Alloys good or bad

[pirate]

Hi there
Ive never had any alloy rims on my 4wds before but i had em on a commodore once and they got fairly chewed up, how do they go on the 15inch rims etc on a 4wd same story?

[snicko]

Hi Pirate

I have alloys on my truck (2006 3LTD) and am happy with them.

Don't have the opportunity to do mud but plenty of sand driving and general off road driving and they still look like new.

[Sir Roofy]

Mine are standing up ok the rig has been threw most 4x4 challanges
ive got a 4.5 gu at present

[Bigrig]

Had alloys and ditched them for steelies ... but that's only because we tend to go at it pretty hard when we play off road - if you're only planning on beach and bush, the alloys will be fine mate - if you're going to do creek runs and the like, go steel ...

Really comes down to what you plan to do boss!

[Ade]

Had alloys and ditched them for steelies ... but that's only because we tend to go at it pretty hard when we play off road - if you're only planning on beach and bush, the alloys will be fine mate - if you're going to do creek runs and the like, go steel ...

Really comes down to what you plan to do boss!

I had the same thought about it. Traded my 15'' alloys with 16'' steels..but whats about hard trails with steelies mate?

[Maxhead]

Like anything they have advantages and disadvantages as stated above. Depends what you want to do.
I'm happy with mine and they still look pretty good. Nothing too extreme but they have copped a wheel full..lol

[pirate]

yeh its gona be a hard choice if only there was another chrome looking metal that was harder like stainless they made em from. never heard of pure stainless mag rims

[MudRunnerTD]

Alloys actually have a much higher load rating than any Steel wheel ever will, they will be much stronger in every aspect but they will scratch up. If you do happen to dent one you cant give er a big hit and bend it back into shape which is the true advantage of running a steelie.

Look at all the comp guys, they are all running Walker Evans Alloy Bead Locks cause they are lighter and stronger than the steels.


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If your going to do allot of outback touring then going to a Steel 16 inch is the perfect wheel to run. Easy to fix, easy to replace Anywhere.

If you can afford some sexy alloys and are ok about them taking a bashing then the Alloys win the strength and weight saving game for sure.

[bordertech]

I run 15" alloys, they're old school WIA CSA Delta's. Never had a problem with 35's on them unlike most of the steelies I've had which were always hard to keep in balance with 35's but never a balancing problem with 35's on my alloys as they dont flex like steel rims, stronger, and 1/4 the weight.

[nissannewby]

I have alloys on my GU less unsprung weight helps to with getting the vehicle up and going and they look the goods if your not churning mud all day then should be relatively easy to keep them in good condition. As stated the majority of comp vehicles run them these days for their obvious advantages.