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Daily driving w/billets

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rrider2005   +1y
Im new to the site but i had a quick question. I want to get a set of rims for my 03 silverado. im not bagging it but i do have a lowering kit on it right now. im looking at the SSM's 22 billets and they say they have a soft lip? what does that mean. are their any downsides to daily driving with billets?
555   +1y
What SSM wheels are u looking at?
BLACKMAGICON24S   +1y
they will be fine, unless you role some "Real low profile tires" you should be ok,

i run billet 24's with 295/35/24's and have no problems, i also used to run billet 22's on my old truck with 265/35/22's and i never had any problems. just watch for pot holes.
BAGGED BELAIR   +1y
It's my understanding that a soft lip means the hoop[ of the rim pretty much stays the same diameter with out clsong down at the point of the face. It gives a bigger/open appearance. My chicaynes have a soft lip, as do my 20's on my 03' truck. Both have the outter lip diameter the entire inside of the wheel.
Low_SST   +1y
billets suck on bumpy roads. my front ones are all dinged up after a few monts of driving in MA.
Pecker   +1y
I would HIGHLY recomend a soft lip, and I would also recomend something other than billet for daily use, unless you are a freak and actually enjoy polishing and straightening rims on a steady schedule.
baggedsuburban   +1y
I got some billet wheels on my suburban and the are bent from shitty roads, but i got a lead mallet and fixed them.
BLACKMAGICON24S   +1y
all you guys with billet wheels, what size rim/tire combo are you running? could it be that they are really low profile tires and thats why they get dings & bent hoops?

Absolutcain   +1y
i just bent my billet specialties..and it sucks because of the hollow soft lip they will never look the same unless i get the rehooped..
rrider2005   +1y
im looking into getting the draggit wheel but i emailed them and they said production is pushed back 10-12 weeks so im thinking maybe not. so if i get 265/35's i should be ok with daily driven? im not big on chrome wheels so i dont know what i should get