Black Trident Wheels
Sep 15, 2024 | 11:42 AM
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Black Trident Wheels
Does anyone know if the Black Trident wheels are forged from GM? If not, do these wheels get cracks?
Sep 15, 2024 | 12:16 PM
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If they are not noted anywhere as "Forged" I would seriously doubt they are.
Sep 15, 2024 | 12:35 PM
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Sep 15, 2024 | 12:44 PM
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I have Tridents on my 2020 (Spectra Gray, not black). There have not been issues with the Tridents cracking like the C7 Grand Sport/Z06 wheels did. GM strengthened the barrels on the C8 wheels vs the C7 wheels.
Sep 15, 2024 | 01:40 PM
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No problems with my Black Trident wheels. Haven't seen anyone complaining on the forum about them cracking.
Sep 15, 2024 | 01:53 PM
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No cracks, but I think the 2020 and 2021 trident wheels were affected by the porosity problem. But I'd guess that any wheels with the problem would have been replaced by now.
Sep 15, 2024 | 10:58 PM
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Good to hear the wheels are not experiencing the problems the C7 wheels had.
Sep 16, 2024 | 09:55 AM
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No problem with My 2023 Gray Trident Wheels !!
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Sep 16, 2024 | 09:58 AM
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I have a set of Black Tridents and a set of SG Tridents. No issues with either set.
Sep 16, 2024 | 06:06 PM
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