Wow, couldn't disagree more...
I have the rallies (naturally) and like the looks, and, while liking the strength and repairability of steel, can't
wait to get those 1,000 ton TRUCK monstrosities of UNSPRUNG WEIGHT off the end of my drivetrain!
As far as looks, both can be bought chromed or chromed after wards.
Of course that much additional unsprung weight (at least 3-5 pounds) is terrible!
I'm amazed no other vette people really felt that way.
The steels ARE stronger, but not as much as in years gone by. some of the newer tires/wheels that blow usually blow from being too low an aspect for street tires. This 3" and even 2" (or less!) of air space in a tire for use on the street is simply stupid and irresponsible.
Yes, they corner better, due to better wall thickness, but hit a brick some junk hauler dropped and you don't break a
tread, you
cut the
entire section of the tire against the rim like 1500 pound pair of scissors!
I have to admit the steels proved very strong in my case. In November the rear driver wheel broke off when I was doing about 80 (frozen bearing i never heard.) Something really odd had happend to the tire, wheel, rotor and caliper in its several hundred yard trip to the opposite side of the road. The wheel had
wrapped around the caliper - amazing.
None of that would have made any difference in the wheel failure, one way or the other, but if I had been desperate, I would've repaired the wheel.
Oh, BTW, I don't know about the factory styled aluminums, but many aluminums let a lot more air cross your rotors for more cooling too, as well as act as better heat sinks for that heat.
Except for show or ultimate strength on the rear wheels for drags, I would
never consider changing
from aluminums to rallies.
, Ron!
