dually wheels can different OEM be used ?
I have a 2001 GMC 4 x 4 dually and it has 16 " steel wheels with stainless steel covers. Looks fine and no issues. But I have been thinking about checking out boneyards to see if aluminum wheels are a...
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mpierce wrote:
So, one bad aluminum wheel, that sounds like it had hit something and was bent, and no more forever! Wow.
Most wheels on trucks on the road are aluminum. I have had steel wheels crack and fail.
Does that mean I cannot use either aluminum OR steel? Now what do I use? I have had tires fail before. Should I not use tires anymore?
People read WAY TOO much into posts.
Apparently you didn't understand the part where the tire failed and the rim bent. "...sounds like it had hit something and was bent...". It hit the frickin' road surface when the tire blew, JA. Subsequent to that, the wheel cracked. Also, I guess you didn't understand the part where I stated that this was MY experience.
Understand this.
I personally don't give a carp as to which wheels you use. Use frickin' plastic wheels made from zip-loc bags for all I care!
I was stating that MY PERSONAL preference is to not use aluminum wheels.
And, as I stated earlier, I don't give a spit what you or anyone else uses. That includes "OTR" rigs.
