G'day, all. Here is a quick video showing the pros and cons of steel and alloy rims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWM3o2v46KI
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G'day, all. Here is a quick video showing the pros and cons of steel and alloy rims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWM3o2v46KI
Video froze near the end but I didn't hear him explain how a hot alloy being rapidly cooled in a creek crossing can affect lug nut tension and if your not on the ball could lose a wheel .
I prefer metal over alloy .
I would probably flog off the alloys and buy some steel rims if I ever upgraded to a GU.
The video played ok for me.
there is ronny dahl channel looks like steel is better option for proper 4wd
if you dammage a steel rim it can always be pannel beated out on the beed rim that is
I have seen some alloy rims on road vehicles, that have had their bead welded after hitting pot holes on our beautifully smooth (cough cough) local roads. Not sure I would trust the weld.
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In other words do it up until you snap the stud, then back it off half a turn! I did not realise that the alloys rely on the stud so much. It makes sense to change out the studs periodically while running alloys.
I run the alloy rims on both my Patrol and Caravan and never had an issue. In 2013 we did about 12,000km including Cape York and 23,681,132 corrugations on the PDR.
Patrol has now done 120,000+ kms, I always use a tension wrench and torque to 133nm as specified and I use the indicators as supplied by Nissan. Always check the torque setting on a regular basis and never need tightening.
We've done some pretty rough and rocky tracks and touch wood no major damage to the rims, just some minor scratches.
Maybe I shouldn't push my luck but with two sets of tyres and alloy rims I'll keep using them.