Sparky83
Virginia Chapter member
after reading several threads on the alloy rims on these trucks having cracking issues (ntm a couple friends having recent problems with theirs).. I decided to check out mine today.. my driverside front one kept leaving grey streaks on one of the posts.. which i was hoping maybe the clear coat had just gotten scratched since i read that ford had coated them to protect the alloy from corrosion.. unfortunately i was not so lucky..
This is what i found today
crack runs all the way through to the back.. and while on the front of the rim the crack only runs about halfway across the spoke.. on the inside it runs almost all the way across except for maybe an 1/2-3/4"... unfortunately couldnt get a good pic of it on the back...
so i pulled it off the truck for safety concerns and put the spare on.. but before putting it on i decided to clean up the spare a bit.. (i didnt want an ugly rusty rim showing to the world..)
after knocking off the rust and cleaning it up a bit..
little black paint makes it look nicer...
normally i dont like the blacked out rim look.. but someways i kind of like it there.. but would still rather have the other rim back there... it just looked better...
This is what i found today
crack runs all the way through to the back.. and while on the front of the rim the crack only runs about halfway across the spoke.. on the inside it runs almost all the way across except for maybe an 1/2-3/4"... unfortunately couldnt get a good pic of it on the back...
so i pulled it off the truck for safety concerns and put the spare on.. but before putting it on i decided to clean up the spare a bit.. (i didnt want an ugly rusty rim showing to the world..)
after knocking off the rust and cleaning it up a bit..
little black paint makes it look nicer...
normally i dont like the blacked out rim look.. but someways i kind of like it there.. but would still rather have the other rim back there... it just looked better...
