The choice of tires can include tire prices from cheap to outrageously expensive. When choosing a tire, you have to make sure the overall height is very similar to the factory issued size to make sure your speedometer will read the appropriate speed.
To drive a car or truck with aftermarket wheels on it, one must take additional care while driving around. When you hit any object in the road, be it a rock, curb, bump or the potholes that seem to dot our roads, it can and will bend your wheels if hit with enough force. If the wheel bends far enough, it may longer be a viable option to run on your vehicle. Bends in an aluminum wheel can cause cracking and leaking, which can lead to a damaged, ruined tire.
Cleaning your new rims is a must. There are many different products that you can use for your new wheels. Make sure you use a product that is safe on chrome, alloy, or whatever type of wheel you may have purchased.
Theft is a big issue with larger wheels; it is like they are a magnet for attention. So what do you do to make sure they stay yours autel, and not stolen? Purchase wheel locks and an after market security system. The wheel locks are special lug nuts that require a special key that only you will have.
Last thing you need to do to care for your rims is winterize. Keep your old rims, and put them on in the winter, especially if you live in a climate prone to snowy storms. This will keep your wheels clear of salt and no dents and dings from sliding on the ice!
Nearly 50% of cars now sit on a pair of alloy wheels, but there are often far from glinting in the sunshine. It’s hard to remember to clean what is one of the smallest areas of your car, so close to the ground and surely not nearly as important as ensuring your paintwork is flawless… but alloy wheels need TLC if they’re to maintain their finish and appeal. Especially compared to a plastic wheel cover, alloys are a magnet for brake dust, which eventually gets baked on by the brake disc heat and makes cleaning with water and soap completely pointless.
We have all been guilty at some time of neglecting our cars for long stretches of time, only to get the sudden urge to give it a clean and polish and be horrified by the amount of elbow grease required. The best way to keep on top of the state of your car is to do it often. Leaving the bodywork and alloys without due care and attention leads to difficulty in polishing later and sometimes complete disrepair.
The best time to start is right at the beginning – when you apply a good coating of polish on either side of the wheels before you have them fitted to your car. This will prevent the dirt and dust from the road ‘keying’ to the surface and causing permanent damage and dulling.
After a week or so, depending on how much usage and dirt your car sees, you’ll want to first hose off all the loose dirt and grit from the wheels (the last thing you want to do is polish it into the metal autel ms906, scratching the surface) and give them a wash with mild soapy warm water.
INF India is a writer from the West Coast working mainly in the automotive arena. ,
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