Cool mod for VenomRex VR-601 wheels

[csukoh78]

I still consistently get 2.1-2.2 on highway at 70-75 with AC and seat coolers.

efficiency is important at highway speeds for sure.

Like I said I'm averaging a 10% increase overall regardless of driving style or speed. I keep supercharger charging to a minimum if it all possible. I now spend 16% per mile as I did with my ICE truck.

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[Marcelo Zanetti]

Hello there,
Thanks for posting. I've come to the point of tire replacement for my 22 Lariat ER and purchased exactly the same wheel and the EV Toyo tires.
They (the company I've purchased from) also sold me the TPMS sensors and told me they are compatible with my truck.
Do you know if we can use the original sensors?
Just so I understand, the modification you did with the Ford logo was just removing the metal plate logo from the original wheel and gluing it back on top of the Venom wheel? Is that it? Please let me know, or perhaps when I have them on hand I'll understand...

Thanks again,

 

[csukoh78]

Hello there,
Thanks for posting. I've come to the point of tire replacement for my 22 Lariat ER and purchased exactly the same wheel and the EV Toyo tires.
They (the company I've purchased from) also sold me the TPMS sensors and told me they are compatible with my truck.
Do you know if we can use the original sensors?
Just so I understand, the modification you did with the Ford logo was just removing the metal plate logo from the original wheel and gluing it back on top of the Venom wheel? Is that it? Please let me know, or perhaps when I have them on hand I'll understand...

Thanks again,

You can absolutely use the original sensors. I would recommend just getting another set though if you've got the cash, you don't want to be switching those things back back-and-forth unnecessarily and if you choose to sell the original wheels, having the TPS sensors already on it is ideal.

The Ford center caps are snap ins. It is the black metal Ford emblem hot glued to a plastic back plate which snaps into the center hole of most Ford wheels.


The center cap for our wheels is also exactly the same size as the Ford metal badge hot glue to the plastic snap in back plate

So what I did was I took the badges, used a heat gun to soften the glue, pried them apart carefully, and then applied 2-3 layers of 3M double stick tape and adhered them to the VenomRex center cap.

It makes perfect sense when you look at it. Pics below

good luck

 

[Marcelo Zanetti]

Thanks for your response. I've got the new sensors and just purchase the new Ford hub caps. I'm planning to sell the original wheels, so I'll keep the original sensor and cap on them.
Thanks for the heads up and the good whishes...
Happy Holidays,

P.S.: By the way, my truck is the same colors as yours. So they will be mostly identical once I've change the wheels and tires. Perhaps we will bump into each other some time...

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