chrome wheels in winter

[idirtjump]

ok to start out i have an 06 silverado 1500 crew cab with 22s on it and i dont want my rims to rust over the winter with the snow/ice and the salt they put on the road what should i put on my wheels to keep them from rusting

[90blueS10]

your best bet is to find winter wheels.

you could find stocks on craigslist cheap. Or get some cragar soft 8s for like 50 bucks a piece plus tires.

But you have to wash them really really really really really really good. And apply a thick wax to them.

And do this repeatedly over the winter.

[Fannatick]

I would never run chrome 22"s in the winter, plus your in IL, no way.

You'll be able to find a cheap set of winter tires/rims off of Craigslist for cheap.

[idirtjump]

i cleaned them really good and put 2 coats of miguires paste wax on them do you think they will stay good if i spary them off and wax them after every snow storm

[90blueS10]

it will help for sure. but theres no way to run chrome in the winter without them getting ****ed up.

Thats why auto manufacturers use aluminum, much more durable and lasts longer

[slonlow2000]

I would still try and find some winter wheels. When all that salt and carp gets in all the little areas is what kills ya. Like in the lug valleys, and where the spokes meet the lips of the wheels. Those are the areas that always give me problems.

[Dr. Steve]

get some shitty ole' steelies man with snow tires already on them....I got a set for like 50 bux for two mud/snows and two radials on steelies.

[90blueS10]

no shit, go find some steel tractor wheels and drill 6 holes in them if you have to! hahahaha

[pearldrop]

I love living the the west coast. We don't have to worry about all the salt and rust. I run my 22s year round no problem.

[96blazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by idirtjump

i cleaned them really good and put 2 coats of miguires paste wax on them do you think they will stay good if i spary them off and wax them after every snow storm

You're not going to get the answer you're hoping for.

[992drjimmy]

If you cant get some winter wheels and must run the chrome wheels. I did this in the past and it helped alot. Clean them up good and spray a coat of wd40 on them. When the snow and salt is here, keep a heavy coat of WD40 on them, Spray them down good and dont wipe off.
Getting some winter wheels would be best though. But if you cant, i can understand that.

[BarelyGettinBy]

I was wondering the same thing about my polished zq8's. But they should be fine right? Since its aluminum

[blazerida88]

pics of ur crew cab please, i have an 06 sierra dropped 4/6 with 22's

[Biglawrence44]

Could you run them all winter? Yes, but if you did so I would clean em' almost daily or every two days. Once winter was over you could just use some good chrome polish and they would look like you never even ran them in the winter. However, If I were you it would be so much less of a headache to go out and find some winter wheels to use. You wouldn't even have to worry about going out in the cold weather to clean them up. Just my two cents.

[90blueS10]

Quote: Originally Posted by JSamsS10

I was wondering the same thing about my polished zq8's. But they should be fine right? Since its aluminum

they can corrode. But if you keep them clean with a good coat of wax aluminum is much more forgiving

[Wrkn prgs]

I talked to a local chromer here and mentioned that OEM chrome wheels stood up much better than aftermarket chrome wheels.. he said that aftermarket chrome wheels are mass produced without any real consideration for midwest salt conditions, so they tend to flake and pit a lot easier.

[idirtjump]

i just need to get some 17in wheels cause i have tires i just need wheels

[sonomanator]

i heard covering them with vaseline or wd40 helps but winter rims will be better.

[tohoopty]

Quote: Originally Posted by Wrkn prgs

I talked to a local chromer here and mentioned that OEM chrome wheels stood up much better than aftermarket chrome wheels.. he said that aftermarket chrome wheels are mass produced without any real consideration for midwest salt conditions, so they tend to flake and pit a lot easier.

this is very true.my dad has factory chrome wheels on his 94 ram and they still look very good for being 15 years old and he never washes his truck at all.i might do it 2 or 3 times a year but thats about it.they dont get polished at all

[alarm_the_alarm]

yea. i wouldnt recommend running the 22s through the winter the salt kills um. All tho i live in MN and my dads run his chrome American Racing 20s through 3 winters with very little up keep and finaly the Front left one has one flake on it. Im very supprised they make it through. But the trucks parked in a heated garage and see's the car wash at least 2 times a week during the winter.

then again my buddy had his moto metals flake like crazy being kept in a heated garage and he wax them once a week and spray waxed them almost everyday.

Wheels cost wayy to much to have them chip or flake in the winter.

Would def go out and get a set of cheap wheels off craigslist u can prob get a full set for less then one of your 22s

[idirtjump]

well i got some stock wheels but they dont stick out far enough they look like there to far under the body and i was wondering if wheel spacers are safe because it will look better with the wheels sticking out a bit like some 1in bolt on spacers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Whe...item56345acae6

are these safe

[firstgenon24s]

I think they will be fine as long as they dont rub anything,the wheels that is,not the spacers.

[idirtjump]

the reason i was asking was because some one cant remember who told me but they said that wheel spacers are unsafe

[firstgenon24s]

The wheel spacers that go between the hub and rim is unsafe because it takes away the amount of stud you have to bolt your wheel down,but those spacers are more safe because you mount the spacers to the hub like you are mounting a rim and then mount the rim to the spacer itself which has its own set of studs.

[Nitemare]

winter wheels are cheaper than new 22s.

cragars are cheap as hell, you can get a whole powdercoated set of 17s in ur 6 lug for under 300$ def

[idirtjump]

ya well i got wheels and i think ill just put them on when the weather says snow and take them off after the snow

[Nitemare]

snow isnt what ruins wheels, salt does ya chooch. if you put em on after it snows they'll get salty.

plus idk about y'all, but i'm not tryin to swap wheels when it's cold as shit

[_juice_]

i have 22's on my 07 GMC, i run mine all winter, summer, spring and fall . . . . they have been in the mud, snow, ice and salt and they look like shit now. lol

i'll powdercoat um one day if i ever get time i guess. but something i dont understand tho. No one take this the wrong way either cause im just being curious and asking a question. why would you buy something (the wheels) to go on a truck if your gonna be afraid to get them dirty of if there gonna rust or whatever? i mean, its a truck . . . keep it as clean as you can and if they rust, oh well. just my .02

[_juice_]

i have 22's on my 07 GMC, i run mine all winter, summer, spring and fall . . . . they have been in the mud, snow, ice and salt and they look like shit now. lol

i'll powdercoat um one day if i ever get time i guess. but something i dont understand tho. No one take this the wrong way either cause im just being curious and asking a question. why would you buy something (the wheels) to go on a truck if your gonna be afraid to get them dirty of if there gonna rust or whatever? i mean, its a truck . . . keep it as clean as you can and if they rust, oh well. just my .02

[firstgenon24s]

Well some people dont like to waste money like you did and if there is a preventative way to keep wheels in like new condition then most people will do it.

[_juice_]

Quote: Originally Posted by firstgenon24s

Well some people dont like to waste money like you did and if there is a preventative way to keep wheels in like new condition then most people will do it.

thats what im saying . . . theres no real preventative way to keep aftermarket chrome wheels in good shape unless you wanna take them off everytime the weather gets bad, or everytime you wanna go off road or clean them everyday. I was just saying i didnt buy my whels to take on and off and store in the garage everytime conditions werent perfect. It just makes no sence to me.

it was just a question...

btw . . . i didnt waste my money!!! my wheels may be pitting and scratched up now but i still like um :-)

[rusty10690]

ok dude, its winter, nobody is judgeing your ride in the winter so leave the 22's off till after winter, best advice i can give ya lol i know how us 19 year olds get with nice rides, lol

[alarm_the_alarm]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

snow isnt what ruins wheels, salt does ya chooch. if you put em on after it snows they'll get salty.

plus idk about y'all, but i'm not tryin to swap wheels when it's cold as shit

Thats why i love my heated garage

[alarm_the_alarm]

Quote: Originally Posted by _juice_

i have 22's on my 07 GMC, i run mine all winter, summer, spring and fall . . . . they have been in the mud, snow, ice and salt and they look like shit now. lol

i'll powdercoat um one day if i ever get time i guess. but something i dont understand tho. No one take this the wrong way either cause im just being curious and asking a question. why would you buy something (the wheels) to go on a truck if your gonna be afraid to get them dirty of if there gonna rust or whatever? i mean, its a truck . . . keep it as clean as you can and if they rust, oh well. just my .02

I agree with this for only lifted trucks. Id take the wheels off of a lowered s10 mostly because the 20s or what ever they are prob dont have a good tire for the snow. It make me mad when i see a sick lifted truck in the winter with the stock rims on come on its lifted drive it with the wheels on.

BTW sorry for the double post

[96blazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by _juice_

i have 22's on my 07 GMC, i run mine all winter, summer, spring and fall . . . . they have been in the mud, snow, ice and salt and they look like shit now. lol

i'll powdercoat um one day if i ever get time i guess. but something i dont understand tho. No one take this the wrong way either cause im just being curious and asking a question. why would you buy something (the wheels) to go on a truck if your gonna be afraid to get them dirty of if there gonna rust or whatever? i mean, its a truck . . . keep it as clean as you can and if they rust, oh well. just my .02

There's a difference between getting dirty and getting ruined.

[droppedss]

I ran a set of chrome AR 20s on my 99 tahoe year round. i cleaned the wheels more in the winter then I did the summer I think lol. But i did not have any pitting and ended up selling them with tires for 1000, which is what I paid for them 2 years prior.

[idirtjump]

would spraying wd40 on them on a regular basis help prevent rust to

[Grohe]

What part of Ill you from? I have a set of OEM chrome 17's that I've been looking to get get rid of.