Details
AEV’s classic wheel design, the Pintler combines timeless styling with the innovative features and off-road strength that you’ve come to expect from AEV. The beadlock version of the Pintler is a true two-piece wheel meant to stand up to heavy off road abuse. Our beadlocks are cast – as opposed to cut and welded – to insure structural integrity and to comply with DOT regulations for two-piece wheels. They also feature our recessed valve stems, which come in pretty handy when dragging your wheels across rocks or other obstacles. And most importantly, they were designed for Jeeps, not as a one-size-fits-all aftermarket wheel. They have a JK-specific offset, which provides the optimal balance of tire clearance (up to 37” tires), scrub radius and handling. Available in Argent and Silver.
We recommend using a thin wall socket for installation to avoid scratching the inside of the lug pockets. Available for sale (see Related Products), it also stores neatly inside your AEV Jack Base.
Key Features:
| • Hub-centric design |
| • Recessed value stem |
| • Compatible with Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) |
| • Tested to stringent SAE J2530 standards |
| • Toothed, positive-lock beadring |
Tech Specs
Manufacturing Process: Cast (wheels), forced (beadlock ring)
Material: Aluminum
Coatings: Primer, powdercoat, clear topcoat (wheel), anodized (beadlock ring)
Application: 1997-2006 TJ Wrangler
Size: 17" x 8.5"
Bolt Pattern: 5x4.5
Offset: -15mm
Approximate Backspacing: 3.6"
Made In: China. And for the record, we’re not happy about it. At AEV, we remain committed to American manufacturing, and we would much rather have our wheels manufactured in the US. But right now, you can’t get wheels made in the US at aftermarket volumes.
What happened? Most of the US wheel manufacturing used to be based in California. In the early nineties, China targeted the wheel industry as a strategic growth industry. They set up incentives for the construction of wheel manufacturing facilities, began offering export credits of 22% on wheels, and fully subsidized the cost of new tooling. US plants couldn’t compete. Most US manufacturers ended up selling their equipment to China, created partnerships with the Chinese plants, and became middle men importing wheels back to the US.
Today, the only cast wheel plants left in the US are for high volume OE wheel programs. So unfortunately, buying from China is a necessary evil of being in the aftermarket cast wheel business. We have made the effort to buy from a high quality Chinese plant. Our plant also produces OE wheels for Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Harley Davidson, among others. Our supplier has Americans on the ground in China who oversee our programs for us, and we have been over to China to inspect and visit the plant.
When lower volume manufacturing becomes feasible again in the US, we will be first in line. Over the past 20 years, the Chinese government has stopped subsidizing tooling, has been phasing out the wheel export credits, and as of 2011 they finally eliminated the wheel credits. We hope that in time, US plants will be able to compete and we will start to see some volume move back to the US.
Install Guides
Difficulty Level: Easy
Estimated Install Time: 1 hour (does not include tire mounting)
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