Wheel damaged from improper mounting...

For the folks on the Tacoma forums who keep asking if Gen 3 wheels fit on Tacomas. I have a 2024 Off Road Tundra and hated the 18 inch wheels so I bought a set of 20" from a local kid on FB marketplace. I was on my lunch break when we met up so I didn't go nuts when I looked them over. Well went to have new tires installed and noticed one wheel was butchered behind the hub and four of the six mounting holes are damaged. Shop obviously would not install it on the truck so I had to buy one on ebay.

Shame on me for not getting a better look when I bought them. So I went back to the posting and did notice the seller had them on a Tacoma. The hub is smaller on the Tundra so I would assume the wheel sat against the hub and then allowed the wheel to turn into the studs, hence the misshapen holes. Definitely not cool on the sellers part and could have ended poorly if the shop hadn't seen it.

 

Ouch. They owe you a wheel.

 

Yeah I had no time to shop around so had to have one shipped asap for $350. I care more about the safety aspect than the money. So the truck looks great with three new tires and a spare until the new one shows up.

 

The guy who sold them screwed you hard...There is no way they did not know.