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Just picked up a 2016 Z06 last week, and initial thoughts are that the car is amazing in every way. Drove 3 hours to pick it up from Florida, and absolutely loved every second of the drive back.
But....... woke up the next morning to find left rear tire at 10PSI. Initially, I presumed that i had picked up a nail on my drive back, however, that notion was shattered when the shop informed me that BOTH rear rims where cracked in multiple spots. Needless to say, I'm terribly disappointed that i didn't inspect the car thoroughly prior to purchasing it.
Long story short, GM will not cover under warranty, so my question to you all is - what are my options?
Does anyone know where i can get a good set of rims to replace, i don't mind going aftermarket with custom rims either. Also, could someone give me the exact size and dimensions of all 4 rims? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Opinions vary on staying OEM vs replica OEM or aftermarket.
I have the 10 spoke blade wheels on mine. Haven't heard of any with cracking issues like these. They are OEM and were high dollar option until 18 I believe. Maybe look at them also?
Sorry to hear. I’d suggest getting a nice forged set of rims from a vendor here. The bent rim issue seems common in places that don’t take care of the roads.
Had several stock cast wheels replaced on my Z06's, since that I have been using Forgeline wheels from Gerry at Custom Wheels for Less, he is a vendor sponsor, and good guy.
Despite several posts about bent and cracked wheels, I have so far not had any problems with bent or cracked rims with the original chrome wheels on my 2016 Z06. When ordered they were option Q6B, 19" x 10" fronts, 20" x 12" rears. I have three years on the wheels and live in pothole country, 16,000 miles and still on the original Pilot Sport rubber; not a Z07. (I tend to drive mostly in Tour, and have had the Mag Ride update done which improves the ride in both Tour and Sport). Since many people upgrade to aftermarket wheels, you might be able to find a set of stock wheels available at a fair price. If the wheels are in good shape, not bent or cracked, and the price is right, I would not worry about them. Personally, my preference is to stick with stock wheels. Just my thought. Here is a picture of mine. --Bob
I have spare rear chrome wheels never installed off a 2015/2016 but they're chrome. Yours for $1K plus delivery, I'm not using them, I went down to 19s for drag radials.
There are several threads on cracked and bent ZO6 OEM rims. Do a search and you will find this is a very common problem with these wheels. A lot of owners are driving around with cracked wheels and don't know it because you won't leak air until the crack moves into the barrel. Yours are cracked from the inside barrel rim, correct? The short story is that the combination of the hard sided run-flats and guys driving on the street in Sport or Track mode. You hit any kind of sharp edge or hole and the shock transmits directly from the hard sidewall and into the inside wheel rim edge causing the cracks. GM may replace the the OEM's but if they do, it will only be with new OEM's which will end up with the same result.
Save yourself from aggravation and but a set of forged (not flow or rotary forged) monoblock wheels which can be had through several forum vendors for around $4K and up. I used Signature wheels from Deity Motorsports. Talk to Khoa and he will take care of you. There's also several other vendors that have quality forged wheels at similar or somewhat higher prices. You might also consider dumping the run flats and going with non RF's like Continental or Michelin. This will end your wheel problems for good.
You can get brand new wheels from the wheel sellers on the forum for $425ea shipped. Entire set of cup wheels are $1200 brand new these are the old c6 zr1 whee and the new grand sport.
You can get brand new wheels from the wheel sellers on the forum for $425ea shipped. Entire set of cup wheels are $1200 brand new these are the old c6 zr1 whee and the new grand sport.
Opinions vary on staying OEM vs replica OEM or aftermarket.
I have the 10 spoke blade wheels on mine. Haven't heard of any with cracking issues like these. They are OEM and were high dollar option until 18 I believe. Maybe look at them also?
Seems to be a problem with the OEM rims, multiple threads addressing the issue. Haven't had a problem with mine (at least that I am aware of), but I am just waiting for the ball to drop. Your best best is go with a set of monoblocks, but yes, they are expensive. Or purchase a cheaper set, switch over to non-ZP tires and see what happens. I think if you go with a cast or OEM set again and keep those run flats, you will run into the same issue again at some point. Not sure where you live, but here in NJ, the roads are like moon craters and the chances of it happening are really high. Try to fight with GM, but I would assume they would just blame it on the roads....
Dunno if the blades are also prone to crack as well??
Nope. The blades will be ok; it's the inner barrel rim that breaks/bends because there's no real strong support out there like there is on the outer rim.
I still can’t believe GM won’t cover the cracks, let alone bent rims that show no impact on the tire/rim. Fortunately there is good tire & wheel insurance you can get, some of the best money I’ve spent.
01-08-2019, 09:02 AM
Bitter Sweet
