So for all of you that have black rims in NJ, or any other cold weather snowy state that uses salt to melt the ice, is there any issues with having black rims and having to keep them clean after the city salts? My mechanic was telling me I might have this issues due to the salt, and making sure to keep them clean so the salt doesn't eat away at the black finish or even taking them off during the winter months. Thoughts?? Also, those that have 19's in NJ, any issues with damaging the rim at all from the pot holes? People are saying living in NJ with all the pot holes I shouldn't get 19's, and I would always be damaging the rim. Thoughts again?

 

you will have issues with road salt eating away at the finishing of the wheels.


If you can, use stock wheels for the winter and rims for the summer.


Now when it comes to pot holes, its inevitable that you will dent them.
The roads in NY /NJ love to eat wheels

 

Ok, thanks! Man, what a pain! I'm from Cali, so having to do this sort of thing is a little new to me. If I weren't to take them off every winter, is there something I can do to help prevent the eating away of the rims??

 

Hi, I live in northern jersey. I have 17 inch stockies and I'vehit some pretty bad potholes. You'd be surprised what your car can suck up when forced to. I wouldn't personally go bigger than 18 just to have SOME meat on the tires. However, I know plenty of people of people wiht 19's and 20's on cars, and they all have never bent a rim or anything. keep your eyes peeled, and it's okay to go-kart around the road a little to avoid potholes. seems annoying, but it can be pretty fun! In regards to keeping the salt off your car, ALWAYS put a nice coat of wax on your car. I hand wax my car at least twice during the winter, and once every other season. For rims, honestly, if you're going to run nice rims during the winter, Plastidip them for the bad months. I'm in the process of buyign another set of rims that are in much better condition than my current ones, and I'll throw snow tires on my currents and jsut plastidip them, or just let them get beat up. One of the perils of living over here. My car now comes with me to Uni, up in Syracuse.. if you think the salt is bad down there in jersey, they PAINT the roads with salt up here.

 

My long winded response basically says, use winter tires and rims if you can afford them, because they help SO, SO much in the cold and the snow. And if forced to not buy a separate set, plastidip is a great option, that peels right off and doesnt damage the finish or the paint of the rims. It's cheap too!

 

Thx for the response. Plastic dip, huh? Never heard of that before. I'll have to research where to do that at. Also you say applying wax to the car helps to protect the car as well?