On Feb 7th we placed an order for Rickson Steel hub centric 19.5 wheels for my 2003 F350 SRW. Today I was notified that they had received the material necessary to make my wheels and the are beginning production. I should receive them in two to three weeks.So if you are planning this upgrade, this is the time frame you should expect for completion of your order.SI cant wait to get them.

wow.... 2.5 months ago you placed the order, and they are "just now" getting the "material" to begin production.... sounds like a fishy operation to me. I hope they haven't charged your credit card for the order yet.

I looked into Ricksons and asked my camper dealer about them. He said he waited 4 months before he got some for a customer. Originally they told him a month. After numerous phone calls and a few unreturned calls he got them. He said he could not recommend them to me and to look elsewhere. Problem is they are the only ones who make custom 19.5's. Other stories I've read on here duplicate what my dealer went through.

I am a customer and fan of Rickson Tires and Rims. They are a small company that manufactures in house. While it would be a big benefit for them to expand, they remain a small company that suffers from selling a good product. My first comment is that they do have issues with taking calls and returning calls, as there is only two people doing this work. If this does not work for you, so be it and you should exercise your disappointment in shopping somewhere else.With mine, I bought mine and they arrived a month sooner than I had expected or had requested. It often is due to the season you order. If you want a wheel, grey or powder coated, that matches perfectly your specific Manufactures' offset requirement, then this is the Wheel you want. Using shims and other means works, but is not the perfect set up. For me, I purchased 7 wheels and tires and had them shipped to a will call. I dropped my motorcycles at a nearby business parking lot, picked the mounted tires and wheels up at a ground FedEx terminal and went back to the parking lot, mounted them and met the person buying my OEM rims and wheels to rid myself of them. Worked great for someone that does not have a drive way, garage to do all of this swapping.From the moment these wheels and tires hit the ground to 11 3/4 months later, they have been perfectly matched. No alignment, no balancing or tracking issues. More than pleased and saved a bunch of money, even with shipping costs.Yes, there can be a time delay in getting them to you, but often good things take time. I couldn't be happier.b

I was told up front that the time frame was 14 to 18 weeks for delivery and I was fine with that. I made this post just to confirm to others what the realistic time frame is. Les Schwab is handling the order and communications with the mfg for me. So far I am satisfied with the process.

I would rather do business with them than get Chinajunk!

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trail-explorer
Explorer
May 21, 2014
wow.... 2.5 months ago you placed the order, and they are "just now" getting the "material" to begin production....

sounds like a fishy operation to me. I hope they haven't charged your credit card for the order yet.
RZAR66
Explorer
May 21, 2014
I looked into Ricksons and asked my camper dealer about them. He said he waited 4 months before he got some for a customer. Originally they told him a month. After numerous phone calls and a few unreturned calls he got them. He said he could not recommend them to me and to look elsewhere. Problem is they are the only ones who make custom 19.5's. Other stories I've read on here duplicate what my dealer went through.
bka0721
Explorer II
May 21, 2014
I am a customer and fan of Rickson Tires and Rims. They are a small company that manufactures in house. While it would be a big benefit for them to expand, they remain a small company that suffers from selling a good product. My first comment is that they do have issues with taking calls and returning calls, as there is only two people doing this work. If this does not work for you, so be it and you should exercise your disappointment in shopping somewhere else.

With mine, I bought mine and they arrived a month sooner than I had expected or had requested. It often is due to the season you order. If you want a wheel, grey or powder coated, that matches perfectly your specific Manufactures' offset requirement, then this is the Wheel you want. Using shims and other means works, but is not the perfect set up.

For me, I purchased 7 wheels and tires and had them shipped to a will call. I dropped my motorcycles at a nearby business parking lot, picked the mounted tires and wheels up at a ground FedEx terminal and went back to the parking lot, mounted them and met the person buying my OEM rims and wheels to rid myself of them. Worked great for someone that does not have a drive way, garage to do all of this swapping.

From the moment these wheels and tires hit the ground to 11 3/4 months later, they have been perfectly matched. No alignment, no balancing or tracking issues. More than pleased and saved a bunch of money, even with shipping costs.

Yes, there can be a time delay in getting them to you, but often good things take time. I couldn't be happier.

b
Buzzcut1
Nomad II
May 21, 2014
I was told up front that the time frame was 14 to 18 weeks for delivery and I was fine with that. I made this post just to confirm to others what the realistic time frame is. Les Schwab is handling the order and communications with the mfg for me. So far I am satisfied with the process.
ChooChooMan74
Explorer
May 21, 2014
I would rather do business with them than get Chinajunk!
billtex
Explorer II
May 21, 2014
bka0721 wrote:
More than pleased and saved a bunch of money, even with shipping costs.
b

Bryan...just curious...where was the cost savings? What was the alternative?

Other than Stockton (which are less expensive AFAIK) is there another Custom wheel Mfr?

Thanx, Bill
JumboJet
Explorer
May 21, 2014
I have owned 4 different sets of Rickson wheels - 2 sets of Eliminators and 2 sets of Steel wheels.

With the steel wheels, you can specify your custom wheel offset and powder coat.

I still have a set of the Aluminum Eliminators in my shop. They don't fit my Dually.
kbaum
Explorer
May 21, 2014
I can vouch for the wheels being a great product I have had mine for a year, I could not be happier! It does take some time but well worth the wait good people and easy to work with. Still waiting for some trim rings, for looks only, they are having trouble finding a supplier for those.
miskeeta
Explorer
May 21, 2014
In 2008 bought a set for my 3500 SRW with spare took a little while but no shimmy perfect you have to wait for good things,Don't need them for my new truck.but they are made in the good ole USA
dadwolf2
Explorer
May 22, 2014
trail-explorer wrote:
wow.... 2.5 months ago you placed the order, and they are "just now" getting the "material" to begin production....

sounds like a fishy operation to me. I hope they haven't charged your credit card for the order yet.

Doesn't sound fishy to me at all. Small company with virtually no competition, high demand, custom build. The only competition I know of are the Vision 81's for SRW trucks and they don't match the OEM offset and are Chinese.

Rickson doesn't bill your card until wheels are built. They tell you upfront that there is a long wait