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Originally Posted by FricNFrac
Ford Idaho, I purchased a ford dually(in 2000),it has OEM aluminum wheels on just the outside rim. Not sure if this would apply to the Alcoas.
Shaun & Michelle
2016 Sunseeker 3010DSF
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The issue with an aluminum outer and a steel inner is galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals. The aluminum and steel wheel will corrode together and become almost impossible to seperate, that can be an issue on the side of the road with a flat.
You can circumvent that with a wheel insulating ring (I bet your Ford has a doughnut between the inner and outer)...or, you can liberally coat the mating surfaces with never sieze but I prefer the doughnut.
I would also have the installer coat the mating surface of the steer rims / wheels with never sieze or you'll be using a sledge hammer on the rim to dismount it as it will sieze to the front brake hub. I've sledge hammered many a rim off myself.
A little bit of advance planning (doughnuts or never sieze) goes a long way towards easier dismount on the side of the road or at a tire shop.
Like I said previously, don't clearcoat an aluminum rim. It looks nice for a while until the coating gets compromised and then the rim gets real ugly.
My Ford came with clearcoated aluminum rims, I stripped them with compatible stripper (some strippers will react with aluminum and cause dulling of the polished finish), took some Mothers aluminum polish and went over them, applied wax and called it good. I wax them yearly, that is ir.
Finally, under no circumstances allow any installer to apply clamp on wheel weights to balance a tire. The Clamp on weights have a steel spring clamp that retains it. That steel spring clamp will cause galvanic corrosion between the aluminum rim and the clamp and they sometimes result in a leak between the tire sidewall (where it seats to the rim) and the rim itself.
Always use adhesive stick on wheel weights, always.