With Aluminum you have to make sure to re-torque your lug nuts every so
often or else they come loose. I lost a wheel that way once...

BTW, I have 15" PCW (Panther Custom Wheels) EMR050 rims with 31x10.50 BFG
ATs


"Matt Osborn" <msosborn@spam_trap@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:an6mg0pt0asu3do57ovi727f2to6bt26mj@4ax.com...
> So what's the scoop? Steel is stronger, not as brittle and heavier
> than aluminum.
>
> For a Jeep, what's the point of alloy wheels?

 

With Aluminum you have to make sure to re-torque your lug nuts every so
often or else they come loose. I lost a wheel that way once...

BTW, I have 15" PCW (Panther Custom Wheels) EMR050 rims with 31x10.50 BFG
ATs


"Matt Osborn" <msosborn@spam_trap@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:an6mg0pt0asu3do57ovi727f2to6bt26mj@4ax.com...
> So what's the scoop? Steel is stronger, not as brittle and heavier
> than aluminum.
>
> For a Jeep, what's the point of alloy wheels?

 

With Aluminum you have to make sure to re-torque your lug nuts every so
often or else they come loose. I lost a wheel that way once...

BTW, I have 15" PCW (Panther Custom Wheels) EMR050 rims with 31x10.50 BFG
ATs


"Matt Osborn" <msosborn@spam_trap@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:an6mg0pt0asu3do57ovi727f2to6bt26mj@4ax.com...
> So what's the scoop? Steel is stronger, not as brittle and heavier
> than aluminum.
>
> For a Jeep, what's the point of alloy wheels?

 

Thanks for the feedback. I've got some thinking to do.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:11:49 -0700, "Jerry Bransford"
<jerrypb@***.net> wrote:

>Matt, I have had two sets of aftermarket non-forged aluminum wheels on my
>rock-crawling Jeep... American Eagle and American Racing. Both have
>suffered a few dents while rock crawling and I used a big hammer (a BFH!) to
>straighten the dents out on both sets of wheels. While some Jeepers may
>have suffered a cracked aluminum wheel from removing dents, I never have
>personally have. So far as suffering dents, the trails I run are anything
>but mild.
>
>But the aluminum dented nowhere nearly as badly nor as often as my steel
>wheels did. My aluminum wheels dented once or twice over several years
>while my steel wheels seemed to get multiple dents each rock crawling trip!
>I went from American Eagle aluminum wheels to the steel wheels and
>immediately noticed how much more dent-prone the steel wheels were. It took
>me about 18 months of that to finally say 'enough' and go back to aluminum.
>If I could afford forged aluminum I would quickly go that way... but I can't
>so I happily run non-forged aluminum wheels without problem.
>
>By the way... what are the most popular wheels for hard core rock crawling
>and bead locks? Aluminum... non-forged aluminum too. :)
>
>Jerry

 

Thanks for the feedback. I've got some thinking to do.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:11:49 -0700, "Jerry Bransford"
<jerrypb@***.net> wrote:

>Matt, I have had two sets of aftermarket non-forged aluminum wheels on my
>rock-crawling Jeep... American Eagle and American Racing. Both have
>suffered a few dents while rock crawling and I used a big hammer (a BFH!) to
>straighten the dents out on both sets of wheels. While some Jeepers may
>have suffered a cracked aluminum wheel from removing dents, I never have
>personally have. So far as suffering dents, the trails I run are anything
>but mild.
>
>But the aluminum dented nowhere nearly as badly nor as often as my steel
>wheels did. My aluminum wheels dented once or twice over several years
>while my steel wheels seemed to get multiple dents each rock crawling trip!
>I went from American Eagle aluminum wheels to the steel wheels and
>immediately noticed how much more dent-prone the steel wheels were. It took
>me about 18 months of that to finally say 'enough' and go back to aluminum.
>If I could afford forged aluminum I would quickly go that way... but I can't
>so I happily run non-forged aluminum wheels without problem.
>
>By the way... what are the most popular wheels for hard core rock crawling
>and bead locks? Aluminum... non-forged aluminum too. :)
>
>Jerry

 

Thanks for the feedback. I've got some thinking to do.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:11:49 -0700, "Jerry Bransford"
<jerrypb@***.net> wrote:

>Matt, I have had two sets of aftermarket non-forged aluminum wheels on my
>rock-crawling Jeep... American Eagle and American Racing. Both have
>suffered a few dents while rock crawling and I used a big hammer (a BFH!) to
>straighten the dents out on both sets of wheels. While some Jeepers may
>have suffered a cracked aluminum wheel from removing dents, I never have
>personally have. So far as suffering dents, the trails I run are anything
>but mild.
>
>But the aluminum dented nowhere nearly as badly nor as often as my steel
>wheels did. My aluminum wheels dented once or twice over several years
>while my steel wheels seemed to get multiple dents each rock crawling trip!
>I went from American Eagle aluminum wheels to the steel wheels and
>immediately noticed how much more dent-prone the steel wheels were. It took
>me about 18 months of that to finally say 'enough' and go back to aluminum.
>If I could afford forged aluminum I would quickly go that way... but I can't
>so I happily run non-forged aluminum wheels without problem.
>
>By the way... what are the most popular wheels for hard core rock crawling
>and bead locks? Aluminum... non-forged aluminum too. :)
>
>Jerry

 

Thanks for the feedback. I've got some thinking to do.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:11:49 -0700, "Jerry Bransford"
<jerrypb@***.net> wrote:

>Matt, I have had two sets of aftermarket non-forged aluminum wheels on my
>rock-crawling Jeep... American Eagle and American Racing. Both have
>suffered a few dents while rock crawling and I used a big hammer (a BFH!) to
>straighten the dents out on both sets of wheels. While some Jeepers may
>have suffered a cracked aluminum wheel from removing dents, I never have
>personally have. So far as suffering dents, the trails I run are anything
>but mild.
>
>But the aluminum dented nowhere nearly as badly nor as often as my steel
>wheels did. My aluminum wheels dented once or twice over several years
>while my steel wheels seemed to get multiple dents each rock crawling trip!
>I went from American Eagle aluminum wheels to the steel wheels and
>immediately noticed how much more dent-prone the steel wheels were. It took
>me about 18 months of that to finally say 'enough' and go back to aluminum.
>If I could afford forged aluminum I would quickly go that way... but I can't
>so I happily run non-forged aluminum wheels without problem.
>
>By the way... what are the most popular wheels for hard core rock crawling
>and bead locks? Aluminum... non-forged aluminum too. :)
>
>Jerry