Subj : Re: All-Terrain tires..
To   : Darkman Almighty
From : k9zw
Date : Mon Oct 04 2021 12:25 pm

On 03 Oct 2021, Darkman Almighty said the following...
 
 DA>  
 DA>  Og> I need a new set of rims for my Rav4.  The rims have simply  
 DA>  Og> corroded too much and do not provide a good seal around the  
 DA>  Og> tire or the valve.  I am topping up the tires about once a  
 DA>  Og> week.
 DA> 
 DA> I wonder if there is anyway you can get them to grind around the edges to
 DA> form a better seal. This way you can use the corroded rims for winter
 DA> use and buy some decent alloys for summer with tires to match. I used to
 DA> have tires swapped but now I just change the tires myself in the
 DA> driveway. ./)arkman /\lmighty.

Not certain if that would be a good idea?  A cousin tried something like this
and the corrosion still caused leaks and later structural issues.  

We have bought a second set of steel rims for cars/trucks we decide get a
winter tire set and they were not super expesive.

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