Hello all,

I have an 07 Rubicon and am building an offroad trailer. I am looking for wheels to match and I didn't know if there was any difference between 2007-2010 on the rubicon wheels?

Thank a ton,
Josh

 

NOt really. Just some are painted and others are not.

 

Any idea what years are painted?

 

I have a 2010 Rubicon and my wheels are painted Satin Carbon (grey) i believe this is the first year they have had them painted.

 

Get take off wheels from an 07,08 or 09 and they'll be the same.

 

seriously they painted the wheels ? this will be worse when you get scratch on them !
I was disappointed at the engineering quality the day I scratched my wheels in a standard mud pit

 

Tried to look around for a more recent thread on the painted carbon satin wheels. But I am trying to understand if having this painted version of the wheels would be step down from the previous Rubicon machined face wheels. Does this mean these painted carbon satin wheels are just like the X painted wheels but a different color? Just curious if anyone has gotten more information. I am wondering if these painted carbon satin wheels are going to show chips and wear. I looked at the back of a set of these wheels and you can tell it was painted - the inside area isn't completed covered with the carbon satin color.

 

not all 2010 rubi wheels are painted. mine is 2010 and not painted.

 

ok - I thought the same because not all the 2010 on the lot had those wheels. So I guess they are an "upgrade"... but I wonder about the durability of the finish (paint) versus the standard machined finish.

 

Not sure about the 2010 but I believe the previous year JKs had a polished aluminum on the Rubis and painted on the X's. The painted on my X has held up pretty well. They have plenty of rock rash but I imagine the polished aluminum would be just as bad for what I've done to them.