I paid $1100 just for my tires. I don't buy into the no name companies. Those tires are garbage.
wanting to buy 24's today! (help)
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I paid $1100 just for my tires. I don't buy into the no name companies. Those tires are garbage.
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Why buy cheap wheels and expensive tires? U2 wheels are not very great wheels so Pirelli, Hankook or Nitto tires are uncalled for. If he is spending $3000 on those 24s with tires, $2100 or more of it is for tires and who even knows if he is getting good tires like the ones above, could be getting Sunny tires!
Why buy cheap wheels and expensive tires? U2 wheels are not very great wheels so Pirelli, Hankook or Nitto tires are uncalled for. If he is spending $3000 on those 24s with tires, $2100 or more of it is for tires and who even knows if he is getting good tires like the ones above, could be getting Sunny tires!
Yeah, valid point. I guess I was speaking personally rather than someone else's scenario. I've had nothing but heartbreak with tires like sunny, fullrun, or whatever other name these Chinese companies come up with.
Chinese wheels deserve Chinese tires.
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Yeah, valid point. I guess I was speaking personally rather than someone else's scenario. I've had nothing but heartbreak with tires like sunny, fullrun, or whatever other name these Chinese companies come up with.
Chinese wheels deserve Chinese tires.
That is true haha. If I had Asanti's I would roll something better too.
My Gianelles are made in China like all their other wheels so I run Decenti tires.
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This may be a silly question but I'd assume that the majority of rims (like everything else) is made in China (even OEM). Is that not the case?
not the case. Usually one piece cast chrome wheels (the cheap wheels you see every day) are made in China. But a high-end three piece wheel is usually forged here in the good ole USA. As are most, if not all, billet wheels.
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Interesting. So where are a lot of the OEM rims (for instance, the GM 22" rims) usually made?
not 100% sure, but I've seen some OEM wheels made in Italy (not GM of course). The casting on GM wheels might be done overseas, but I'd be interested to see where the actual plating takes place.
Meh, these days it's all but impossible to decipher where parts are made ... I'm sure we have parts from all over the world on our trucks. I'm pretty sure ALCOA made rims for GM at some point but that's probably not the case any more. It would be really interesting if someone could dig up a parts order sheet from the Arlington plant ... but even then, parts that make up parts will still be from all over. *shrug*
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