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Subject:Re: Tir choce for vanagon with 14 inch wheels
From:Don Hanson
Date:Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:44:45 -0700

Hakka's and alloy wheels?  Seems like you'll be spending some extra time
taking care of the rims if you really 'use' those winter tires in winter
conditions.  Salt, road grime, icy potholes all make for tough duty for
alloy rims.
  I always wonder when I see big 4X4 fancy trucks with aluminum or magnesium
rims..I guess the owners never actually go off the smooth pavement where
those rims get bent quite easily.  And on a wheel with a 4' tall tire, you
aren't getting more performance by reducing the weight of the rim, are you?
Style, though, is important..
  Steel rims make more sense for trucks..Steel painted rims wash off pretty
easily, too.
  Don Hanson