I am going to get tires soon and I have been wanting to get rid of my alum. rim's because they are too nice and clean and I am always worried that I'm going to scratch them and so on ......
well I was thinking of getting some cheap steel black rims like alot of you have already done in the first place.
My delima is all the posts that I have been reading about how they are a huge PITA to balance.
Thats the whole reason for me wanting to get cheap painted rims " CONVIENCE " and not having to care what happens to them wheeling. Well The brand of rim I was looking at was US wheel (if that makes any differance).
So is there any one out there who has that brand or who hasnt had these kind of problems ?
What do you guys think should I just keep the rims I have 15x10 M/T classic 2's because it's not worth it
Or go for it ?
Thanks for your opinions
Jed
sorry if this post sounds jumbled it's late <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />

I've owned 2 pairs of 4wheelparts tech1 rockcrawler black steel wheels and never had a problem balancing. My brother had a pair of American Racing black steel wheels and never had a problem.

I don't have personal experience with those particular brand of wheels but why not pick up a cheap set of stock Toyota wheels from somebody on any of the forums? Not wide enough, maybe? I had a really nice set of Centerlines with big offroad tires and then a set of Michelins on the stock rims on my 86 Extracab 4WD pickup I would drive on during the week. No problems balancing stock Toyota steel rims that I know of.

I have a set of the US Wheel black steelies I bought from Summit. They're fine. They were easy to balance and are true. Buy some decent lug nuts though. The ones I got from Summit as their house brand rusted in 2 months. The McGard's I got as a replacement, also from Summit are a lot better quality and guaranteed for life...

calg3 has a good idea if you can find some stockers close by. I looked but no one had any when I needed them...

I have the "D" window ARE wheels and the only balance problem is when the balance guy runs them on with an impact wrench and in a circle pattern!!! These wheels do not auto-center on the hub so care must be taken when mounting them. The area around lug circle distorts and causes shake problems. Carefully tighten lugs in the recommended 6-bolt cross pattern AND TORQUE THEM IN 2 STAGES TO 75-80ft/lbs. Contrary to the snot-nosed doofus at the Gutyear garage, an impact dialed up to 140ft/lbs (I checked)is not how you mount a wheel. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I would go with them and if they become a problem to balance pick up a set of Centramatic continious balancers. I hear they work really well.