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crewl1 Enthusiast

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Sorry to hear that you had your wheels stolen. This seems much too common for these trucks.

You had wheel locks also?

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evilhunter101 Enthusiast

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Sorry to hear that you had your wheels stolen. This seems much too common for these trucks.

You had wheel locks also?

 

Yup, 2 different sets even. The ones it came with, and then these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002801NI8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

 

Can't wrap my head around why they took the locks too. Was pretty surprised to see they had taken the lug nuts also, really.

BRay'sGirl Enthusiast

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Whenever I hit the "post" button, it lags and doesn't act like it gets sent through. So after hitting it three more times with the same outcome, I closed the browser and re-opened it to find that each time I hit "post" it duplicated my response lol.

..same here. :crackup:

crewl1 Enthusiast

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Yup, 2 different sets even. The ones it came with, and then these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002801NI8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

 

Can't wrap my head around why they took the locks too. Was pretty surprised to see they had taken the lug nuts also, really.

In another recent member's experience they left the locks but took the regular lug nuts.

Maybe they are just selling the metal too?

 

Wow so those locks are the ones that have the sleeve that spins, guess not even that will stop them.

 

Hope you get rolling again soon.

evilhunter101 Enthusiast

evilhunter101

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In another recent member's experience they left the locks but took the regular lug nuts.

Maybe they are just selling the metal too?

 

Wow so those locks are the ones that have the sleeve that spins, guess not even that will stop them.

 

Hope you get rolling again soon.

 

I knew the locks wouldn't stop them, but I was hoping it would maybe be annoying enough to make them go to the next house you know? Guess not.

benjaminforeal Enthusiast

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So at the risk of being a dummy, do these guys just happen to have a bunch of lug keys with them for the job? Wonder if the famous universal socket can handle the torque that the lugs are set at? It would be nice to make a locking lug that people can't get past without a true one-off key of some sort (or if they exist, I sure am not aware of them).

 

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Dropsix Enthusiast

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This is why I haven't bothered with locking nuts. I figure if they want the rims and tires, they're gonna take them.

 

Luckily I don't live in Texas! Knock on wood.

TxTruckMan Senior Enthusiast

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Texas just has A LOT of trucks. Something close to 50% of trucks sold are in Texas.

 

This really sucks man. I'm sorry this happened to you. Time for an upgrade! To both your wheels and your security systems. 10+ years ago when I couldn't fit my truck in my garage, I invested ~$350 on a high-end Viper alarm. Lifetime warranty from CarToys. Cheap insurance in my opinion. I even got a decent discount on my insurance. I'd also put some motion sensing flood lights out front. Maybe a security camera? Or at least a fake camera.

 

In my new house I made very sure that my trucks would fit. My garage doors are and extra foot wide and tall. 9'x8' I think. I only have 3" on each side of the mirrors to spare when I pull in.

benjaminforeal Enthusiast

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Maybe wrong subforum idk, but they got my wheels last night. To add insult to injury, they even took the lug nuts. Silver lining though, now I can see what appears to be a very small exhaust leak that I probably wouldn't have seen before. 5642c71789eb094c2b6697e8c946eb87.jpg

 

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If they aren't already motion lights, it would be easy to upgrade! (looking at the eave above the garage door).

j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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The TPMS is communicating with the sensors in each wheel.

Once the TPMS is initialized with the position of the wheels it "knows" the location of each wheel on the car.

So why not use the TPMS as a anti theft system for wheels?

Kind of integrating an extra sensor who's getting activated when the truck is turned off and the parking brake is applied?

As soon as the wheel is being moved it'll set off a (silent please) alarm.

 

Just thinking...

 

so long

j-ten-ner

evilhunter101 Enthusiast

evilhunter101

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Texas just has A LOT of trucks. Something close to 50% of trucks sold are in Texas.

 

This really sucks man. I'm sorry this happened to you. Time for an upgrade! To both your wheels and your security systems. 10+ years ago when I couldn't fit my truck in my garage, I invested ~$350 on a high-end Viper alarm. Lifetime warranty from CarToys. Cheap insurance in my opinion. I even got a decent discount on my insurance. I'd also put some motion sensing flood lights out front. Maybe a security camera? Or at least a fake camera.

 

In my new house I made very sure that my trucks would fit. My garage doors are and extra foot wide and tall. 9'x8' I think. I only have 3" on each side of the mirrors to spare when I pull in.

 

Yeah I'm definitely going to have to do something after this experience. Original plan was to save up a bit to have the single car garage area widened so the truck would fit. That's going to take too long though.

 

 

 

If they aren't already motion lights, it would be easy to upgrade! (looking at the eave above the garage door).

 

That set isn't motion but another set further right outside the picture is. Time to convert the other probably. Only got this house in June so making small upgrades over time.

 

On another note, anyone know the offset and original tire size (p275/55r20?) for 2015 SLT? Had the polished aluminum 20x9. (Texas edition if that matters) Little searching hasn't turned up the answer yet.

crewl1 Enthusiast

crewl1

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So at the risk of being a dummy, do these guys just happen to have a bunch of lug keys with them for the job? Wonder if the famous universal socket can handle the torque that the lugs are set at? It would be nice to make a locking lug that people can't get past without a true one-off key of some sort (or if they exist, I sure am not aware of them).

 

 

I think these guys are pros, so I'm sure they have all the tools and have honed their techniques.

They get away clean and apparently don't even wake your dog if you have one.

They probably case a truck they are going to hit and know when your typical arrival departure patterns are.

There is big money here so they probably make a nice wage and there is probably an established mechanism for selling the goods.

 

As for removing the locks, I read somewhere they tighten all the other bolts down and this relieves tension on the lock allowing it to be removed easier.

Surge-214 Enthusiast

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Happened to me back in 2010 when they got me for my 24s when big wheels were in style and expensive. I was living in Katy(Houston) at the time. Stock is what people like and want nowadays. So they are targeting the stock 20s and 22s on trucks and SUVs. My uncle has 2 Silverados and they have stolen his stock 20s twice already.

Wheel locks and most car alarms dont help so dont even bother with them. If its gonna happen its gonna happen.

crewl1 Enthusiast

crewl1

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Yeah I'm definitely going to have to do something after this experience. Original plan was to save up a bit to have the single car garage area widened so the truck would fit. That's going to take too long though.

 

 

That set isn't motion but another set further right outside the picture is. Time to convert the other probably. Only got this house in June so making small upgrades over time.

 

On another note, anyone know the offset and original tire size (p275/55r20?) for 2015 SLT? Had the polished aluminum 20x9. (Texas edition if that matters) Little searching hasn't turned up the answer yet.

In this video they quote p275 55 r20 if these are your rims

 

 

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evilhunter101

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In this video they quote p275 55 r20 if these are your rims

 

 

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Yup those are pretty much them except chrome vs polished. Now to find the offset.

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