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Forum: General Sportsmobile

10-05-2020, 07:11 AM

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Steel versus alloy

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Posted By carringb

Yeah, you'll want more metal near the edges. The...

Yeah, you'll want more metal near the edges. The rest of the design isn't as critical IMO, since they're all load-rated, so you should be fine as long as you don't overload it. But at the edges,...

Forum: General Sportsmobile

10-04-2020, 08:39 PM

Replies: 19

Steel versus alloy

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Posted By carringb

Those are not a beadlock wheel. And appear to...

Those are not a beadlock wheel. And appear to have a much shallower lip/rim than other alloy wheels. These would not be my first choice for a wheel that might might encounter rocks.

I'd look for...

Forum: General Sportsmobile

10-04-2020, 09:22 AM

Replies: 19

Steel versus alloy

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Posted By carringb

Aluminum wheels have a worse failure mode when...

Aluminum wheels have a worse failure mode when abused. In my case, I was overloading my Alcoas by 500 pounds each. But I've also bent a half dozen steelies....

Aluminum wheels are less likely to...

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