On a Ford Ranger, I have a set of 225/75R16 winter tires on 16" alloy wheels that I mounted 6 years ago and it seems like in the last few years I've been getting random small leaks at the bead or at the valve stem. I bought these rims used, but personally wire brushed the surfaces clean before installing these tires.
The summer tire set is a 225/70R15 which is on the 15" OE steel rims and I'm thinking about using this set for the winter instead as these tires will need replacing soon. I would then run the existing 16" winter set for the summer and burn them out as the compound has started to get hard for the winter anyways. Problem is, both 225/70R15 (which makes the truck look dinky) and the beefier 235/75R15 don't seem to be common sizes for winter tires. Many AT/MT tires in this size though.
What do you guys think? Is it pretty much a bad idea to be using alloys for winter service? I'd like to use the existing 15" rims for winter service, just weird that the selection in winter truck tires for that size seems limited.
The summer tire set is a 225/70R15 which is on the 15" OE steel rims and I'm thinking about using this set for the winter instead as these tires will need replacing soon. I would then run the existing 16" winter set for the summer and burn them out as the compound has started to get hard for the winter anyways. Problem is, both 225/70R15 (which makes the truck look dinky) and the beefier 235/75R15 don't seem to be common sizes for winter tires. Many AT/MT tires in this size though.
What do you guys think? Is it pretty much a bad idea to be using alloys for winter service? I'd like to use the existing 15" rims for winter service, just weird that the selection in winter truck tires for that size seems limited.