OEM vs AfterMarket Wheels ?!?

[Mark M D]

Howdy,

Any experience or thoughts on cost, quality, reliability of Mopar OEM wheel versus several aftermarket versions? Trying to buy 2 extra wheels to have a total of 6 for off-road safety & extra rotation pair.

Hard to believe the Mopar site vs others. Can there really be a difference? One dealer wants a $50 CORE charge, too!

No luck at salvage yard so far...appreciate opinions!

$200 - Amazon OEM Knock-Off
https://www.amazon.com/Factory-Whee...mzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0

$1007 - Mopar OEM
https://store.mopar.com/oem-parts/mopar-wheel-alloy-6cv28rxfaa

$689 - Mopar Parts Giant (Is this a legit OEM parts site?)
https://www.moparpartsgiant.com/parts/mopar-wheel-aluminum~6cv28rxfaa.html

 

[Udy2554]

I found a factory wheel on Santa Ana Wheel on E-bay about 5 years ago…$200!

 

[Udy2554]

I see shipping has gone WAY up, mine was free…pre-Covid!

 

[mrack]

OEM takeoffs are cheap and easy to find on marketplace

 

[62Blazer]

I will say that the OEM wheels are good quality.....but no way I would spend over $2,000 for two extra wheels! Also wouldn't even pay $1,400 for a pair. If you want OEM wheels the best bet is to keep an eye on Marketplace or maybe Craigslist and find a complete set of factory take-off wheels (or a tire and wheel set). Might have to search a little while but something will eventually come up. The trouble is that PW's are super-common and there have been a few different styles of wheels offered over the years (assuming you want a matching rim for rotations, versus just having some for spares). Just did a quick search on Marketplace and there is a set of the beadlock capable PW rims (rims only) listed for $1,000 less than an hour away, and a second set listed for $400 about 3 hours away.
You can buy a set of 6 high quality aftermarket wheels for less than just two of the OEM Mopar ones. I'm talking a set of Methods with the right backspacing from someplace like CJC. You can buy a lot of different nice wheels for around $300 or less each.