Subj : All-Terrain tires..
To   : Darkman Almighty
From : Ogg
Date : Fri Oct 15 2021 08:37 am

Hello Darkman Almighty!

** On Sunday 10.10.21 - 01:41, Darkman Almighty wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> I was imagining having the rims sand-blasted and coated [...]

 DA> I'm confused, as far as I know sand-blasted refinishing would bring the
 DA> rim back to proper spec... this is a standard thing that occurs in the
 DA> industry.

But noone in the garages would even suggest that.  Perhaps the  
level of corrosion is overly excessive, but they don't even  
mention that.


 Og>> Then, the idea was to limit those refurbished rims for winter
 Og>> use, and purchased shiny new rims for summer use.

 DA> right. good plan. Surely the cost of refinishing should be a fraction of
 DA> the wheel cost I would think? but purchase of steel wheels would be prob
 DA> economical.

My new replacement rims have been "fitted" a couple days ago. I  
am now booked to have the wheels (+my stored winter tires)  
installed next week.

The rims are a generic replacement, and black.  The colour is  
not what I wanted, but it's all that they offer.  Good enough  
or winter driving. I think each rim is just under $100ea.  OEM  
rims would cost me about $300ea installed.


 Og>> It's the fastest and least costly solution right now.  That
 Og>> gives me time to research a set of rims for summer.

 DA> fair yes.

But.. if the shaking at 40kph-60kph continues, I'm not sure if  
any more expense is worth maintaining the vehicle.  I just  
really hope that the new rims +balancing will solve the shaking  
problem.

 DA> I run all seasons myself for 'summer' this way if it does snow.. and
 DA> being in Canada is a very real possibility even early October :O !  I get
 DA> the winters switched on usually end of November. From what I read in my
 DA> area, although not mandatory, a great number of drivers have switched to
 DA> winters.. I was dubious at first and due to the cost factor [...]

In my case, I started with All-seasons as OEM installed, but  
decided to treat myself to proper winter tires at some point.  
Insurance offered something like a $80 discount if I actually  
used winter tires. I *think* I noticed a stickier traction on  
ice and snow. Then, when summer rolled around, I thought why  
not get summer tires, and just swap winter/summer every year.

But in my case, I did not procure a dedicated set of rims for  
each set.  Big mistake. Only later on did I notice far too much  
rim and tire damage when the mechanics would need to remove and  
re-install the tires.

 DA> ..i couldn't say but one time slid on ice
 DA> which not a lot you can do but with it being an aggressive tread compared
 DA> to all season I managed to keep control but wow. Gotta be careful out
 DA> there thats for sure. ./)arkman /\lmighty.

I really like the description of these:

https://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/auto/tires/all-terrain-t-a-ko2

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