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American Outlaw Wheels Review CRACKED WHEEL

in Reviews, Trucks on 10/18/18

American Outlaw Wheels Review CRACKED WHEEL

American Outlaw Wheels Crack Driver Side Front - Toyota TundraMy review for my American Outlaw Wheels on my Toyota Tundra is to STAY AWAY from these wheels.  I’ve owned my 2008 Toyota Tundra for the last 3 years and have put over 60,000 miles on it.  I bought my truck with the American Outlaw Wheels Hollywood wheels already installed by the previous owner.  They looked good and were only 6 months old when I got them.

In less than 3 years, I had 2 center cap inserts pop out and a crack through one wheel.  American Outlaw Wheels refused to warranty or even help me out with credit toward new wheels.

Driving Habits

American Outlaw Wheels Crack Driver Side Front 3 - Toyota TundraWhat really bothers me is that the wheel cracked out of the blue.  I wasn’t off-roading and didn’t hit anything.  I use my Tundra for commuting to work, towing my toy hauler, haul my dirt bikes, and for weekend errands.  95% of the time I drive, the bed of the truck is empty.

At the time I noticed the crack, I was on my way to pick up some fence.  I hopped out of my truck and saw the crack right away.  It was the driver side front wheel, so I see it every time I get in and out of my Tundra.

In the picture, you can see the crack had just happened.  The paint near the crack was chipped but hadn’t come off yet.  No marks on the wheel indicating that I hit something either.

The Cracked Wheel

It happened on my driver’s side front wheel and cracked clear through two wheel supports.  At first, I thought it might have been a surface crack in the powder coat from flex in the wheel.  Closer inspection and taking off the wheel showed the crack was clear through both supports.

American Outlaw Wheels Hollywood Crack Driver Side Front 1 - Toyota Tundra
American Outlaw Wheels Hollywood Crack Driver Side Front 2 - Toyota Tundra

American Outlaw Wheels Hollywood Crack Driver Side Inside - Toyota Tundra
American Outlaw Wheels Hollywood Crack Driver Side Inside - Toyota Tundra1

Center Caps

American Outlaw Hollywood Review Center Caps - Toyota Tundra

 

A smaller issue I had was with the center caps.  American Outlaw Wheels made the center caps out of plastic and had their logo on an insert glued in.  On 2 of my4 center caps, the insert popped out.  When I contacted American Outlaw Wheels, they would only sell me the whole cap and not just the insert.

This one was a small thing that I felt could have been replaced for free.  It’s one of those small details that you notice and it makes the wheels look aged faster.

American Outlaw Wheels Review

In the end, I’m not happy with American Outlaw Wheels or how they handled it.  I have the original receipt which says “Lifetime Structural Warranty” on it.  They denied my warranty because I wasn’t the original buyer of the wheels.  Even after pointing out that the wheel was less than 4 years old and I’ve owned them since they were on the truck for only 6 months, they still did nothing.

The worst part was that the model of wheel I have has been discontinued.  I couldn’t buy just one and would need a full set of 4.  American Outlaw Wheels didn’t even offer me a deal on buying a new set from them.

Outcome

I really wasn’t in the market for new wheel out of the blue.  I checked eBay and Craigslist, but I couldn’t find another set anywhere.  After a week of driving around on my spare, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a full new set of 4.  I found a more reputable wheel maker that seems to be popular on other Toyota Tundra called Fuel Off-Road wheels.

I needed to keep my tires since I just bought some BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 a couple of months ago.  With the need to keep the wheel size to an 18-inch wheel, and the offset of the wheel to 20mm, I ended up getting the Fuel Offroad D564 Beast 18×9.  It has the right size and offset and come in the Toyota Tundra 5 x 150 bolt pattern.  So far I like them and will be writing a review soon.

Fuel Off Road Beast Wheel - Toyota Tundra
Fuel Off Road Beast Wheel Rear - Toyota Tundra
Fuel Off Road Beast Wheel Front - Toyota Tundra

 

About American Outlaw Wheels

American Outlaw Wheels are one of the main brands sold by Discount Tire.  The black painted rims like the Hollywood that I had are a popular design of theirs. The company appears to be targeting SUVs and trucks for their wheels.  Besides my Toyota Tundra, they advertise for the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Raptor, Jeep Wrangler, and the Chevy Silverado.  All of these are full-size trucks or heavy off-roading vehicles. I’m surprised that my wheel cracked in normal driving conditions, but the fact that they target full-size trucks and didn’t warranty my wheel turned me off.

12 Comments

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  1. bob czernuch says

    December 14, 2019 at 10:56 pm

    Hi, I have a 2006 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax, I decided to replace my stock wheels with the American Outlaw Buckshot. Kept the same size of 16 inches but sent with a wider rim for bigger tires. I have not had any of my wheels crack but the Center caps are pieces of crap. First the Logo in the center cap deteriorated and basically cracked into pieces so I replaced them with domed Punisher logo ones off Ebay, simple enough. Then last time I rotated my tires 3 out of 4 center caps cracked in the back where the screws go in to hold them on the wheel. I Epoxied some washers back there but that didn’t last long, I ended up losing one somewhere. Their center caps are junk and they want ridiculous prices for replacements of cheap ABS plastic junk. Ended up Replacing them with Push through stainless chromed extra long center caps I got off Ebay for 15.00 bucks each. I had to figure the bore size which came out to 5.150 which is pretty standard for 8 lug wheels. Planning to go up to 20 inch rims in the future and they won’t be from American Outlaw. Can’t say nothing about the rims since they have held up okay.

    Reply
    • HH_Admin says

      December 31, 2019 at 12:01 am

      I had the same issues with the center caps. I lost 2 of the 4 center cap logos and all 4 were cracked by the mounting screws.

      Reply
  2. Yanns says

    April 9, 2020 at 6:21 am

    Wow! That’s crazy! I’m having the same issue with my rims cracked at the EXACT same spot then your pictures! I’m actually in the process of looking for 1 rims to replace the broken one as I just bought some new tires and not planning on buying news rims. When I do I will go 20″!

    Reply
    • Michael Taylor says

      December 31, 2023 at 5:13 pm

      I will sell you a rim

      Reply
  3. Draax says

    May 25, 2020 at 5:46 am

    Had Deputy rims on my silverado. 4″ lift, 35″ mud tires, and never had a single issue. I put threadlock on the hubcap screw and tightened it until the cap wouldn’t rattle, not until it was actually tight. Gotta remember, plastic cap vs. cast aluminum rims and a steel screw. Of course it’s gonna crack/snap. Took those rims through mud and water, deep enough to touch the bottom of the door. Had to sell the truck but I see it rolling around town. Every time I see the guy I ask him about the truck. Biggest compliment to this day are the rims and tires

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  4. Ron Fisher says

    March 26, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    Hi
    That’s just crazy, glad it didn’t totally fail while you were clipping down the highway!
    On another note I think there maybe a decimal point between the 24 and those 2 zeros..max load 24 lbs. lol
    Have a great day.
    Thanks for the heads up review.
    Ron

    Reply
  5. herman says

    October 24, 2021 at 3:47 pm

    i also have a set of the american outlaw deputy wheels that have cracked. they were on a ford f-250 with gas engine. i dont do any heavy off roading. these wheels have been discontinued also and discount tire would not help out in any type of warranty on the wheels. i ended up putting the original wheels back on the truck and had to buy a set of new tires because discount tire would not put the tires on my original set of wheels. i am the original owner of the truck and i also am the one who purchased these wheels from discount tire. i have not been able to find any information on contacting american outlaw wheel manufacturer for some help and discount tire did not offer any assistance in contacting the wheel manufacturer. i would suggest staying away from any wheels that american outlaw makes.

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  6. Justin says

    January 22, 2022 at 5:31 am

    I have the outlaw on my F150 and I haven’t had any issues with the rim themselves but I did lose a hubcap and now I’m finding that you can’t just replace it. They don’t make them with the logo anymore so I have to buy a four pack of non-logo because I bought a single one and the finish doesn’t match even though it says it’s a matte finish. Super irritating that for such a minuscule piece of equipment for the rim can’t be easily replaced.

    Reply
  7. Trevor Hindman says

    May 4, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    My American Outlaw Buckshot Rim fully Failed and sent me off the highway. HMU for the full story and I’d be happy to deter people from buying this junk. I have photos.

    Reply
  8. Ul says

    June 28, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    I have a set of American outlaw rims buckshot series with one that has to have a lot of wheel weights on it to get it balanced. I checked to see if I could just buy one rim and they’re all discontinued. So now I guess I have to buy a whole new set of something different

    Reply
  9. Brandon Treece says

    November 5, 2022 at 6:46 pm

    Well shit wish I saw this before i bought them now I’ve had two break one same style

    Reply
  10. Darlene says

    November 7, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    I have a Jeep Wrangler, so I have FIVE of these same rims. Cracked in the same spot. I have yet to get ahold of the manufacturer as I can’t find contact info. Totally crap…. DO not buy these wheels. Mine are 20×10

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