Rims and PA Winters

[ducttapepro03]

Hey everyone,
I've got some quick questions now that my cougar is finally back from the body shop... I'm looking to get new rims in a couple months and i'm thinking i'm going to try and get a set of centerlines and powdercoat them. I am concerned about the winters up here though since the cougar is my DD. Although it rarely sees snow covered roads it does often see the wet, salt covered ones right after a storm an stuff. Have any of you had any problems with salt and your rims? Will having them powdercoated help any?

Thanks
Kyle

Ah while i'm at it incase anyone cares here is my "fleet" as of now. I will however hopefully be able to put some money into the cougar since my R1 is pending sale and my truck will be payed off by november. What I'm forseeing right now is (in no particular order) an intake, cf hood, rims, and some kind of suspension work, GC's most likely.

[Monkeygrits]

why dont u just run ur stockies in the winter? That what i did....
Oh better get a bra or ur paint will get sandblasted......just make sure u take it off every week or so and wash under it....there will be antiskid on the roads into spring....

[ducttapepro03]

why dont u just run ur stockies in the winter? That what i did....

That honestly never crossed my mind lol
Thanks!

[seaneyo99]

That honestly never crossed my mind lol
Thanks!

Brain Fart? lol

[mond12345]

I run my 18"s in the "summer" basically March to December (or first snow flack i see) In winter i run my stock 16" which have WinterForce snow tires on them and get me everywhere i need to go. Works out great!

[ducttapepro03]

Brain Fart? lol

Yeppers I had it in my brain that buying new rims magically made my old ones disappear!

I run my 18"s in the "summer" basically March to December (or first snow flack i see) In winter i run my stock 16" which have WinterForce snow tires on them and get me everywhere i need to go. Works out great!

Cool... I wont have to worry about snow tires since that is about the only major amount of time that my truck see's the road. Looks like running my 15's seems to be the answer for me!
(also wouldn't you have to recalibrate your speedometer each time you change wheel sizes?)

[happsmack]

burrr my cougar doesn't like snow anymore.... ohh and if you want some 16" snow tires... I got some almost brand new ones sittin around!!

[seaneyo99]

burrr my cougar doesn't like snow anymore.... ohh and if you want some 16" snow tires... I got some almost brand new ones sittin around!!

your cougar barely likes the road

[mond12345]

Cool... I wont have to worry about snow tires since that is about the only major amount of time that my truck see's the road. Looks like running my 15's seems to be the answer for me!
(also wouldn't you have to recalibrate your speedometer each time you change wheel sizes?)

Its really not off that much. I mean even with my 18"s which are 225/40-18 the speedo is only off 1.5mph at 60mph (really going 58.5mph)

[YOSLVR442]

but just think if that was the other way around that could be a $200 fine for speeding!!