Wheel issues
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Wheel issues
I have a 2019 GS with 13k miles, and now I have a cracked wheel. Still dealing with GM on it, but not very confident being the case has been open for 13 days and no outcome yet.
Not paying $725 for a replacement factory rim that may crack just as easy, so options are easy if GM continues with the runaround.
So looking for a nice set of black gloss wheels that will not crack, look decent, and under $2400 delivered. Is that doable? I have stock suspension, and want to keep the staggered setup I have. Will be adding power but no drag radials in my near future.
I see lots of vendors on here, and lots of good folks who has been through this. I keep looking but am struggling locating wheels sets with the staggered setup. I have more cash but have a cam upgrade planned as soon as the warranty is up. Was not counting on this turd sandwich.
Any advice, direction or pics would be great!!
Not paying $725 for a replacement factory rim that may crack just as easy, so options are easy if GM continues with the runaround.
So looking for a nice set of black gloss wheels that will not crack, look decent, and under $2400 delivered. Is that doable? I have stock suspension, and want to keep the staggered setup I have. Will be adding power but no drag radials in my near future.
I see lots of vendors on here, and lots of good folks who has been through this. I keep looking but am struggling locating wheels sets with the staggered setup. I have more cash but have a cam upgrade planned as soon as the warranty is up. Was not counting on this turd sandwich.
Any advice, direction or pics would be great!!
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About all I can tell you is check with some of the forum wheel vendors - they may be able to set you up with something in your price range. Perhaps some Crays or Forgestar F14s.
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Bob at House of Wheels sells like-new wheels at a substantial discount. They are usually wheels which have been traded in, in exchange for a different kind of wheels.
https://www.houseofwheelsonline.com/corvette_oe.php
When I checked them for a replacement the only satin black with red rim they had were satin black with a red stripe painted on the outside of the rim rather than insert into the rim like the OEM ones.
https://www.houseofwheelsonline.com/corvette_oe.php
When I checked them for a replacement the only satin black with red rim they had were satin black with a red stripe painted on the outside of the rim rather than insert into the rim like the OEM ones.
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I agree with the above! Bob’s House of Wheels is great. Bob is wonderful to work with. I had one bend and another wheel crack on my Grand Sport. I replaced them from Bob’s with ZR1 wheels, which are Rotary forged, which is better than the cast wheels that came with our cars, but not as strong as fully forged wheels. You can get theses well within your budget.
Call him, and he is very helpful! Good luck!
Call him, and he is very helpful! Good luck!
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I have OEM chrome wheels and a set of Cray Makos with All Season tires for fall/winter. Crays are made for Corvettes so stock center caps and lug nuts work fine. They are I believe "rotary forged" which is supposed to be better than OEM. In the price range you quoted.
You should be able to get a replacement OEM wheel for less than $725.
You should be able to get a replacement OEM wheel for less than $725.
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For OEM replacements Bob at House of Wheels for sure. If you want after market check with Motor sports LA. They have lots of various brand wheels. Check out MRR or Vossen. Vossen HF-5 are nice.
https://motorsportsla.com/collection...-forged-series
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https://motorsportsla.com/collection...-forged-series
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If you haven't already done so - do a search on cracked wheels. You have run into an extraordinarily common C7 problem.
The fix is to go to a forged wheel (which is what GM should have put on the car in the first place). The combination of wide wheels - Ultra low profile rubber, and stiff run flat sidewalls - coupled with bad roads - transmit a lot of force to the OEM cast wheels and you have already found out about the result.
You might wish to check out: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...roll-call.html
Warning - Forged wheels aren't cheap ! You might want to look up Gerry @ CW4L...
The fix is to go to a forged wheel (which is what GM should have put on the car in the first place). The combination of wide wheels - Ultra low profile rubber, and stiff run flat sidewalls - coupled with bad roads - transmit a lot of force to the OEM cast wheels and you have already found out about the result.
You might wish to check out: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...roll-call.html
Warning - Forged wheels aren't cheap ! You might want to look up Gerry @ CW4L...
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There is no way to sugar-coat this issue. There are something over 800 posts at just one of the current wonky OEM wheel threads here. Why would you want another just like you are replacing?
Get quality, fully-forged aftermarket and sell your still usable OEMs to those who think they simply "must" have them. Consider it part of the price of admission and go on. All the best.
Get quality, fully-forged aftermarket and sell your still usable OEMs to those who think they simply "must" have them. Consider it part of the price of admission and go on. All the best.
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I'll tell you, I had factory JW wheels on my older vette. Salad shooter wheels on another vette. Crager wheels on my hot rod. Never a problem.
I'm running OEM 2017 wheels around the track. It's fine, I think it's a pothole problem. Even my GM trucks can't withstand potholes. I just brought 4 wheels for my truck.
I'm running OEM 2017 wheels around the track. It's fine, I think it's a pothole problem. Even my GM trucks can't withstand potholes. I just brought 4 wheels for my truck.
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If you haven't already done so - do a search on cracked wheels. You have run into an extraordinarily common C7 problem.
The fix is to go to a forged wheel (which is what GM should have put on the car in the first place). The combination of wide wheels - Ultra low profile rubber, and stiff run flat sidewalls - coupled with bad roads - transmit a lot of force to the OEM cast wheels and you have already found out about the result.
You might wish to check out: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...roll-call.html
Warning - Forged wheels aren't cheap ! You might want to look up Gerry @ CW4L...
The fix is to go to a forged wheel (which is what GM should have put on the car in the first place). The combination of wide wheels - Ultra low profile rubber, and stiff run flat sidewalls - coupled with bad roads - transmit a lot of force to the OEM cast wheels and you have already found out about the result.
You might wish to check out: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...roll-call.html
Warning - Forged wheels aren't cheap ! You might want to look up Gerry @ CW4L...
Gerry is the way to go, but don’t think forged is in his budget Good Luck
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If you want forged you'll have to buy used for your budget, check the for sale section, there are normally lots of sets of wheels/tires for sale in there. FYI, the ZR1 wheels are supposedly rotary forged so a replacement set of those from Bob may be less than other options.