cracked thin spoke
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: Riverhead NY
cracked thin spoke
Just cracked a front wheel on my 2001 coupe with factory thin spokes.
Car has only about 44000 miles, never raced or driven hard. Luckily the tps told me that the wheel was leaking and had to pull off of Rt. 95 in Milford, Ct. on my way back to the east end of long island,NY local Chevy dealer found me a new wheel but now I'm leery of the others cracking and I my wife won't even get in the car again. I need to replace all four wheels and want to know what the strongest and most reasonable wheels would be. I'm very worried about going with aluminum again and would a steel wheel be a stronger/better choice? any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Car has only about 44000 miles, never raced or driven hard. Luckily the tps told me that the wheel was leaking and had to pull off of Rt. 95 in Milford, Ct. on my way back to the east end of long island,NY local Chevy dealer found me a new wheel but now I'm leery of the others cracking and I my wife won't even get in the car again. I need to replace all four wheels and want to know what the strongest and most reasonable wheels would be. I'm very worried about going with aluminum again and would a steel wheel be a stronger/better choice? any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,211
Likes: 4
From: Vancouver B.C.
I sold my 02 Alcoa polished thinspokes; I understand they are prone to cracking; Very happy with OEM forged Z06 Alcoa rims and non runflat tires instead. I had the Z06 rims painted silver with polished rims, spokes and clear coated; they look
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 367,280
Likes: 24,570
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Here's some options:
CCW (depends on your idea of what reasonable is)
Cray
Also, check with wheel vendors like C5 BearsFan (Double D Mods) or JW Motoring. They have a large selection of wheels to choose from.
CCW (depends on your idea of what reasonable is)
Cray
Also, check with wheel vendors like C5 BearsFan (Double D Mods) or JW Motoring. They have a large selection of wheels to choose from.
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,864
Likes: 0
From: Hopewell Junction NY
The same thing happened to my 00' thin spokes a month or two ago. I don't even remember hitting a pothole are a big bump. It is a complete mystery why this happened. Plus right towards the end of the spoke, wierd. I just bought a used pair of ccw t-10s and got them on the car.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
10 Things C8 Corvette Owners Hate (But Won't Tell You)
Joe Kucinski
10 Best Corvettes Coming to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026!
Brett Foote
Every Corvette Grand Sport Explained! (C2, C4, C6, C7, & C8)
Joe Kucinski
Grand Sport & Grand Sport X Launch Alongside All-New 535hp LS6 V8!
Michael S. Palmer
5 Reasons Bad Drivers Crash & 5 Ways to Avoid a Costly Mistake!
Joe Kucinski
7 Bolt-On Upgrades From Extreme Online Store to Level Up Your C6 Corvette
Pouria Savadkouei
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 20,030
Likes: 289
From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,164
Likes: 71
From: MA
Here is an important question for those with cracked thin spokes. Did you have your tires replaced? If you did, it is very possible that they were damaged during the tire replacement. This can be caused when they break the bead. If they do not allow the tire to deflate completely (takes over 1 minute with TPMSs) and/or don't put the shovel near the rim the spokes can be damaged. Be careful when selecting a place to replace your tires.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,136
Likes: 7
From: queens Newyork
This is a known problem caused by the runflat tires that have no give to them, I had my orig 02 wheels and orig tires and had a stress crack in the wheel, at the time my cars fact warr had just expired, I fought w/gm for 6mos, they did eventually give me a new wheel. This is a very known problem, i also had the polished wheels, they now reside in my garage, and ccw's 505a's reside on the vette.
