I am looking for some new rims for my new supercrew due at the end of the month, and all the stores are pushing chrome over polished aluminum. Anyone have any preferances?

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2001 Supercrew XLT (first Ford), 4x4, 5.4,tow pkg, LS diff., skidplates, keyless entry, 6 disk, deep wedgewood blue ext., dark graphit int.

[This message has been edited by mjhind (edited 07-22-2000).]

[This message has been edited by mjhind (edited 07-22-2000).]

 

Definitely get the chrome, they cost more but look better. The polished aluminum rims are harder to clean; seems road grime sticks more and is harder to clean. Also they scratch easily. I have American Racing polished Atlas rims. The finish isn't as smooth as chrome, and I have to use a very soft cloth to clean them. Back track some earlier posts; alot prefer the chrome ones.

1999 F250 lightduty SC XLT 4x4
5.4L, 3.73, 4R100 trans.
Poweraid, Superchip, K&N, Flowmaster 40, RSX shocks, Ford tonneau cover. 265/70 R17 BFG AT's KO on AR polished 17x8 Atlas rims.

 

I have clearcoated aluminum on one of my cars. The first wheel weight change and first tire change chipped/scratched the clearcoat in all touched places.

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
Class III tow/Payload #3/Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification,Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back.

 

Max: You need better tire techs changing your tires. I have my bothers shop do my tires and he always has his best guy do the mount/dismount and balance. After 5 years and three sets of tires, there were no scratches at all on the lips of my cc/aluminum American Racing Wheels.

I'd pick Chrome or Clearcoated before polished.

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2000 F150 XLT 4x4 Short Bed. Amazon Green, 5.4L, SuperCab, ORP, Tow Package, Sliding Rear Window, Electronic Shift, Keyless Entry, LT265-70-17 Tires, Clarion Pro Audio, Herculiner Bedliner, Air Silencer Removed.

1994 SVT Mustang Cobra. #1032 of 6009. Black coupe with black leather int., 3.73 rear, Bassani Exhaust, Aluminum D/S, Bridgestone RE-71 255-45-ZR17

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2000 F-150 4x4- You're right, I need better techs everywhere I go. The factory and aftermarket wheel weights made the most damage. The techs were knowledgeable and I always watch them. After mounting a few thousand tires when I was young, I decided to get steel wheels on this truck. My clearcoated aluminum wheels are on the wife's Supra, and the factory weights even chipped the clearcoat.

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
Class III tow/Payload #3/Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification,Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back.

 

Thanks for the input. The truck has finally arrived and it badly needs bigger and better tires and wheels. I think I will go for the chrome.

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2001 Supercrew XLT 4x4, 5.4, tow pkg, limited slip, skid plates, 6 disk, keyless entry. Deepwedgewood blue ext. Dark graphite int.

 

I hate chrome wheels. IMO its too '1980s'. All show, no go.

I prefer a muscular, yet conservative look. More of a 'sleeper', less of a 'poseur'.

James Bond, not Fabio.

 

Too 80's? I guess I think of Miami Vice, Airwolf, the A-team, or Schoolhouse Rock more than chrome wheels.

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Model: '99 F150 Lariat Supercab 4x4 SS Mechs: 5.4L, 3.73 Diff (9.75" LSD Rear, 8.8" Front)
ORP: Skid Plates, LT265/70R17 GY Wrang. AT/S
Group III towing: HD Electrical/Cooling, GVWR 6500# (Extra leaf spring).
Stuff: Step Bars, 4W Disc ABS, K&N filter, 0W-30 Series 2k Amsoil @ 8200 miles
Stock Items That Differ Across F150s: Steel Driveshaft, Oil filter bolted to engine w/ drip guard, 4R70W transmission.

 

What's wrong w/the Fabulous Ford stock steel's? Too pritty

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1999 Red F150 4x4 5.4L XLT X-Cab
Towing Package
Corporate 9.75 Rear Axle, 3.55 Limited Slip
Corporate 8.8 Front Axle, 3.55 Open
K&N Generation II
Jet Chip
32x11.50 Super Swamper SSR
coming soon
Gibson Headers
40-Series Flomaster exhaust

 

michael_hovis-

EXACTLY! EXACTLY! EXACTLY!

Miami Vise - leasure suits, no socks, a FAKE daytona spyder (it was a kit-car, built on a corvette chassis, with exhaust sounds dubbed in), big chrome gas-blowback .45s.

Airwolf - A regular Bell hellicopter with a lot of FAKE body panels and a FAKED afterburner (probably propane).

A-team - A blacked-out Chevy van driven by a man with more metal around his head, neck and fingers than was used to make the van they were driving. They all had dressed-up Ruger mini-14s that were capable of firing at machine-gun rates - but could never hit anything. And at the last minute, they always found (in an old barn) a welder, bulldozer, and enough nuts and bolts to convert the Schoolhouse Rock's bus into a fire spitting, potatoe launching tank, that at best could only diasble a few station-wagons.

Disco baby!

 

Unless you want to be out there cleaning and polishing every day, DO NOT get polished aluminum!!! I have them, but, I will never have them again!

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98Lariat 5.4 4X4 SC SB Tow ORP
Superchipped!
K&N
WMS Velocity tube
Gibson exhaust
Edelbrock IAS
JBA Headers
Clear front corners
16X8 Centerline Billet Wheels 285 75 16 BFG AT's
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[This message has been edited by Jim Mc (edited 08-01-2000).]

 

I'm thinking that chrome rims and nerf bars would look good and be LOW maintenance.

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2001 Supercrew XLT 4x4, 5.4, tow pkg, limited slip, skid plates, 6 disk, keyless entry. Deepwedgewood blue ext. Dark graphite int.

 

Even chrome rims are much more maintenance than the argent silver or powdercoated rims. Especially if it is chrome plated over steel instead of aluminum. They will definitly rust if not maintenanced regularly. If you get good billet T606 aluminum wheels they arent too bad but definitly stay away from clearcoated, cast aluminum wheels.

 

I was bummed over not being able to get aluminum on Nick -- but after reading this, I feel better.

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Toreador Red, Keyless XLT SC SB 5.4L E4x4 4wDisc/ABS, 3.73LS, Skid, HD 7700# Towing, LT-245's on Chrome, Tube-Steps, Captain's, 6CD, Tonneau, named: "Nick"