I live in Ontario and we get a lot of bad weather. With this in mind we get a lot of salt in the winter. I am looking to upgrade to 285 or 305 tires and I need to go to 16X8 rims. Does anyone have experience with rims in the winter and the effects of salt. Any recommendations on which will take the abuse?

Also I was wondering if I could get the 285s on my 7" stock rim... What kind of side effects would I get from this?

Thanks
Jim

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2001.5 SuperCrew XLT 4X4
Silver Clearcoat Metallic
Deep Wedgewood Blue (accent)
5.4L V8
Chrome Tubular Step Bars (Ford)
Captains Chairs
Power Moonroof
3.55 LS
6750 GVWR
Class III Towing Pkg

Mods:
Harley Davidson Exhaust
'01 Lightning Head/Tail Lamps
Pioneer DEH-9200r
Boston Acoustic Components & 5X7s
Box Liner (Ford)
Splashguards (Ford)
Bug Defector Doubles as Rock and Sand/Salt Deflector in these snowy Canadian winters

To Come:
17" Rims/Tires
K&N Air Filter

[This message has been edited by Jimmar (edited 04-13-2001).]