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Old 04-10-07, 11:45   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Aftermarket Wheel Strength

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Originally Posted by Accumulator
AFAIK GM still makes their own wheels for Cadillacs....
Funny, my mother has a 2005 Buick LaCrosse, and I talked her into the Chrometech option. I researched and found the company on the web ChromeTech , read through their rigorous prep, called them to verify they are the ones that do the GM wheels. Sounded like they just take the regular painted wheels and chrome them. When she got the car, something never looked right about the lips, there was a joint there that I could never figure out.

I was rotating the tires and I found out why--the chrome part is some sort of cladding that's pressed in at the lip and wrapped around the spokes...of the "Made in China" wheel, on her "Made in Canada" GM car.

Anyway, sorry for the rant, and back on-topic for the OP, if you want the Caddy wheels there are tons of take-offs on ebay. There are also places that sell reconditioned wheels. The Cadillac website doesn't show any STS's that weigh 4600 lbs., but some of the configurations have staggered tire sizes, don't know if the wheels are also.
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