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rangerenthiusiast
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- Aug 26, 2016
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- Location
- Hudson Valley, NY
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey, guys.
I have a 1992 Ranger Custom with 4WD, rolling on 235/75 R15s on stock steelies, with no lift. I have to buy new tires soon, because despite having tons and tons of tread left, they’ve dry rotted.
I was hoping to find a good tire/rim combo on Craigslist, but haven’t had much luck. So I'm considering having the new tires mounted on different rims while the old ones are still on the truck, as I hate the look of the steelies. I found these chrome Ford rims on CL. https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/wto/d/chrome-rims/6573661302.html
They look to be the custom rims that Ford put on some of the Rangers as an option from ’89-92. I confirmed with the seller that they have a 4.5” bolt pattern and are 7” wide, so I think they should fit with no issue. The one thing I worry about is how chrome rims will hold up here in the Northeast, where salt is used very liberally to de-ice the roads in winter. Are they a bad option? I don’t want to deal with chrome bubbling and flaking off in a few years, though I guess maybe I could sandblast them and paint them black, if that does happen. Thoughts? Thanks.
I have a 1992 Ranger Custom with 4WD, rolling on 235/75 R15s on stock steelies, with no lift. I have to buy new tires soon, because despite having tons and tons of tread left, they’ve dry rotted.
I was hoping to find a good tire/rim combo on Craigslist, but haven’t had much luck. So I'm considering having the new tires mounted on different rims while the old ones are still on the truck, as I hate the look of the steelies. I found these chrome Ford rims on CL. https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/wto/d/chrome-rims/6573661302.html
They look to be the custom rims that Ford put on some of the Rangers as an option from ’89-92. I confirmed with the seller that they have a 4.5” bolt pattern and are 7” wide, so I think they should fit with no issue. The one thing I worry about is how chrome rims will hold up here in the Northeast, where salt is used very liberally to de-ice the roads in winter. Are they a bad option? I don’t want to deal with chrome bubbling and flaking off in a few years, though I guess maybe I could sandblast them and paint them black, if that does happen. Thoughts? Thanks.
