I just got my wheels in today http://www.customwheel.com/custom_wh.../1761?osCsid=. Incubus Banshee 20" chrome , and I live in Pittsburgh with sometime harsh winters, which adds alot of road salt, would it be best just to wait until after winter to put them on?

 

I would say wait until spring but can you really wait that long. I would put them on now just to make sure that everything works good and that there is no defect in the wheels or tires. Then swap them out in a month. Put a good coat of wax on them before you install them. Post pics.

 

Unless you plan on taking them off every winter, then what's it matter? Even if you save them for spring, there's still another winter comin' around, and another, and another.....

 

Just keep them waxed with a synthetic polish or wax like Zaino or NXT every couple weeks and they should be ok. If you're really worried about it, just make sure they fit and put your old ones back on for the winter. That'll give you something to look forward to next Spring.

 

I agree with Peacemaker, just keep em clean and waxed like the rest of your truck and they should be okay. I just got the Incubus Poltergeist rims mounted on my ride and will probably leave them on until Jan then put the oem rim/tires back on, that's when they usually start putting salt down every times it snows.

 

I live in Pittsburgh myself and i take mine off in the begining of oct and dont put them back on till april my brotehr in law lwft his on and ruined them with salt chips and that so leave em off

 

Can't argue with first-hand experience.

I say keep em' off too after I read that.

 

I was almost convinced to put my wheels on until I read firefighters post. Definetly dont want that to happen, I appreciate all the help , Thanks

 

I believe you'll find that aftermarket chrome plated wheels do not have nearly the corrosion resistance of factory chrome plated wheels. This is due to a number of factors, but the bottom line is that aftermarket wheels just won't hold up in an environment with road salt - like where I live. Yes, you could try to keep them washed, waxed and generally free of salt, but I think you'd find that one lapse in your (constant) attention would lead to a really ugly mess. My 20's are coming off next week and getting replaced by the factory set.

One other thing to consider. If your aftermarket wheels have wider tires on them, you definitely don't want to try drive with them in the snow. Remember, in the snow, skinny is better. Just look at a World Rally Car (WRC) running on snow or ice. They might look dorky, but they have mondo good traction. (Of course a few hundered studs help too.)

 

Your welcome

 

I live in MN and know road salt and chrome really well. I'm taking my 22s off this weekend they'll stay off till the spring when the weather will stay above 40 and it rains a couple times to get the salt off the roads.

That salt will cause your chrome rims to pit quickly and it'll be bad news.

Duke