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Old 03-14-2014, 12:38 PM   #1
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Aluminum or Steel Wheels??

Ok another one of those questions from a newbie.
Working on a new Jay Flight TT 26RLS.
Other than looks any advantage to aluminum vs steel wheels on the TT?
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Old 03-14-2014, 01:26 PM   #2
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Aluminum wheels are lighter than the steel wheels.
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Usually there's a package of extra options included with the aluminum wheels. Such as thermal pkg, elec. awning, elec. tongue jack, larger A/C unit. At least that's what my 22FB came with. As far as the wheels themselves, I guess it depends on what kind of terrain you plan on driving on to get to your campsite. Steel wheels may not bend as easily if your headed down rough roads, but then they may rust if coating is damaged....
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Usually there's a package of extra options included with the aluminum wheels. Such as thermal pkg, elec. awning, elec. tongue jack, 15kw A/C unit. At least that's what my 22FB came with. As far as the wheels themselves, I guess it depends on what kind of terrain you plan on driving on to get to your campsite. Steel wheels may not bend as easily if your headed down rough roads, but then they may rust if coating is damaged....
The package that the aluminum wheels come with on the Jay Flight is the Elite package.
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That's the pkg upgrade, thanks Adk!
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If you like to read, here is a past JOF thread (w/links) discussion on Aluminum and Steel rims, probably more info then one needs:

http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/sh...num+steel+rims

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Its not listed that way for the 2015 Jay Flight. The Elite package does not list aluminum wheels as included in that package.
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My experience has been that the aluminum wheels provide a better more planted ride than the "cheaper" steel wheels. I've hauled a few different units over the same stretchs of hwy and i can almost tell you from the driver seat which ones are steel and which are aluminum from the handling differences.
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For weight savings and style (personal taste), I negotiated aluminum wheels into my purchase
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It sure couldn't hurt the resale either.
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Old 03-14-2014, 07:27 PM   #12
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I think other than they cost more, I just like the look of cast rims. I have had both and can say they are easier to maintain, they look better to me and hopefully will look better to the next owner of my rig.
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That's the pkg upgrade, thanks Adk!
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Its not listed that way for the 2015 Jay Flight. The Elite package does not list aluminum wheels as included in that package.
Maybe they changed it for 2015?

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For weight savings and style (personal taste), I negotiated aluminum wheels into my purchase
I'm sure they will put anything you want in it for a price.
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The weight argument isn't a big issue as the wheels are unsprung weight so you aren't going to increase your cargo carrying capacity at all. By the same token, you aren't going to decrease the overall weight of the trailer by much either so your TV's gas mileage isn't going to change any detectable amount.

It boils down to what you prefer. I like the looks of aluminum wheels over the steel counterpart but I'm not going to spend $400+ just for some wheels that look nice.

If you like the looks of the Al wheels then go for it.
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I will add that on my white steel wheels I have had to touch up the paint several times where they began to rust. Not hard, wire brush the rusty spot and paint, but a consideration.
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The steel wheels on our old Terry camper rusted so bad I feel they were unsafe, so we traded in for our 32bhds with aluminum wheels.
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On a trailer I would personally want steel wheels for the strength. Too many cracked rims around for my taste.
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Aluminum looks cool and at the end of the day isn't that all that matters
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Aluminum looks cool and at the end of the day isn't that all that matters
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