Factory Aluminum Wheel would not fit my Steel Wheel Truck
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Factory Aluminum Wheel would not fit my Steel Wheel Truck
Following advise from many areas I purchased a set of Factory Aluminum Wheels off of Craigslist. Tried to get them mounted and the tire shop had a rim on the rear axle with 1/4" to go and it would not budge on any further.
Tire shop advised not to put on truck unless I was going to sell it when it got a flat! Darn. Truck came with the steel wheels. Couple of mechanics told me to: check for corrosion or bore our the center of the wheel. Not sure that is a good solution. Looking for any simular experiences.
Here is the technical info on the aluminum wheels:
17x8J-43.2
52121988AA
5JG15TRMAB
Tire shop advised not to put on truck unless I was going to sell it when it got a flat! Darn. Truck came with the steel wheels. Couple of mechanics told me to: check for corrosion or bore our the center of the wheel. Not sure that is a good solution. Looking for any simular experiences.
Here is the technical info on the aluminum wheels:
17x8J-43.2
52121988AA
5JG15TRMAB
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Should fit. Probably corrosion. I have the factory alloys and it took 2 guys at the tire shop to get the rears off when I replaced the tires. Others with first hand experience will chime in on how you should proceed.
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Reread....you gave the size! I have to go with NJMurvin's suggestion
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I've run several different factory wheels on every SRW truck I have owned. I did have one occasion where the alloy rims were hard to get off of the rear. I think you just need to clean things up.
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