2019 round wheel wells.

[jagabom (Esquire)]

Apparently the 2019's are going to have round wheel wells instead of the square.  I like the square.  Ford is round.

Jim

CYWG

[L86 All Terrain]

. I wish GM didn't worry so much about trying to appeal to Ford customers. I know it is important to convert them to GM customers, but producing a truck that looks like a blatant rip off is not the way to do it. You gain their business by producing a better truck, which given the state of Ford's powertrain options shouldn't be all that difficult. Ford chased away a lot of customers going to V6's and aluminum, now Chevy is doing the same thing with a look-a-like truck. I will be keeping my 2015 I think. Let's hope the GMC kept the square wells, that way there is still a truck for the rest of us who don't want to pretend we are in a Ford. 

[Donstar]

Sales will tell how the new style is embraced.  I don't disagree with you but I have also read criticism regarding square wells for round wheels. Maybe Ford will come out with square wheels....

[Crstfr]

i bought gmc cause i like the look.. bottom line... if i liked the look of the ford (ford owner for 10 yrs), i would of bought another ford.... .. stop worrying about everyone else, and keep building quality shit.. 

[nowicksl]

The world is ending. People buy trucks no matter what they look like. Remember the original avalanche? Escalade version too?


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[L86 All Terrain]

1 minute ago, nowicksl said:

The world is ending. People buy trucks no matter what they look like. Remember the original avalanche? Escalade version too?


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True, the first Avalanche was 67% plastic and 100% ugly. We had a 2005, still miss the ride of that old girl, and laying the back wall down for sleeping on camping trips. To be completely honest, I made more love in that thing than my current camper but the relationship was newer! Cold beers in the side of the bed. A part of me wishes I could still get one for the wife. 

[Penguin VII]

Personally, I like the square. That said, it's a lot easier to stuff larger wheels under a round well than it is a square. I wish they would at least stretch them out a bit for those of us who want larger wheels.

[Roscopcoletrain]

Folks hated the square at first.

Ford doesn't own round.

And making new trucks that have round doesn't mean they're copying Ford. 

[newdude]

GM didn't go "square" wheel wells until 1973, so its far from a Ford/Dodge/Toyota/Nissan thing.  Heck, although its pushing the definition of "square", 1967-1986 F series trucks had a "squareish" line to their wheel well area, especially the flaresides from the 70s-80s.  Even the old Ram trucks in the 80's had a similar shape to the Fords of that time. 

 

A tapered square if you will. 

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[Alex Hardy]

I prefer the square lines of my '15 but with that being said, I'm on the camp that wishes the square wheel wells didn't make it so difficult to stuff larger wheels in there.

[2014KL]

Although the square may look better to some or even the majority I think rounded wheel wells makes the most sense for tire clearance since all the tires I've seen are that shape.  It will definitely better for the off road crowd.

[lapoolboy]

I too like square.

[fjay0916]

The new truck looks like a Frankenstein truck.  A Dodge Ram grill and Ford F-150 wheel wells.  Next they will take away the bump out fenders. and it will be Toyota.

[Grumpy Bear]

3 hours ago, Penguin VII said:

Personally, I like the square. That said, it's a lot easier to stuff larger wheels under a round well than it is a square. I wish they would at least stretch them out a bit for those of us who want larger wheels.

 

1 hour ago, 2014KL said:

Although the square may look better to some or even the majority I think rounded wheel wells makes the most sense for tire clearance since all the tires I've seen are that shape.  It will definitely better for the off road crowd.

 

Explain how a round hole gives more space that is the same distance from lip to lip along the rocker panel line? In any axis. 

[redwngr]

12 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

 

 

Explain how a round hole gives more space that is the same distance from lip to lip along the rocker panel line? In any axis. 

You saved me some typing....