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Sep 2, 2013 | 06:21 AM

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Ford Wheels splitting pictures

Two of these on one truck. A bit dangerous and at over $1100 each a whole lot of expense. Both split in the same area relative to the valve stem.

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Sep 2, 2013 | 06:36 AM

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Was the truck wrecked? I have never seen a wheel just crack before.

Sep 2, 2013 | 06:47 AM

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Was the truck wrecked? I have never seen a wheel just crack before.

That would be my question also. I've seen/replaced a LOT of wheels in the body business and seen a lot of wheels remanufactured but never seen any just crack like that.

Sep 2, 2013 | 09:34 AM

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What truck were these installed on? How many miles on the wheels? I wonder how many curbs were run into with these wheels?

Sep 2, 2013 | 10:50 AM

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Thanks for posting, I don't see any curb jumper marks, Weight maybe that's xs two rims ,were these on the back or front/back?

Sep 2, 2013 | 11:00 AM

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Those are obviously factory 20 x 8 inch rims. The prefix 7C34-1007-CA tells me they were off a 2008 truck. I am curious as to which rims they are.

Sep 2, 2013 | 11:45 AM

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I called my neighbor.... 100000 miles on the wheels, just been rotated a while back but don't know the rotation pattern, pulls a large camper but no hard use, the truck has a camper shell so no overly loaded bed loads, the rims both split in the same area relative to the valve stem so that indicates a flaw in mfg finally showing up. Not hit any curbs that he remembers and the chance of hitting a curb on the same area of two wheels is not very high. Guess time will tell if it is just a bad lot. Dealer not willing to replace the wheels of course.

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Sep 2, 2013 | 12:09 PM

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That is the app. area that an improperly used bead seperater might cause damage when changing tires.

Sep 2, 2013 | 12:49 PM

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Never mind. I found it here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-Ford-F250-F350-20-OEM-Wheels-Rims-18-17-/121169606475?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item1c3645774b&vxp=mtr

Sep 2, 2013 | 08:15 PM

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Do you have a FULL picture of the rims to post, so that we can see the pattern of the particular wheels in question?

I will have to go see my neighbor and take some more pictures, I want to get one of the other wheel anyway.... my neighbor lives 6 miles away so it may be a day or so before I go by his house and catch him at home. It was easier to say "neighbor' than say "the farmer that cuts the hay on my land".

Sep 2, 2013 | 08:24 PM

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my BIL had the same issue with a front wheel on his F350. They were the 20 inch chrome also!

Sep 2, 2013 | 08:33 PM

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my BIL had the same issue with a front wheel on his F350. They were the 20 inch chrome also!

What year was his truck?

Sep 3, 2013 | 01:29 AM

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That would be my question also. I've seen/replaced a LOT of wheels in the body business and seen a lot of wheels remanufactured but never seen any just crack like that.

i have alcoa rims on my van, and had one of those crack across the
spoke, on the right rear rim, which is obviously the power application
wheel. but right out on the edge of the flange? looks like a tire mounting
machine would be the only thing to apply that kind of force in that
area. if someone did a number putting tires on, that might explain
why two of them on the same truck failed the same way.

especially since they failed at the same position. guys mounting tires
usually start at the same position relative to the stem, so if someone
tweaked them with the machine, it'd probably be in the same relative
spot.