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Message: <blockquote data-quote="INW-Iron-Steel" data-source="post: 21444" data-attributes="member: 11733">And, like any refresh, a new set of wheels. I had decided I didn't want to cut up the ball-joints this time. The tires are 285/60/18s on what I think are 10 wide Ion's with 5 inches of backspacing. They are wide, but I only rub the inner fenders at absolute full lock.Picking them up from being mounted/balanced[ATTACH]2080[/ATTACH]I was also helping my future wife fix up her 93 burb and thought the black 5-spokes would look good on it. It needed new tires bad. If I am remembering correctly, it had the early GMT800 Silverado 16s on it. I didn't think it looked right. I "sold" her my wheels and tires for $25 a wheel, and the old coopers had about one winter left in them.[ATTACH]2082[/ATTACH]While working on the suspension I realized the brakes were pretty worn, so I ordered up some new pads/rotors/hardware for all four corners. They didn't come in time for the alignment I had scheduled, so I just took the truck to get an alignment with my fresh wheels. The first shop didn't get it right. They actually forgot to fully torque the upper control arm bolts, causing it to come out of alignment rather quickly on our pothole ridden streets. I dropped it off at a shop down the street from where I was working the next morning... and this is where it turned into a real debacle. I appreciate their diligence and willingness to include a free inspection, but I wish they would have asked first. I would have told them to save their time and just do the alignment. They 'discovered' a frozen caliper after disassembling my rear-brakes. One of the pads was almost metal to metal (I knew this) and they wanted to do my brakes. I kindly told them I had brakes on the way for the truck when they called telling me this. I'm not going to lie, I was a little confused as to why they were looking at my rear brakes when I had dropped it off for an alignment. Regardless, they re-assembled it as-was. But the act of freeing that pad allowed for some destruction. This is my brand new wheel after driving about 7 miles home...[ATTACH]2076[/ATTACH]They were not very apologetic, so I make sure to guide all my friends/family elsewhere. I never got all the metal off. It was cold outside so the hot metal from the brakes rapidly cooled when it hit the wheel. The finish was damaged. In the spots where I did get it off, they were dull and no longer glossy (I actually tried bringing it in the bathtub so it was warmer and i could use hot water). I gave up and ordered a new wheel. I figured it would be better to let them fade as a set. I kept the 'orange' one in case I severely damage a wheel and they stop making them. If you look closely at that corner of the truck, you can still see little tiny orange specks in the clearcoat. I've gotten over it, the 20 year old paint is certainly not perfect.Here's a pic from when it was all back together. I think it does a good job of showing the offset with the tires just barely sticking out past the fenders. But it also shows the mail truck actually performing its' duties![ATTACH]2083[/ATTACH]</blockquote>