All four of my alum rims on my 2015 F450 are starting to corrode around the valve stem. Rep is sending pic's to Ford about replacements. Has anyone else had there 19.5 rims replaced by Ford ?

 

Ford used to source the OEM aluminum 19.5 rims from well known forged aluminum manufactures like Alcoa and Accuride. Nowadays, the Ford 19.5" F-450 rims have been reported to say "Made in China" on them. I wonder if there is any correlation between country of origin, quality, and corrosion?

 

I can't vouch for the 19.5's, but Ford did replace my 2 corroded rear outer 17's with no fuss. Dealer sent the pics and later that day they were ok'd and wheels ordered.

 

Al wheels on my last 3 SD's had "made in Mexico" stamped. 1 set of 18"'s and 2 with 20".

 

Someone posted the new AL dually wheels with a made in china stamp on them... Much rather see, Hecho en Mexico....

 

17" DRW's wheels have been posted about multiple times on the forum. My wheels have been replaced 3 times and the the current set is also bad, but ford refused to replace them anymore.

All made in china

 

Thanks for posting that Duane - BTW, Are you running in the salt belt?

Only thing that is deterioting on my truck are the running boards. And I actually really, dislike the Platinum style running boards. I liked my lariat style better.

 

I would say yes.

But, the way the wheels are made and finished is what I believe is causing the problem. Each time the corrosion started right at the edge of the milled well for the valve stem.

 

My wheels are corroded and not just around the valve stem. The fronts I pulled off and sanded to get through the cracked clear and then rattle can'd then with wheel clear coat. I may just plasti-dip the whole set after scraping off the corroded clear

 

I don't think I've had any issues, but will check tomorrow when I get home.

 

I looked mine over (SRW though) when I rotated the tires and didn't notice anything - although I live in the cold and the snow/ice slush is pretty bad - they only sand/rock with a 10% salt added mixture which keeps the sand from freezing and lets it sink into the ice a little for traction. I thought they didn't use any, but I found an article where they reluctantly admitted they used some salt.

Prior to reading that, it took persuasion to get the wheels off the hub when I did rotate, which led to believe they used salt. Something that I never had to do living at the southern end of the Sunshine state.

Sucks that the quality of things continues to deteriorate.

 

When I took off my front wheels I had to loosen the lug nuts and drive around the block with some hard braking turns to break them loose. I always use anti-seize on wheel/hub joints but the dealer didn't.

 

New rims under warranty by Ford in the morning. That's was quick

 

I like your idea better than mine. I should have done that. instead I laid on my back and put my feet on the edges of the tire to break them loose.

Glad the dealer warrantied the rims.

 

I first tried a few hard hits to front and back sides of the tire with a large sledge but that did nothing, took a few stops to get them loose. I got out and check if the lugs had tightened after each stop. The wheels can seize on pretty tight.