with 35’s from the factory!