Take a look around at any car dealership and you’ll notice that the majority of cars sold in the U.S. offer aluminum alloy wheels or “rims” as they’re sometimes called. Once a fairly uncommon option, alloy wheels have...
Aluminum wheel rims, can be a challenge to keep clean and shiny. It doesn’t take long for the dirt and grime to accumulate; your car picks up a lot of the dirt and grime from the highways and your cars brake pads.
Sure, you can...
Car wheels get the most abuse from the road than almost any other part of the car. Hitting potholes, curbs and other objects, can cause damage to the sides of your aluminum wheels. If these damages are repaired, the damage can cause the wheel to...
No matter what type of vehicle you drive and where you may be located, keeping your wheels in good condition can be quite a task. Moreover, when you have aluminum wheels, there is quite a bit of maintenance involved for those who want to keep their...
Aluminum wheels are up to seven times more expensive than wheels made with steel. For this reason, alone, it is easy to see why so many auto manufacturers choose to produce their products with steel wheels- and also why so many people will replace...
Whether you have bought a new ride and don't like the factory wheels that came with it or are restoring an aging beauty, you don't have to shell out hundreds of dollars for a set of brand new aluminum wheels. It's possible to restore...
Aluminum wheels can shine like chrome when they are cleaned and polished to perfection. Since aluminum is one of the softer metals, it responds quite well to polishing. If you want to keep your aluminum wheels in good condition, you should clean and...
Aluminum wheels are becoming an ever more popular feature on cars and trucks of every make and model. There are a number of good reasons behind this. Here are five reasons you should swap out those steel rims for aluminum.
Corrosion...
Aluminum is now the second most widely used metal in the world following iron. Aluminum is a silvery-white ductile metallic element. It is the most abundant metallic element in the earth's crust although it is not commonly found in concentrated...
Stronger and Lighter
Aluminum or alloy wheels that are made with mostly aluminum can definitely be higher in price than other options, but you're getting something that's both stronger and lighter weight. While you're not likely...
When looking at cars, you often see various different wheel types - steel, alloy, aluminum, and magnesium (magnesium alloy). This article will talk about the pros and cons of the latter two. There are, of course, a number of reasons why you might...
Many vehicle wheels that you see are made of cast aluminum due to the alloy in them being light and strong. Aluminum alloys used for wheels usually contain 97% aluminum. A second metal is added to provide durability since pure aluminum is too...
The environment may be a hot-button issue, but that doesn't mean that people quite understand the best ways to protect what's around them. To complicate matters, companies may forego standards because what it may do to their bottom line. The...
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