In A Bind - Need Some Input For My '08

shibby1485 · April 14, 2011

well unfortunately i was involved in a car accident last week, for which i thought my 08 Extended cab was gonna be junked for damages... but as it later turned out they are fixing the truck and the damage was not nearly to the extent we thought.

i got hit at a 45 degree angle direct impact at the rear ... which shattered the rim, popped two tires, slid the rear axle to a nice angle where the back tire was touching the rear bumper, driveshaft pulled out of the transfer case, and all the side panels of the bed are getting replaced.

anyway... the frame didn't get touched... was hit by a honda accord which wasn't high enough to be up near the frame, and since she hit the tire dead on that took most of the abuse and the u-bolts gave and the axle just slide to the back of the leaf springs.

so.... i needed new tires anyway, i'm due for an inspection, my rims are pitted the chrome is destroyed from neglect, and now with the accident and a shattered rim, the insurance company was pretty generous on the allowance for the one rim replacement and replacing 2 back tires... so with that money, i'm gonna do it all now.

going to do a levelling kit as well.

my 08 extended cab is that darker indigo blue type color.... what should i do for rims?!?! i only have like a week to decide. please help, i'm clueless

shibby1485 · April 14, 2011

this thread has pics of my truck if you want to see it to visualize some ideas for me? .... i DID like my rims, but they did not last. they are destroyed worse than you can ever imagine from putting and stuff... mostly the front, and i think my front brakes / rotor issue may have prematurely burnt up the rims too.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...c=85421&hl=