I would add geo brackets.
Did you install in this order top to bottom:
Coil spring spacer
Factory isolator
Coil spring
Often shops install incorrectly: isolator, spacer, coil spring. This will result in a popping and cracking noise.
Another cause can be bushings that are...
This can be difficult for the above stated reasons.
In Illinois:
Suburban Cook County: 8.25%
Chicago Cook County: 9.5%
Other Counties: Varies
Registration and Plates varies as well. Are you transferring or getting new? Do you want vanity plates? Are they truck plates or car plates? Are you...
You could clear coat or rustoleum the bolts. The painting on the wheels seems to be less common of an issue. If you're worried about it you could clear coat the wheel. Then can work but seems like a lot of work.
The bolts are the main rusting issue. The bolts are black on either color of the wheel. I've also heard that the sand finish fades/diminishes. However, the main issue that is highly prevalent is the bolts rusting within weeks.
I'm hearing all the bolts on these wheels start rusting fast (and there are nearly 40 of them). I'd avoid this wheel or make certain to treat every single bolt.