You need to rotate your tires every 5-6k to keep the feathering in check. There isn't an alignment setting that can be adjusted when it feathers across the tread. Rotate the tires by crossing the front to the rear and bring the rears straight forward. By doing this it will smooth out the feathering if it's not too badly worn.
Earl must have been the guy who didn’t get the alignment! I rotate my Toyo tires every 5K with the oil change. For me it’s just part of maintaining my truck. Love your videos & supporting local US owned companies!
My son had the same wheels and the same thing happened in one winter even though he washed the wheels weekly. We called Hostile and they sent new wheels and my son pair to have them coated. So it took longer to start pitting and not as bad. I believe the wheel finish just needs to be better chrome
When I get new rims, I like to ceramic coat them to protect them better, and it makes it so much nicer and easier to clean. It's not always 100% protection for the wheels, but it helps. And if it is a painted wheel, I have a quality clear coat paint put on them, then ceramic coat them, and if they are powder coated, I also just ceramic coat them.
I've had awesome luck with my AT's but my truck is mostly on pavement. Got 60k miles out of my last set. As for the wheels, 2 chicago winters have started to ruin my stock wheels. Your L5P needs an emissions compliant straight pipe 😉
Oh snd to protect against rust on your frame. The fkuid film is an amazing product to protect from rust. By it by the gsllon and use a garden sprayer to coat it underneath.
one thing i hate about mud tires is that they are too soft and wear out faster than all terrain tires. I have Nitto Trail Grappler tires and they're already getting dry rot and are losing tread way too fast. I had Falken all terrain tires on my old truck and they still look brand after 3 years.
I stopped buying chrome or any machined faced of inserted aftermarket wheels years ago and only buy fully blacked out Anthem Wheels since....have ran the current set on my HD since the winter of 17' in the U.P. of Michigan and still look like new...👍
I've had mudders on my trucks twice. The first set cupped really bad when the tire shop didn't balance them right, and then I didn't get back in for a re-balance. The second set was just way too loud. I couldn't change them or fast enough. I'm now running a set of Venom Power Terra Hunter RT+, and so far, I'm quite pleased. I get the aggressive look of a mudder, but they run smoother and quieter.
That’s crazy that they did that so soon. I live in the UP and don’t take mine off for winters and after 7 years I’d say they do look worse than yours but it took years to finally see pitting.
I used a chrome polish called Magic Mix Metal Polish, it takes the salt damage off at about 95%, and protects the wheel. Its a white bottle with a rabbit on it, coming out of a hat.
I went with the same Nitto Graplers back in Nov. I had GY Wranglers before. The Nitto's seem to get rocks in the tread more and they sling out. The Wranglers didn't do that as much. Sorry about your underside. I swear by Ziebart and having it resprayed touchup yearly. I had to have quite a bit of work done on my front end to replace parts so it would hold an alignment and replaced the steering stabilizer with a Bilstien. The steering linkage was replaced which has bearing. I was told the bearing wasn't replaceable as a separate part. It actually fell apart when the old one was removed. You might try an acid wash or somethinng similar on the chrome rims. I had Ziebart wash my '84 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Appliance wire rims. I'm not sure what they used but it wasn't acid.
Had some matte black hostiles, I had for about six months when I noticed a gray blob on one of the rims, it looked like the primer bled through the black paint or the color was off in that area. Don't know but they have some quality control issues, loved the style though. Also, I switched from TOYO MTs to Nittos, they definitely ride smoother. 🤙
I’ve used a very fine steal wool to clean up a really pitted up Harley worked good but will leave some scratches. Might be worth a shot on the inside of the wheels! That l5p sounds a little louder?🤫
Thats exactly why I switched to 2 sets of rims and tires for my old truck I used to have. I live in wisconsin and my beautiful vision prowlers had polished aluminum and the salt seemed to have stained them or ate it away.
Jax wax sells a product that helps a lot honestly, I restored a set of vision forged wheels with it, wasn’t perfect but it got a lot of the rust look and dirtiness off. Wheels looked almost new before I sold them
A shop that replaced our engine in our suburban, cleaned our chrome rims that had some pitting used some kind of acid cleaning system. Made them look brand new.. The shop has since closed a few years back. So I can’t call and ask them.
I’ve fought to keep my chrome Fuel wheels clean as possible for over 5 years. They look good from 5 feet away but there is lots of pitting and blemishes that will ultimately get worse.
Need to deep clean your wheels regularly (once a week at least) and apply protection sealant or ceramic coating. Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner And your choice of protection
If they're polished aluminum then you can sand and polish them. If they're chrome i don't think there's anything you could do except have them stripped and re coated in chrome or you could have them powdercoated.
Seriously, I can not believe you didn’t get an alignment for those high$ tires. But those new treads are awesome. I love wide tires on my old duramax because of so much sand at the farm.
My dads truck when he first got it the steering wheel shook from the rotors because he didn’t drive it enough and it sat and built up surface rust and we had to get them both replaced
Besides the steering wheel shake, why were you replacing tires ? Figured you would've just cross roated fronts to rear and the tread would level out soon enough
You need to break out the chrome polish and a power ball i could make them look new brother chrome you have to put in work with keeping up on the shine on them
I picked up a set of stock wheels on market place. Use them all winter . Winters are long where I live. I put them on mid October and just took them off a couple weeks ago. They are pitted and peeling . Rather those get destroyed then my nice wheels.
Coat them in fluid film before they start laying salt on the roads. Just soak them down and wash it off in the spring. They’ll protect from Putting during the winter. Back in the day I used to cover the entire wheel In Wheel grease before winter. Then a guy I worked with recommended fkuid film. Yeah they won’t be as shiney through the winter months but get some good degreaser and soak them down inthe spring
I've had two sets of hostile rims and they have pitted both times. I live in the south and I kept them clean and they still pitted. Great looking rims but there stuff doesn't hold up. Just my opinion and experience.
So I just looked up those KG1 forged contender series he was talking about. That’s crazy to have a full forged wheel at that price point….22x10s are like $2200 for a full set….that’s incredible
Can you do a video about wiring harness for the duramax I see all this videos about duramaxs from the ground and up but never wiring at all Do you have someone that rebuilds wiring harnesses for you
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Did you rotate the old tires when you had them .
That stock exhaust 😂😂😂
What happened to big red josh
@@luismontoya9977 that was the first thing i saw
How are they in the snow? I know you just got them on the l5p but you have had them on the lbz
You need to rotate your tires every 5-6k to keep the feathering in check. There isn't an alignment setting that can be adjusted when it feathers across the tread. Rotate the tires by crossing the front to the rear and bring the rears straight forward. By doing this it will smooth out the feathering if it's not too badly worn.
EPA is listening to you pulling it in 👀🤣 earl did it
i think earl removed the exhaust but i aint complaining
weight reduction is sounding nice on the l5p
I can’t believe no one else has commented about the throaty sounding l5p and weight reduction. I love it dude!
You can always blame Earl from messing up the wheels 😅😂😂😅
Dang it Earl
hopefully the Wifemax is Earl Proof 😆 🤣
@@TruckMaster You CAN Ceramic coat Chrome wheels once cleaned well....New ones deserve it.
@@TruckMaster lol
Or just take responsibility for your stuff
Wow! I'm in the midwest so I see snow in the winter. I kept my stock wheels just for this reason. An put my nice wheels on in the spring an summer.
The L5P sounds so good now!
Earl must have been the guy who didn’t get the alignment!
I rotate my Toyo tires every 5K with the oil change. For me it’s just part of maintaining my truck.
Love your videos & supporting local US owned companies!
Yeah salt does that, that's why most people take the aluminum off for winter
You can try 00 steel wool on the wheels. It will take those pits down a bit. Takes clear overspray off chrome as well
My son had the same wheels and the same thing happened in one winter even though he washed the wheels weekly. We called Hostile and they sent new wheels and my son pair to have them coated. So it took longer to start pitting and not as bad. I believe the wheel finish just needs to be better chrome
Love the weight reduction in the l5p
you will love the Nitto tires. they last a long time and handle everything with ease
When I get new rims, I like to ceramic coat them to protect them better, and it makes it so much nicer and easier to clean. It's not always 100% protection for the wheels, but it helps. And if it is a painted wheel, I have a quality clear coat paint put on them, then ceramic coat them, and if they are powder coated, I also just ceramic coat them.
I've had awesome luck with my AT's but my truck is mostly on pavement. Got 60k miles out of my last set. As for the wheels, 2 chicago winters have started to ruin my stock wheels. Your L5P needs an emissions compliant straight pipe 😉
Oh snd to protect against rust on your frame. The fkuid film is an amazing product to protect from rust. By it by the gsllon and use a garden sprayer to coat it underneath.
That's why I run stock steel in the front and replaced the rear duals with 16.5x12 rims.
one thing i hate about mud tires is that they are too soft and wear out faster than all terrain tires. I have Nitto Trail Grappler tires and they're already getting dry rot and are losing tread way too fast. I had Falken all terrain tires on my old truck and they still look brand after 3 years.
Nitto is overrated
Trail grapplers are all terrain tires…. Mud grapplers are their MT tire
I stopped buying chrome or any machined faced of inserted aftermarket wheels years ago and only buy fully blacked out Anthem Wheels since....have ran the current set on my HD since the winter of 17' in the U.P. of Michigan and still look like new...👍
I always remove my custom wheels and put my factory wheels on as the winter starts.
I've had mudders on my trucks twice. The first set cupped really bad when the tire shop didn't balance them right, and then I didn't get back in for a re-balance. The second set was just way too loud. I couldn't change them or fast enough.
I'm now running a set of Venom Power Terra Hunter RT+, and so far, I'm quite pleased. I get the aggressive look of a mudder, but they run smoother and quieter.
I ALWAYS put my stockers back on for the winter. The amount ofsalts and the various brines are much harder on stuff.
Right, that's what stocks are for!
That’s crazy that they did that so soon. I live in the UP and don’t take mine off for winters and after 7 years I’d say they do look worse than yours but it took years to finally see pitting.
Great info brother keep it up. Can't wait to hear about the Canadian L5P stuff.
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I used a chrome polish called Magic Mix Metal Polish, it takes the salt damage off at about 95%, and protects the wheel. Its a white bottle with a rabbit on it, coming out of a hat.
Yep I’m trying that thanks 🙏
I went with the same Nitto Graplers back in Nov. I had GY Wranglers before. The Nitto's seem to get rocks in the tread more and they sling out. The Wranglers didn't do that as much. Sorry about your underside. I swear by Ziebart and having it resprayed touchup yearly. I had to have quite a bit of work done on my front end to replace parts so it would hold an alignment and replaced the steering stabilizer with a Bilstien. The steering linkage was replaced which has bearing. I was told the bearing wasn't replaceable as a separate part. It actually fell apart when the old one was removed. You might try an acid wash or somethinng similar on the chrome rims. I had Ziebart wash my '84 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Appliance wire rims. I'm not sure what they used but it wasn't acid.
Use Brillo to clean the pitted wheels
Spay wd-40 on your wheels before the first snowfall it keeps a layer between your wheels and the salt whenever you wash just repeat over winter
It works I did that on mine.
Had some matte black hostiles, I had for about six months when I noticed a gray blob on one of the rims, it looked like the primer bled through the black paint or the color was off in that area. Don't know but they have some quality control issues, loved the style though. Also, I switched from TOYO MTs to Nittos, they definitely ride smoother. 🤙
Living in central Michigan…. Iv learned over my years to stay away from chrome… one to many times Iv ruined a nice set of wheels… I stay with black.
I’ve used a very fine steal wool to clean up a really pitted up Harley worked good but will leave some scratches. Might be worth a shot on the inside of the wheels! That l5p sounds a little louder?🤫
Awesome tires, truck sounds a little different now…
Thats exactly why I switched to 2 sets of rims and tires for my old truck I used to have. I live in wisconsin and my beautiful vision prowlers had polished aluminum and the salt seemed to have stained them or ate it away.
You need to rotate them tires to keep them from getting choppy.
Jax wax sells a product that helps a lot honestly, I restored a set of vision forged wheels with it, wasn’t perfect but it got a lot of the rust look and dirtiness off. Wheels looked almost new before I sold them
@Ryan Six yessir, for the money it’s worth it, made the wheels a whole lot better the lips looked like a mirror finish
A shop that replaced our engine in our suburban, cleaned our chrome rims that had some pitting used some kind of acid cleaning system. Made them look brand new.. The shop has since closed a few years back. So I can’t call and ask them.
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I used pink wheel acid what they use on show semis to get all the chunks off the back and it makes the pits look a lot smaller
Strip and powdercoat. They make a chrome powder coat. Powdercoat is called suoerchrome
Nice rims. Really good tires too. Tough to keep rims clean and not to pit. Good luck buddy.
I’ve fought to keep my chrome Fuel wheels clean as possible for over 5 years. They look good from 5 feet away but there is lots of pitting and blemishes that will ultimately get worse.
Have to rotate mud tires no more than every 5k miles to keep from feathering. Front to back, back to front, no crossing.
Need to deep clean your wheels regularly (once a week at least) and apply protection sealant or ceramic coating.
Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner
And your choice of protection
Thanks
Have you seen the new Toyo Open Country RT Trail? They look badass.
Did you ever rotate your tires?
If they're polished aluminum then you can sand and polish them. If they're chrome i don't think there's anything you could do except have them stripped and re coated in chrome or you could have them powdercoated.
I learned years ago keep those stock wheels for winter I think the Nitto A/T will do good for you
Same here in central Illinois. Best to keep stock rims for the salt months
Mothers aluminum polish cleaned mine up with a little elbow grease
Seriously, I can not believe you didn’t get an alignment for those high$ tires. But those new treads are awesome. I love wide tires on my old duramax because of so much sand at the farm.
all that rust, the outside looks new. new tires is like a new set of comfy shoes! the wife max looks great!
No shiny stuff at wintertime..lesson learned..
1 winter did that to them wheels?????? Holy shit I'm glad I live in the south
Last time I ran BFG mud tires I rotated the tires every oil change I had 55,000 miles on that set of tires when I replaced them with all terrain tires
SOS pads and Napa aluminum bright just try it on the backsid worked on mine
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@@TruckMaster not much, been living in the Philippines for about 6 years now. Just living the slow life.
My dads truck when he first got it the steering wheel shook from the rotors because he didn’t drive it enough and it sat and built up surface rust and we had to get them both replaced
With big wheels comes great responsibility.
I like black, maybe powder coat them?
That foam glass cleaner is the best and it smells great too!
Besides the steering wheel shake, why were you replacing tires ? Figured you would've just cross roated fronts to rear and the tread would level out soon enough
I like them Factory Wheels they stay pretty for longer time than cheap overpriced aftermarket wheels
Had the same thing going with the steering wheel, found out I had belt separation in the front tire.
You need to break out the chrome polish and a power ball i could make them look new brother chrome you have to put in work with keeping up on the shine on them
Spray WD - 40 on the wheels every winter & leave it on til spring ....no pitting, I've done it for years
Mothers makes a great re polishing compound that helped me out on my wheels. Might help.
Use dawn dish soap and water with a old wash clothe
So why didn't you keep the old tires and rotate them and get a aliment done
My Fuel wheels did the same thing.
That is why i like black rims better than the chrome rims
Put that ceramic coating on them wheels
I picked up a set of stock wheels on market place. Use them all winter . Winters are long where I live. I put them on mid October and just took them off a couple weeks ago. They are pitted and peeling . Rather those get destroyed then my nice wheels.
Ever heard of a rotation and balance? 4x4 truck with aggressive tires will cup the tread. You need to rotate the tires often to get even wear.
Uneven wear like that is often due to, too much tire and rim for the shocks.
Its often more pronounced on front tires
Gotta watch them Michigan pot holes sounds like the dpf may have fallen out🤣🤣
Coat them in fluid film before they start laying salt on the roads. Just soak them down and wash it off in the spring. They’ll protect from
Putting during the winter. Back in the day I used to cover the entire wheel In Wheel grease before winter. Then a guy I worked with recommended fkuid film. Yeah they won’t be as shiney through the winter months but get some good degreaser and soak them down inthe spring
Drove by it a couple of times looks nice
Love the videos. Keep up the good work
I've had two sets of hostile rims and they have pitted both times. I live in the south and I kept them clean and they still pitted. Great looking rims but there stuff doesn't hold up. Just my opinion and experience.
Why didn’t you go muddying first on the mts before switching.
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Truck sounds stock🫢
There's a lot of tread left on those tires.
If you run a mud tire on the street you cannot get behind on your tire rotations
I never understood the whole big wheel / skinny tire thing on a truck, especially a HD. Why get a HD if you are just going to neuter it ?
You really should’ve gotten the Toyo at3 there way more aggressive super smooth and one of the only all terrain tires with a factory warranty 😊
I do believe my ears heard the exhaust system rusted off to
The l5p sounds good hoss😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
4wheel buy is the best! If you’re located in Michigan I’d definitely check them out
Great Tires! And the Wifemax.....Oh yeah looking Awesome! Right on Truck Master 🛠🏁🤠☠️🛠💨💨💨💨
So I just looked up those KG1 forged contender series he was talking about. That’s crazy to have a full forged wheel at that price point….22x10s are like $2200 for a full set….that’s incredible
Try forces, 20x12’s for 4000ish dollars
Can you do a video about wiring harness for the duramax
I see all this videos about duramaxs from the ground and up but never wiring at all
Do you have someone that rebuilds wiring harnesses for you
Hey . Strip off the chrome and repaint them ? Use ur powder coat ?
Idk 🤷♂️ I had my wheels aligned and they still wore like yours all choppy. Maybe
Just earl 😅
Best thing that worked for my pitting hostiles was 000 steel wool but its a process
Hey if you want to send them this way ill put them to use ill pay shipping
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Can you clear coat the rims for winter use?
Curious why you didn’t go with the Nitto Ridge grapplers rather than the recon grapplers if you like the aggressive look?