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Don Wallish 04-17-2004 03:01 PM

Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Hey Everyone,
This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided that if
i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting them
coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits it.
My question....
Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to the
six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget for a
while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles? Opinions?

Thanks in advance!
Don W


Michael White 04-18-2004 12:42 AM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Don Wallish (quicktruck@aol.comnospam) wrote on Saturday 17 April 2004 02:01
pm:

> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided
> that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting
> them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits
> it. My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to
> the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget
> for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles?
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Steel flexes better than aluminum. If you slam your wheel into something,
the wheel balance will be better maintained by the steel wheel.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Michael White 04-18-2004 12:42 AM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Don Wallish (quicktruck@aol.comnospam) wrote on Saturday 17 April 2004 02:01
pm:

> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided
> that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting
> them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits
> it. My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to
> the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget
> for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles?
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Steel flexes better than aluminum. If you slam your wheel into something,
the wheel balance will be better maintained by the steel wheel.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Michael White 04-18-2004 12:42 AM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Don Wallish (quicktruck@aol.comnospam) wrote on Saturday 17 April 2004 02:01
pm:

> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided
> that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting
> them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits
> it. My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to
> the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget
> for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles?
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Steel flexes better than aluminum. If you slam your wheel into something,
the wheel balance will be better maintained by the steel wheel.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Michael White 04-18-2004 12:42 AM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Don Wallish (quicktruck@aol.comnospam) wrote on Saturday 17 April 2004 02:01
pm:

> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided
> that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting
> them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits
> it. My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to
> the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget
> for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles?
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Steel flexes better than aluminum. If you slam your wheel into something,
the wheel balance will be better maintained by the steel wheel.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Paul Calman 04-18-2004 01:27 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
bent steel wheels can be whomped back into servicable shape with a BFH,
while cast wheels crack

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California



Paul Calman 04-18-2004 01:27 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
bent steel wheels can be whomped back into servicable shape with a BFH,
while cast wheels crack

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California



Paul Calman 04-18-2004 01:27 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
bent steel wheels can be whomped back into servicable shape with a BFH,
while cast wheels crack

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California



Paul Calman 04-18-2004 01:27 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
bent steel wheels can be whomped back into servicable shape with a BFH,
while cast wheels crack

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California



Mike Romain 04-19-2004 02:16 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
What the others said and lighter????

I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
anything they are very heavy pigs....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Don Wallish wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits it.
> My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles? Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Mike Romain 04-19-2004 02:16 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
What the others said and lighter????

I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
anything they are very heavy pigs....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Don Wallish wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits it.
> My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles? Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Mike Romain 04-19-2004 02:16 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
What the others said and lighter????

I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
anything they are very heavy pigs....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Don Wallish wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits it.
> My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles? Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


Mike Romain 04-19-2004 02:16 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
What the others said and lighter????

I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
anything they are very heavy pigs....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Don Wallish wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
> This will be my last question about wheels, i promise. I've decided that if
> i switch to steel wheels, i'm getting white "wagon wheels" and getting them
> coated. The local shop has a dozen different silver's, including one that
> looks like a lighter black or a dark silver, depending on how the sun hits it.
> My question....
> Will the extra weight of the steel wheel with a 35" tire be worth the
> strength? I know the aluminums are much lighter, but in turn are not as
> strong. I have the AMC 20 with one-piece kit and a Dana 30 upgraded to the
> six-bolt Warn hubs. I'd love a bigger front axle, but not in the bidget for a
> while. Should i keep the lighter wheels until i get bigger axles? Opinions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Don W


L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III 04-19-2004 02:53 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Hi Mike,
They just look heavier, probably if you were fixing a tire or
whatever your experience was with the magnesium or later aluminum alloy,
it was stuck to the machine, but it's lighter at least by a fact of two.
Hot Rodders didn't put them on for looks, but faster acceleration, like
their aluminum flywheel.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> What the others said and lighter????
>
> I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
> anything they are very heavy pigs....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III 04-19-2004 02:53 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Hi Mike,
They just look heavier, probably if you were fixing a tire or
whatever your experience was with the magnesium or later aluminum alloy,
it was stuck to the machine, but it's lighter at least by a fact of two.
Hot Rodders didn't put them on for looks, but faster acceleration, like
their aluminum flywheel.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> What the others said and lighter????
>
> I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
> anything they are very heavy pigs....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III 04-19-2004 02:53 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Hi Mike,
They just look heavier, probably if you were fixing a tire or
whatever your experience was with the magnesium or later aluminum alloy,
it was stuck to the machine, but it's lighter at least by a fact of two.
Hot Rodders didn't put them on for looks, but faster acceleration, like
their aluminum flywheel.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> What the others said and lighter????
>
> I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
> anything they are very heavy pigs....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III 04-19-2004 02:53 PM

Re: Last wheel ?.... Steel vs. Aluminum
 
Hi Mike,
They just look heavier, probably if you were fixing a tire or
whatever your experience was with the magnesium or later aluminum alloy,
it was stuck to the machine, but it's lighter at least by a fact of two.
Hot Rodders didn't put them on for looks, but faster acceleration, like
their aluminum flywheel.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> What the others said and lighter????
>
> I sure don't think Jeep cast rims are 'lighter' by any amount, if
> anything they are very heavy pigs....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's



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