Fuel wheels in winter?

Purdue_stroker · Oct 17, 2013

I'm curious how well fuel wheels hold up to the harsh winter months. I had my XDs on my 6.0 and the winter roads destroyed them even with me cleaning them all the time. I'm trying to keep some money in my pocket by not buying new tires for my stock wheels for the winter months, but I will if the salt will destroy my rims. What have you guys seen?

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Cory@RPHC · Oct 17, 2013

One idea could be to plastidip them in the winter to protect the chrome and then peel them come spring?

MrMike2010 · Oct 17, 2013

If they are chrome the winter will kill them in no time. Been there and I was anal about keeping them clean.

We had a hurricane roll thru and being I live close to the water, the salt in the air practically destroyed them over night. I cleaned them real well and had a coat of wax on them the day before and they still pitted. You would have thought I parked my wheels in the ocean.

I'm thinking a few heavy coats of plasti dip like ^^ suggested might be your best bet.

Purdue_stroker · Oct 18, 2013

Mine are black and machined

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04cr450 · Oct 20, 2013

My hostages(black) held up just fine.. Im in Maryland where they use salt enough to make the road look like solid white... I cleaned them though every other day so that may have something to do with it.

Nj67 · Oct 21, 2013

Here in jersey they use brine and mine hold up pretty good. Rinse off once a week or so.

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powerlifter405 · Oct 24, 2013

Purdue_stroker said:
Mine are black and machined

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My Black and machined Kranks held up fine in MN and the time they were in NE.

powerlifter405 · Oct 24, 2013

04cr450 said:
My hostages(black) held up just fine.. Im in Maryland where they use salt enough to make the road look like solid white... I cleaned them though every other day so that may have something to do with it.

You sure you weren't in MN :toast: I made sure my AFE was oiled well. I saw those white dust clouds all the time when things dried up.

04cr450 · Oct 24, 2013

hahaha im sure^ lol Our tax dollars wasted that's for sure... I hate it. Years ago they used sand- worked just fine for the ones that drive with sense, and kept the trucks cleaner

Purdue_stroker · Oct 25, 2013

04cr450 said:
hahaha im sure^ lol Our tax dollars wasted that's for sure... I hate it. Years ago they used sand- worked just fine for the ones that drive with sense, and kept the trucks cleaner

Here in Indiana they use a salt and sand mixture usually

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04cr450 · Oct 25, 2013

U should be fine then.. I would still clean them daily though

Tonka350 · Oct 25, 2013

I've seen regular weather destroy a set of hostages....and quickly...I would suggest investing in a cheap set of winter wheels/tires even if they are just enough to get you through one winter just to save your wheels.

Chad

average · Oct 25, 2013

I was debating on putting some new rubber on the stock wheels to save my hostages from winter too.

Bongiardina · Oct 29, 2013

I Live in NJ and drive my truck daily during the week at least 100 miles a day. I had one set of 20 x 10 black hostages that went through two winters and still looked mint when I sold them and my current set of 20 x 14 black hostages has been through one winter with me I bought them used and they still look mint.

Tonka350 · Oct 29, 2013

the black wheels are COMPLETELY different than the chrome wheels....they last....the chrome wheels look like sh!t after a little while of good weather.

Chad