Cracked rim on 2007 2500hd classic
Just sharing. During pre-trip inspection my son and I found this cracked rim on my truck. It was a surprise and was even more surprised to see the weight rating on the back of the rim. This is...
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Just to wrap this thread up.
I checked another wheel on the truck and it has the stampings on the front and the GM logo stamped on the wheel. I surmise that the wheel I was sold as an original was obviously not an original or GM OEM wheel. It was sold under false pretense and I didn't inspect it closely enough when purchased. Nothing I can do about it now.
We got INSANELY lucky that we didn't have a catastrophic failure at speed, either front or back. In this case this was on the back.
I share all this with the hope that people pay attention, don't make the same mistake I did and keep an eye on their trucks for signs of issues.
The upside is that I no longer feel the need to replace all my wheels.
I checked another wheel on the truck and it has the stampings on the front and the GM logo stamped on the wheel. I surmise that the wheel I was sold as an original was obviously not an original or GM OEM wheel. It was sold under false pretense and I didn't inspect it closely enough when purchased. Nothing I can do about it now.
We got INSANELY lucky that we didn't have a catastrophic failure at speed, either front or back. In this case this was on the back.
I share all this with the hope that people pay attention, don't make the same mistake I did and keep an eye on their trucks for signs of issues.
The upside is that I no longer feel the need to replace all my wheels.
