# Ford Ranger Wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** wheels\ **Created:** [August 22, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wheels/18523 "2008-08-22T16:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Truckman54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Truckman54](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Truckman54)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wheels/18523/1 "2008-08-22T16:38:14Z")
I have a 2003 Ford Ranger Edge 4 x 2 with aluminum wheels. I want to put snow tires on a pair of steel wheels. Is there any issue with having aluminum wheels on the front and steel wheels on the rear? ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wheels/18523/2 "2008-08-22T16:44:31Z")
No ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wheels/18523/3 "2008-08-22T20:10:15Z")
No problem having alloys on the front and steel rims on the rear, but why would you want to do that? Aside from cost, I mean. This is JMHO, but for starters alloy wheels take a beating during the winter months especially where road salt is used (PLUS, between the two, the steel will come out ahead of the alloy if it slides into a curb). Your vehicle will handle MUCH better with 4 matching ‘WINTER’ tires (on steel rims) than just 2. I say ‘winter’ tires as the rubber in these tires remains flexible to much colder temperatures than snow tires. A flexible tire means better traction. To explain not using 2 snows on the rear means: (aside from the ‘snows’ being a stiffer tire when cold and thus less traction) putting 2 ‘snows’ or even just 2 ‘winter’ tires on the rear means your front (radial?) tires won’t have the same traction and will make the vehicle more prone to a poor stopping ability and spin outs. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wheels/18523/4 "2008-08-22T20:20:39Z")
Not a good idea to have 2 snows on the rear. An acquaintance did that, and rear-ended the same bus 3 times on the way to work - luckily the bus had a rubber bumper, no damage, but the front tires, that do most of the braking and steering, had no traction. 4 snows is the way to go.