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What to do with stock wheels and tires?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by ndbwhunter, May 22, 2018.

  1. May 22, 2018 at 8:16 AM
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    ndbwhunter

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    Just wanted to see what everyone else is doing with their stock wheels and tires? I'm guessing that 90% of people will sell them, but is there anyone that keeps them for long road trips or winter/salty road conditions?

    This will be my daily driver (especially in the winter) and I'm planning on doing a 3/1 toytec/eibach with 295/70/18 cooper discoverer AT3. I live in ND so the winters usually start in Nov/Dec and will run through April, and there are usually a lot of products applied to the roads during the winter.

    For those of you that live in colder climates that see lots of snow/ice, what are you guys doing? Are you putting the stock wheels on in the winter, or just taking your chances with the aftermarket wheels and tires?
     
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  2. May 22, 2018 at 11:52 AM
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    If you plan to clean your aftermarket wheels regularly during the winder months then you can leave them on. However, if that's out of the question then it might be a good idea to keep the factory wheels just for that. Some of the stuff they use on the road are quite harsh if you let it sit and marinate on the wheels.
     
  3. May 22, 2018 at 12:21 PM
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    HID retrofit headlights from Lightwerkz, Morimoto LED fog lamps from Lightwerkz. JL audio upgrade from Tech12Volts, Powdercoated factory black wheels local, ESP rear storage trays under seat, bed cover by BakFlip, bed liner, console safe, LED light bar by Back Country. Weathertech floor liners and ventshades. TRD rear sway bar. TRD Pro exhaust, TRD Skid plate, Fortin EvoOne Remote start from Anderson Electronics.
    I keep both sets. I can toss the normal ones on during the winter. They make an easy tool to program your tire sensors for summer/winter so just get your local shop to swap them, and go home and re-code the computer to see them. Google ATEQ Quickset.

    I am kind of debating whether to sell a set myself since my 2nd set is powder-coated factory. Then i will use the funds to buy a good aftermarket set. Both have good tires though.
     
  4. May 22, 2018 at 1:41 PM
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    I'm in the South, so snow isn't a concern for me. I ended up keeping my stock steelies and 275/70/18 At's just because they weren't worn out completely and I hated to just throw them away. I posted them for sale but got no bites, so I took them off. I figured I would keep them around in case anything happened and I needed a spare, or if something happened and had to sell my truck, I would put them back on and keep my good wheels. My steelies weren't in great shape so it's not like people are knocking the door down trying to get them.
     

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