I'm not advocating quitting on your buddy's truck, quite the opposite. But normally this doesn't come up until the deal's been done, and I get pulled in to help find solutions for the unsuspecting guy who bought one of these old work horses. When it gets taken in for tires the guy gets the bad news that nobody will touch the rims. (I see you're in CA, go ask your guys at your local Les Schwab what they think of these rims.) Too much risk and liability anymore for reputable shops. Too many stories of people getting hurt real bad when one comes apart, and too many lawyers. The worst stories are the ones where a rim blows apart driving down the road, putting anybody in the line of fire at risk. I had a guy last fall tell me that he bought a similar truck and had an inner dual blow while winching it onto his trailer. It's only these rims, they're called Firestone RH-5°, that are bad ones. And like I described above, there are solutions that let a guy keep an honest old truck like this in service longer. Wish I knew how much time I spend each week answering emails and forum questions about these old wheels. Stu