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Found some spider cracking on my rear wheels!
- Thread starter BigAl
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They are cracking from the lug nut holes . Very very small . I don't think it is from overloading but I do use the hell outta it .
Are they after market wheels or factory stock? I've had some after market wheels do it to me as well as factory wheels in the past but never on a truck due to hauling. It has been on cars I raced both drag and road racing. Drag due from impact caused by wheel stands and road racing due to the side torque caused by cornering.
They are factory wheels . I do use a big 6' Trackless snow blower on the rear in the winter .I swear I did not see them , last time I did my Pre op check . I wonder if that could have caused it . I know the blower is damn heavy .
Guess I better plan on ordering up a new set of wheels soon .
Guess I better plan on ordering up a new set of wheels soon .
That would be my suggestion also as it could be due to a heavy load or simply a factory defect.
They are factory wheels . I do use a big 6' Trackless snow blower on the rear in the winter .I swear I did not see them , last time I did my Pre op check . I wonder if that could have caused it . I know the blower is damn heavy .
Guess I better plan on ordering up a new set of wheels soon .
We've had some luck with grinding out the cracks and welding them shut. Die grinder to get the holes back round. We've also welded on a reinforcment ring around the entire center hole and redrilled through the original holes and through the ring.
My guess is the blower might be the issue....
Regards, Kirk
thanks !I thought about the rings but was unsure if it would work . I guess I got nothing to lose by trying it !
I'd go with the reinforcement ring - sounds like a good preventative measure.
I've never used rings but do torque my wheels on even on my every day ride. I also check the torque when I fill the tires at home which for me is when I do it.
Al...dont supose it matters all that much now.....but there is a large wheel stamping plant in sedalia Mo and they seem to think that when a spider [center wheel] would slip through and not get stress relieved it would very well crack around the lug nut holes....the guy I spoke to said to drill a very small hole ..right at the end of the crack and watch it......all the other ideas you got here sounded good to him to......backing plate ect.