My rims are rusted badly. Need to replace them. Lets here the pros and cons of steel and aluminum.
Steel VS Aluminum
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Steel VS Aluminum
God grant me the serenity to accept the impossible trails I cannot crawl, courage to crawl the twisted trails I can and the wisdom to keep the tire side down.
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Aluminum doesn't rust....The clear coat comes off over time and they "oxidize"/pit/scale up from road salt. They can't take the abuse a steel can. Steelies you can strip and paint or powdercoat. If you only mud occasionally and no rough stuff......aluminums will work and they do look good....unless you hit a rock...which will take a chunk out. Depends on your personal preference really.
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WHOA...now those are COOL!! Go for it....they would look sweet on your rig!dirkrc51 wrote:How about these.....
http://www.aeroracewheels.com/wheel_pgs ... eries.html
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