ExpSprtGi
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- City, State
- Indianapolis, In
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Explorer Sport
My 01 Sport has the factory rims and a set of 255-70-R16 Wranglers (about 7 years old but still decent tread). I started noticing that my right front tire was losing about 10-15 psi per week. I took the wheel off and found that there is a very slow leak between the rim and the tire, near the valve stem. Is this normally a tire issue or is this due to rim deterioration? The rims aren't beat up, but they are starting to show some corrosion is spots. Is there an easy fix for this or am I looking at new tires and/or rims? Not sure if slime of fix-a-flat would work in this area. The vehicle is not a daily driver any longer and I was thinking of bumping up to 275-75-R16s (per previous forum advice). If I need to replace rims, any recommendations that wouldn't cost a fortune? Would I best off with 16x8? Thanks!