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Alloy Rims Fresno CA

Local resource for alloy rims in Fresno. Includes detailed information on local alloy wheel retailers and local auto businesses that give access to alloy rims, custom wheels, steel rims, magnesium alloy wheels, aluminum alloy wheels, alloy wheel repair, alloy rims maintenance, as well as alloy rim repair kits.

Triple A Automotive
(559) 321-7103
906 Barstow
Clovis, CA
D & R Automotive of Fresno Inc
(559) 266-6060
901 M Street
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 237-9383
2530 N Weber Avenue
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 252-3771
4830 E Kings Canyon Road
Fresno, CA
Extreme Off Road & Repair
(559) 323-8222
1320 Brookhaven Drive
Clovis, CA
Belmont Tire & Automotive
(559) 485-8970
1449 E Belmont Avenue
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 221-1438
4140 N Blackstone Avenue
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 431-9203
6760 N Blackstone Avenue
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 277-8030
4119 W Shaw Avenue
Fresno, CA
Goodguys Tire Center
(559) 297-0063
1425 Herndon Avenue
Clovis, CA
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Tire Review - Smaller Demand: With Vehicle Downsizing, Large Wheels Are T...

A few years ago, you could buy a 20-inch chrome-plated wheel from China for $125. Now that the Chinese government has reduced or removed subsidies to those wheel manufacturers and the U.S. dollar has lost value, those days are about gone.

This article was planned a year ago, but I had no idea how much of an impact the economic climate was going to have on our industry. A number of companies pulled out of the SEMA Show because the sales haven’t been there to support the huge expense of exhibiting. Even Las Vegas felt the crunch and started giving deals on rooms and amenities.

Just like most other industries right now, you can get a lot for a little in the wheel market if you are financially stable and savvy enough to know where to look.

Let’s start with the most common and work our way from there. American Tire Distributors has been marketing 20-inch painted wheels for $110-$145 for a couple of months. I priced a number of different options for a customer with a late model Dodge Charger. I found several 20-inch chrome-plated wheels for $169-$199 and 22-inch chrome-plated for $179-$209.

These same wheels were selling for 20%-40% more just a few months earlier. That’s $40-$80 off per wheel! Checking various suppliers, I found 265/35R22 tires selling for less than 255/45R20 from the same manufacturer.

As the light truck production lines have been shut down, the future demand for 22-inch and larger truck wheels will decrease, as well. I spoke t...

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