Three grand for a set of wheels that mimic a factory option from two decades ago sounds like a tough sell. But if you owned a GMT800-era Chevy or GMC HD truck, you already understand.
Wehrli Custom Fabrication, an Illinois shop better known for diesel performance parts, is now producing forged aluminum replicas of the PYO wheel. That stubby, slotted-spoke design defined GM’s heavy-duty truck aesthetic from roughly 1999 through 2013. Finding clean originals has become a blood sport on forums and Facebook Marketplace, and Wehrli apparently got tired of watching.
Their version comes in at 17×8.5 inches, a full inch taller and two inches wider than the factory PYO. The offset sits at +18 with 5.5-inch backspacing, and Wehrli says the sizing plays nicely with 33- or 35-inch tires without that embarrassing balloon look. Bolt patterns cover 8×6.5 for the HD trucks on both GMT800 and early GMT900 platforms, plus 6×5.5 for half-tons.
A set runs $3,196 at full price, recently discounted to $2,876. Buyers can choose polished, powder-coated, or epoxy primer finishes. Forged aluminum instead of the original cast construction means these are genuinely stronger than what left the factory, which is the kind of upgrade that justifies the aftermarket premium.
The trucks these wheels belong on have quietly become the collector vehicles nobody saw coming. GMT800-platform Silverados, Sierras, Tahoes, and Suburbans ran from 1999 to 2006. The GMT900 succeeded them and soldiered on through 2013.
Both generations shared the kind of squared-off, no-nonsense sheetmetal that the show-truck crowd worshipped. Current truck design, with its overwrought creases and gaping grilles, has abandoned that look entirely.
These were the last GM trucks you could wrench on without a laptop. Before capacitive touchscreens, before over-the-air updates, before the cab became a rolling subscription platform. The simplicity is part of the appeal, and it’s accelerating values.
The PYO wheel sat at the intersection of factory restraint and aftermarket ambition. GM offered it as a real option, not some dealer-installed accessory package, and it became the tell. You saw PYOs on a Duramax-powered 2500HD and you knew the owner cared.
They showed up on Avalanches and Escalade EXTs too, the midgate trucks that GM is only now revisiting with its electric platform.
Wehrli’s bet here is straightforward: nostalgia has a price point, and the GMT800/GMT900 community is willing to pay it. The early-2000s truck scene that once revolved around body drops and air-ride setups has matured into a preservation culture. Owners want period-correct aesthetics with modern metallurgy, and a forged PYO replica threads that needle precisely.
Whether $2,876 feels like a deal or a stretch depends entirely on how deep your attachment runs to that era. For the guy who sold his slammed crew cab in 2009 and has regretted it ever since, these wheels are the easiest part of the rebuild. Finding a rust-free truck underneath them — that’s the hard part.
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