CFeria

Yesterday figured I rotate tires since Im at 6700mi, when I took wheel of I was shocked to see this!



also btw, I torqued wheels to 75 ft lbs. is this ok? On the ram I usually do 90 ft lbs

malexand123

Which part were you surprised by? The China part? Or the "cast" (as opposed to forged) part?

1bdvet

No surprised, everything is made there these days, even our car parts.

c54u

2017 manual says 100 ft lbs.

Red C8 of Jax

Had mine torqued to 100 per manual our GM wheels are made in China or Mexico.

BOBSZ857

This is a contributing factor on why we're seeing more and more threads pop up about bent or cracked rims.

MikeERWNC

GM is huge in China.
I would bet the stuff with Mexico on it came from China.

I was surprised to see how much OEM parts came from China and Mexico when I started working on my C6.
The C7 has even more.

Even Harley Davidson is a metric bike now days.
Don't tell their boneheaded owners, though.

23/C8Z

it's the reason we've seen the decline in American prosperity in all but a select few over the past almost 50 years now. politicians and the top of the wealthiest. maybe one day it will change back. And yes, i would survive with less if it meant we all were lifted up a bit and not just the top while the middles (upper and lower) support both top and bottom..

OP, not happy you started my Sunday Corvette forum browsing with this lol


inferior junk.

PatternDayTrader

75ft pds.... yikes.

Maxpowers

Dicastal is the name of the manufacturer. They are the largest producer of alum wheels in the world.

Jmhornz71

Dont forget Taiwan thats where my wheels were made

olblue75

tstad9i1

They make good food there. Rims ... Not so much.

eboggs_jkvl

It's been 100 lb ft for MANY MANY MANY years for our corvettes.


Elmer

ErnieN85

Foosh

There are Chinese companies producing high-quality products, and there are those producing cheap junk. Dicastal has a good reputation, and they also produce forged (probably rotary forged) aluminum wheels. Supposedly, the Z51 wheels they produce are rotary forged.

My 18 Z51 wheels have the same stamp as in the picture posted in the OP.

The wheels pictured in the OP are Z51 wheels. The threads about bent and cracked wheels pertain to the GS and Z06 wheels. You don't see threads on bent Z51 wheels.

DWillys

The reason the wheels come from where they come from is simple. GM has to turn a profit for their shareholders. To do that they buy parts from whomever can produce parts to spec for the lowest cost to GM. Now they could buy all their parts from US manufacturers only, but then the C7 would be significantly more expensive. How many people post in this forum about what a great deal they got on their C7?

The world isn't black and white, no matter how many want it to be.

Bigfoot16

I'm a Harley owner,, on my 6th one.. I am not a bonehead..

MikeERWNC

Some of use would beg to differ...
There is something clearly wrong with Harley owners... Most are only owners and will never learn how to ride a motorcycle.
As a Harley owner, do you know what the lever on the right handle bar is for?

Bigfoot16

Thanks for adding value to the topic at hand.. have you always been such a nice guy?