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xb12g Enthusiast

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I have a 14' All Terrain SLT with the 20" wheels. I had to take my wife's car to the dealership and was forced to let her take my truck shopping for the day. The next day walking out to my truck i notice a nasty gouge in my front left wheel!

 

Is anyone selling one of these wheels or do you know anywhere to get one that wont break the bank...

 

Thanks in advance!

TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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And my wife wonders why I don't like her to drive my truck, now she wants us to get a new Vette for a pleasure vehicle and so she can drive it to work. yet her vehicle has 3 out of the 4 wheels with road rash.

Zasker1 Enthusiast

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This is the best time to pursue new rims and tires without the wrath of an unhappy wife you have already talked to the dealer and the gauges affects the structural integrity of the truck, which could void the warranty. Therefore all four wheels & tires will need to be replaced however there is a shortage of that specific wheel due to labor disputes in Mexico you will need to utilize resources available locally such as tire rack.com or Fletchers

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This is the best time to pursue new rims and tires without the wrath of an unhappy wife you have already talked to the dealer and the gauges affects the structural integrity of the truck, which could void the warranty. Therefore all four wheels & tires will need to be replaced however there is a shortage of that specific wheel due to labor disputes in Mexico you will need to utilize resources available locally such as tire rack.com or Fletchers

 

Void the warranty?

 

Would this be a warranty covered item

xb12g Enthusiast

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I think he is trying to assist you in the story you tell your wife! :happysad:

 

Ha gotcha!

 

I actually really like my factory wheels though.

chuckl1218 Senior Enthusiast

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I don't think you can have these wheels repaired since they are chrome finished (?), but I had CCW wheels on my GTO refinished and trued because they had so much rash on them and two had slow leaks. But those are brushed aluminum.

Also on my wife's T/A, one replacement GM stock wheel cost was more than a set of American Racing wheels. So guess what is on her T/A now? She ran over something and it popped the wheel.

 

Perhaps Craigslist or Ebay has someone selling take offs? Or look on the For Sale section on this forum. Good luck on replacing the wheel.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Must be a wife thing. Just remember a new tire/rim is cheaper than a divorce. My wifes van is all beat up (in my eyes). Constantly curbing tires (luckily rims ok). I am so happy she cant get my car out of the 3rd car garage (it would be wrecked before she got out of the garage)

 

Funny story from around 05. I had a 2000 Silverado, just put gas in it and washed it on a Sunday in February. At the time I had an 00 impala to drive back and forth to work and she had a ford escort. I get home and there is mud all over the truck. I was like WTF, ok wait and see her explanation. Also noticed it was on 3/4 of a tank of gas. She says nothing when I get in the house. So I ask, she explains she had a job interview, her car wouldnt shift into reverse (frozen). Then I asked about the mud. Being new to the area they sent her for a drug test, she got lost, hit a mud puddle and used 1/4 tank of gas. Funny to look back on.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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My wife has two cars to chose from, a big one and a small one, not my truck. No one even dares to ask. My daughter ask once, I rented her one.

Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

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This is the best time to pursue new rims and tires without the wrath of an unhappy wife you have already talked to the dealer and the gauges affects the structural integrity of the truck, which could void the warranty. Therefore all four wheels & tires will need to be replaced however there is a shortage of that specific wheel due to labor disputes in Mexico you will need to utilize resources available locally such as tire rack.com or Fletchers

 

No way in hell my wife would believe that one.

StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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Thankfully my grandparents and my dad didn't share the same mentality, although I'm a guy, when I first started learning to drive I learned in a 99 silverado (new at the time) and my dad's 93 3500 and then the brand new 01 HDs we had. Used to chirp the tires all the time too.

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