Alcoa wheels & studs

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>From: "Gilbert R. Bethel"

>I got a quote from a local tire dealer - Discount Tire Co. in San Antonio,
>Texas 210 967-9884 - Rick Henefield, Assistant Manager, of $125.99 each.
>That is before sales tax and fob his store. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info! I called Rick and he was very helpful. Think I have
located a college kid that can make the wheel delivery from San Antonio to
Houston for me....which will give me the best deal on these wheels that I've
found.

BTW: can anyone verify some info I was given.... that I will have to replace the
current wheel studs on the coach with longer ones to accomodate the Alcoas rims?

Tom
Houston
 
>From: "Gilbert R. Bethel"

>I got a quote from a local tire dealer - Discount Tire Co. in San Antonio,
>Texas 210 967-9884 - Rick Henefield, Assistant Manager, of $125.99 each.
>That is before sales tax and fob his store. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info! I called Rick and he was very helpful. Think I have
located a college kid that can make the wheel delivery from San Antonio to
Houston for me....which will give me the best deal on these wheels that I've
found.

BTW: can anyone verify some info I was given.... that I will have to replace the
current wheel studs on the coach with longer ones to accomodate the Alcoas rims?

Tom
Houston
 
Tom in the march 1997 isue of GMC Motorhome news from Cinnabar engineering,
page 6, they reiterate the necessity of using the longer studs.

>In a message dated 98-04-08 21:16:16 EDT, you write:
>
>
 
>
>>From: "Gilbert R. Bethel"
>
>>I got a quote from a local tire dealer - Discount Tire Co. in San Antonio,
>>Texas 210 967-9884 - Rick Henefield, Assistant Manager, of $125.99 each.
>>That is before sales tax and fob his store. Hope that helps.
>
>Thanks for the info! I called Rick and he was very helpful. Think I have
>located a college kid that can make the wheel delivery from San Antonio to
>Houston for me....which will give me the best deal on these wheels that
I've
>found.
>
>BTW: can anyone verify some info I was given.... that I will have to
replace the
>current wheel studs on the coach with longer ones to accomodate the Alcoas
rims?
>
>Tom
>Houston
>
>

According to Alcoa and Wes Caughlin at Cinnabar, when you change to the
Alcoa wheel you must change the studs. Also, the Alcoa lug nut and washer
combinatyion was designed specifically for the application, so those are
recommended as well.

Be carefull about which wheel you buy - there's more than one Alcoa part
number for a wheel that looks right by the specs. According to Alcoa
customer service and Cinnabar, the 160-231 is the correct wheel.

Henry
 
Does the front take the 160231 and the back 160232?

>>
>>>From: "Gilbert R. Bethel"
>>
>>>I got a quote from a local tire dealer - Discount Tire Co. in San Antonio,
>>>Texas 210 967-9884 - Rick Henefield, Assistant Manager, of $125.99 each.
>>>That is before sales tax and fob his store. Hope that helps.
>>
>>Thanks for the info! I called Rick and he was very helpful. Think I have
>>located a college kid that can make the wheel delivery from San Antonio to
>>Houston for me....which will give me the best deal on these wheels that
>I've
>>found.
>>
>>BTW: can anyone verify some info I was given.... that I will have to
>replace the
>>current wheel studs on the coach with longer ones to accomodate the Alcoas
>rims?
>>
>>Tom
>>Houston
>>
>>
>
>According to Alcoa and Wes Caughlin at Cinnabar, when you change to the
>Alcoa wheel you must change the studs. Also, the Alcoa lug nut and washer
>combinatyion was designed specifically for the application, so those are
>recommended as well.
>
>Be carefull about which wheel you buy - there's more than one Alcoa part
>number for a wheel that looks right by the specs. According to Alcoa
>customer service and Cinnabar, the 160-231 is the correct wheel.
>
>Henry
>
 
Thats right Henry but only for the front. 160-132 is the correct number (?)
for the rear

>Does the front take the 160231 and the back 160232?
>

>>>
>>>>From: "Gilbert R. Bethel"
>>>
>>>>I got a quote from a local tire dealer - Discount Tire Co. in San Antonio,
>>>>Texas 210 967-9884 - Rick Henefield, Assistant Manager, of $125.99 each.
>>>>That is before sales tax and fob his store. Hope that helps.
>>>
>>>Thanks for the info! I called Rick and he was very helpful. Think I have
>>>located a college kid that can make the wheel delivery from San Antonio to
>>>Houston for me....which will give me the best deal on these wheels that
>>I've
>>>found.
>>>
>>>BTW: can anyone verify some info I was given.... that I will have to
>>replace the
>>>current wheel studs on the coach with longer ones to accomodate the Alcoas
>>rims?
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>Houston
>>>
>>>
>>
>>According to Alcoa and Wes Caughlin at Cinnabar, when you change to the
>>Alcoa wheel you must change the studs. Also, the Alcoa lug nut and washer
>>combinatyion was designed specifically for the application, so those are
>>recommended as well.
>>
>>Be carefull about which wheel you buy - there's more than one Alcoa part
>>number for a wheel that looks right by the specs. According to Alcoa
>>customer service and Cinnabar, the 160-231 is the correct wheel.
>>
>>Henry
>>
 
That is what I was told at Sears. They sell them for $140/each. American
Racing Wheels sells Alcoa wheels.

>Thats right Henry but only for the front. 160-132 is the correct number (?)
>for the rear
>

>>Does the front take the 160231 and the back 160232?
>>

>>>>
>>>>>From: "Gilbert R. Bethel"
>>>>
>>>>>I got a quote from a local tire dealer - Discount Tire Co. in San Antonio,
>>>>>Texas 210 967-9884 - Rick Henefield, Assistant Manager, of $125.99 each.
>>>>>That is before sales tax and fob his store. Hope that helps.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the info! I called Rick and he was very helpful. Think I have
>>>>located a college kid that can make the wheel delivery from San Antonio to
>>>>Houston for me....which will give me the best deal on these wheels that
>>>I've
>>>>found.
>>>>
>>>>BTW: can anyone verify some info I was given.... that I will have to
>>>replace the
>>>>current wheel studs on the coach with longer ones to accomodate the Alcoas
>>>rims?
>>>>
>>>>Tom
>>>>Houston
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>According to Alcoa and Wes Caughlin at Cinnabar, when you change to the
>>>Alcoa wheel you must change the studs. Also, the Alcoa lug nut and washer
>>>combinatyion was designed specifically for the application, so those are
>>>recommended as well.
>>>
>>>Be carefull about which wheel you buy - there's more than one Alcoa part
>>>number for a wheel that looks right by the specs. According to Alcoa
>>>customer service and Cinnabar, the 160-231 is the correct wheel.
>>>
>>>Henry
 
Arch:

I replaced all the wheel studs on my coach in '89, because some of them had
been over-torqued by previous owner(s) or service mechanics. I have a great
deal of respect for a piece of material that needs to be torqued to 250
ft.lbs, and prefer to err on the side of safety! I wasn't able to put on
any longer studs due to limitations imposed by the "curb feelers" (gmc
hub-caps), so I will likely have to change them out again.
BTW, do you have any info on the torque requirements on the aluminium rims?
I ordered some rims out of Discount Tire in San Antonio...hope they come
with some torque instructions, but will have to wait and see!

Interesting market for these rims:
The Houston Discount Tire quoted $160/rim plus $5.50/nuts, $10/cap, while
the D.T. store in San Antonio will ship them to the Houston D.T. store for
for me at $125.99/rim plus $5.50/nut, $8/cap...!
It saves to shop around.

Take care...
Tom
Houston
 
Arch,
The proper lug nuts have the torque written right on them, I saw
these in Vegas. It was somewhere around 140-160 ft lbs.Regards, Phil
Swanson

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Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 19:34:18 -0700
From: Thera
To: gmcmotorhome
Subject: Re: GMC: Alcoa wheels & studs

Arch:

I replaced all the wheel studs on my coach in '89, because some of them had
been over-torqued by previous owner(s) or service mechanics. I have a great
deal of respect for a piece of material that needs to be torqued to 250
ft.lbs, and prefer to err on the side of safety! I wasn't able to put on
any longer studs due to limitations imposed by the "curb feelers" (gmc
hub-caps), so I will likely have to change them out again.
BTW, do you have any info on the torque requirements on the aluminium rims?
I ordered some rims out of Discount Tire in San Antonio...hope they come
with some torque instructions, but will have to wait and see!

Interesting market for these rims:
The Houston Discount Tire quoted $160/rim plus $5.50/nuts, $10/cap, while
the D.T. store in San Antonio will ship them to the Houston D.T. store for
for me at $125.99/rim plus $5.50/nut, $8/cap...!
It saves to shop around.

Take care...
Tom
Houston
 
the price you are quoting for the alcoa rims, nuts and caps would be
$177.99/wheel or $1423.92 for 6. Not a good deal since they are advertised
in GMC international for $1150 complete to include shipping. I have been
quoted $140. wheel by sears.

>In a message dated 98-04-09 21:21:50 EDT, you write:
>
> Arch:
>
> I replaced all the wheel studs on my coach in '89, because some of them had
> been over-torqued by previous owner(s) or service mechanics. I have a great
> deal of respect for a piece of material that needs to be torqued to 250
> ft.lbs, and prefer to err on the side of safety! I wasn't able to put on
> any longer studs due to limitations imposed by the "curb feelers" (gmc
> hub-caps), so I will likely have to change them out again.
> BTW, do you have any info on the torque requirements on the aluminium rims?
> I ordered some rims out of Discount Tire in San Antonio...hope they come
> with some torque instructions, but will have to wait and see!
>
> Interesting market for these rims:
> The Houston Discount Tire quoted $160/rim plus $5.50/nuts, $10/cap, while
> the D.T. store in San Antonio will ship them to the Houston D.T. store for
> for me at $125.99/rim plus $5.50/nut, $8/cap...!
> It saves to shop around.
>
> Take care...
> Tom
> Houston
> >>
>Tom
>140 foot pounds. But dont worry about forgetting it. It is stamped on the
>special nuts that come with them.
>
>Take Care
>Arch
>
>
 
$177.99/wheel x 6 wheels is $1067.94?????

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas G. Warner [SMTP:warner]
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 1998 11:17 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Alcoa wheels & studs
>
> The price you are quoting for the Alcoa rims, nuts and caps would be
> $177.99/wheel or $1423.92 for 6. Not a good deal since they are
> advertised in GMC international for $1150 complete to include
> shipping. I have been quoted $140. wheel by Sears.
 
Nuts should run around $2.00 ea. $5.50 isn't a good deal.

Paul Bartz

> From: Gcbr [SMTP:Gcbr]
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 1998 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: GMC: Alcoa wheels & studs
>
> Interesting market for these rims:
>
> The Houston Discount Tire quoted $160/rim plus $5.50/nuts, $10/cap,
> while the D.T. store in San Antonio will ship them to the Houston D.T.
> store for me at $125.99/rim plus $5.50/nut, $8/cap...!
>
> It saves to shop around.
>
> Tom
> Houston
 
Touche' I am a PHD that cannot add or multiply. Thanks for the correction.

>$177.99/wheel x 6 wheels is $1067.94?????
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Thomas G. Warner [SMTP:warner]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 1998 11:17 PM
>> To: gmcmotorhome
>> Subject: Re: GMC: Alcoa wheels & studs
>>
>> The price you are quoting for the Alcoa rims, nuts and caps would be
>> $177.99/wheel or $1423.92 for 6. Not a good deal since they are
>> advertised in GMC international for $1150 complete to include
>> shipping. I have been quoted $140. wheel by Sears.
>
>
 
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