I got a flat the other day and when I was working on it I got a close look and I was able to pull off a few pieces of rusted out metal. I think my rims are rotting out. Has that happened to anyone else? I should have taken a picture.

Stock 2001 wheels with 225k miles on them.

 

Are your rims steel with stainless covers? It's hardto tell in your pic.

 

Yes, the last ones on this page are my rims:

2001 Ford Truck F250 Rims, 2001 Ford Truck F250 Wheels at OriginalWheels.com

 

Not a Superduty thing but... I have a 98 Caddy that are chrome clad aluminum rims. For the past few years the chrome on the bead has been flaking off and in the process creating a slow loss of air pressure. My tire guy was able to apply a thin layer of silicone on the rim in the flaking area to help seal it and it usually holds for a while but a few months later another area will begin to flake and have the same slow leak. The rim are factory too so it's not just after market equipment. Guess it's the nature of the cladding.

JP

 

Makes me happy I live in the south!
Our roads never get salted but when the the temp dips below freezing here I gives everyone a license to drive like an idiot!! Lol

 

JP I like your wheels, I found a set of them on CL near me for $400. I would like to go aftermarket so I could go wider but I don't want to spend the money.
Also my chrome is not chipping nor tires loosing air, the chrome covers are pulling away form the steel tho. Its the steel rim behind the chrome that is rusting and rotting off. I'm afraid if I keep them on there they might crack while I am driving. Especialy with 2k lbs in the bed...

Anyone know what the cheapest but still good rims are?? haha

RedBoat, The salt sucks but nothing beats those dollar bills, I mean snow, pilling up in on the roads!

 

Joe, hey just to clarify, you have aluminum rims with a factory clearcoating on them. Any rust you have found is if anything, coming from a brake component, as aluminum corrodes (white oxide powder) and steel rusts (red-brown scale/flake). Once you get a chip in the clearcoat, the aluminum rim is not alclad (coating of sacrificial aluminum) so it will begin to slowly corrode and lift the clearcoat off till it's all gone unless preventative measures are taken, i.e.- take to wheel shop and get repolished / clear coated. Brake components are more susceptable to corrosion being lower on the cathodic scale (gold being near the top) plus being constantly exposed to great amounts of heat and road grime / salt. Sorry for the long winded-ness, I'm a metalsmith by trade

 

Not long winded, the more info the better for me!

I do not believe I have aluminum rims though, I believe they are steel with a cladded chrome cover. I will try to get a picture of it today, if it stops raining out.

 

Hard to see, still raining out, need better lighting. What do you think? Think this is dangerous? Can you see the cracks around my valve stem?

 

I just found these rims, right down the street from me. Not sure if the backspacing is correct but if they fit I might buy them, be done with this problem.

FORD F250 RIMS & TIRES

What do you guys think of them? I would rather all chrome but beggars cant be choosers.

 

I love them...we are going to the swap meet at englishtown for a small get together
Want me to keep an eye out for wheels?
Better yet join us

 

I love them...we are going to the swap meet at englishtown for a small get together
Want me to keep an eye out for wheels?
Better yet join us

 

Look right, just make sure the back spacing is correct according to the year. 99-04 was different then the later years and if those fit the newer trucks they might it be quite right.

 

Those wheels were way to big and the tires were totaly shot, call me an idito but I didn't realize how big 20" rims are haha.

I might be able to get to the swap meet Saturday evening, but thats about it right now, sucks.

 

Sunday morning just opened up for me, I'll be there early. Found these though:

Stock:
2000 F250 Rims and Tires

Aftermarket, $275, aluminum, 33x12.5R16.5, not sure of back spacing yet:
tires and wheels for truck

What do you guys think?