time to go rim shopping

[70jimmy]

did oil change, air filter, rotate tires, grease, check fluids etc on the 2 vehicles we drive most. So while doing the tire rotation on the wife's 2006 Pontiac G6 4 door, I pull the first wheel off and get ready to roll it to the back and I see a hunk of metal in the bottom of the rim. It is a broken piece, so I lay the rim face down and see cracks around all the lug holes going toward the outside. Hmm well I know we smacked one against a curb so maybe I broke it then. I look at the next one same type of cracks. All 4 are this way.

I look at the design of the mounting surface of the rim and there is a 1/16 or so void area around each lug hole and the part that actually contacts the rim is between 1/4 and 1/2 inch from the lug hole. The lugs are the tapered style and it looks like from the repeated loosening and tightening it caused all 4 of them to crack.

Car just turned 100,000 so no warranty or anything, off to look for new rims tomorrow.

any suggestions on where to get em, what to look for in style, make, material etc.

Car is silver in color with a black bra if that helps.

 

[79bonanza]

15x10 steel wheels black daytona style lol. id stick with a aluminim wheel and something in black would look good i think on a silver car. prolly like a spoked wheel or something but thats my $.02

 

[70jimmy]

Gotta fit the tires. 225 /50/ 17 I think

 

[ezoliver]

beadlocks....

 

[70jimmy]

Yep 225 / 50 /17 tires are BFG G Sport AS if that matters.

Here are a couple wifey likes. and yes we are cheap.

 

[thatK30guy]

Easy. H2's since they're 17" rims.

 

[70jimmy]

will 4 inches of lift clear 33's?????

 

[pismorat]

4" of lift will easily clear 33's, I ran 35's with my 4" lift, then added a zero rate and moved the front axle 1" forward and went to 37's. No problem with rubbing so far!

 

[AJs72K5]

4" of lift will easily clear 33's, I ran 35's with my 4" lift, then added a zero rate and moved the front axle 1" forward and went to 37's. No problem with rubbing so far!

I think you missed the humor. Reread the first post...

 

[72blazerguy]

4" of lift will easily clear 33's, I ran 35's with my 4" lift, then added a zero rate and moved the front axle 1" forward and went to 37's. No problem with rubbing so far!

I'll take a vote for the first pic, but where are the beadlocks

 

[70jimmy]

Wife liked the 2nd ones better, so that is what we bought. Hopefully get them mounted Monday. then I will post pics before and after but more importantly the cracks in the rims. Nasty!!!