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Originally Posted by tracer
As I'm getting ready to pick up my stepdeck, I'm thinking of how I can make the truck lighter. I'm going to remove the full size air fairing from the roof (400 lbs) and am flirting with the idea of changing my rear STEEL rims to used aluminum. Salespeople say you save roughly 25 lbs on one wheel. I can get one used rim here for Cnd$150. Since my front ones are aluminum, I figure I can decrease the truck's weight by 200 lbs if I get rid of the 8 steel rims on the drive axles. Can someone tell me if that can make a difference in terms of freight availability? I mean, can I beat other stepdeck guys if I can take 200 lbs more than they? I don't care too much how the truck looks. My steel rims still look good (I painted the wheel hubs in my truck's color - yellow - and it looks great).
If your truck came from the factory with steel wheels, then the wheel studs are likely too short for aluminum wheels.
A good rule of thumb is that when the wheels are mounted and the lug nuts fully tightened there must be a
minimum of 3 stud threads exposed past the nut.
If the studs are too short, replace them with the longer ones, don't take chances!