Topic: Im ready to put my stock wheels back on...

[bluedevil]

Its getting cold.  Who knows hows the weather going to be like from now on.   Tomorrow im reinstalling the stock 17" wheels and clean and store the 20" for the winter.   

[oHIobellboy]

What?  no home garaging for you guys?

[bluedevil]

What?  no home garaging for you guys?

Been cleaning my garage for 2 weeks now getting ready for winter.   hehehhehe my AV is my daily driver at the moment.

[MoAv]

Blue-probably a goofy question, but why do you change your wheels/tires?  I still have my stock ones, is this something I should be doing too?  Is it  a safety thing?   

[MyBigToy]

Blue-probably a goofy question, but why do you change your wheels/tires?  I still have my stock ones, is this something I should be doing too?  Is it  a safety thing?   

Mo - I also change mine out for the winter. I left my chrome 20's on one winter and they were a mess to clean up the next spring. I don't want to have to spend several hours cleaning them again, so the 17's go back on around this time of the year. Road salt and dirt/mud from the farm seems to be pretty tough on the chrome.

[bluedevil]

Yeah Mo...like Joe said.    Salt and snow can be hard on Chrome wheels.  It really sucks for us midwesterners but i would think you want to preserve the looks of your expensive wheels a lot longer.   Last year i got lazy and skipped it. When spring came around, i noticed rust dots on them. Thats why theyre going to storage for the season.

[BNASTY]

I kept my AV in the garage all last winter.   

I am trying to keep it out of the rain this year. 

Keepin' the 22" rimz on all winter.   

B

[MoAv]

Yeah Mo...like Joe said.    Salt and snow can be hard on Chrome wheels.  It really sucks for us midwesterners but i would think you want to preserve the looks of your expensive wheels a lot longer.   Last year i got lazy and skipped it. When spring came around, i noticed rust dots on them. Thats why theyre going to storage for the season.

Thanks for the info-this is the first time I've had these kind of wheels-never thought about salt/snow....and I sure don't want rust on them!!  'preciate it guys.  Guess I better go dig out the stockers.  Yuk...

[BNASTY]

Hey Mo,

Ain't your wheels AL-U-Minium?  Pretty sure they wont rust, may get pock marks but not rust.

B

( swapping for the winter also give you a longer life span on the fancy tires  )

[MoAv]

Hey Mo,

Ain't your wheels AL-U-Minium?  Pretty sure they wont rust, may get pock marks but not rust.

B

( swapping for the winter also give you a longer life span on the fancy tires  )

Actually I think I remember Fouse telling me the wheels are stainless steel?  Does that sound right?  I don't think they are chrome-different color.    (And they are awfully shiny to be alumni - amulini- alumin...yeah-the other stuff.  )
It's research time!!

 I got the other two tires put on Saturday so I now have the full set of 4 on.  Looks nice to finally have all 4 tires the same 

Dang-don't want to put the others back on  -won't look as pretty.  But it does make sense.  I sure don't want to have to buy another set just cuz I chose looks over practicality...