First, when it comes to wheels, no prospective buyer cares whether the mounted wheels came with the truck or they were mounted the following day or year by a tire store. You should buy what you like best.
Installing aftermarket wheels of the same size and offset/backspacing will have zero effect on warranty.
Several people in this thread have mentioned the future resale or trade value of one wheel option over another. In my opinion, thinking about the future value of an option is the wrong mindset.
We’re in crazy times now, with ridiculous prices being paid for everything, but for the first forty years of my vehicle buying-and-selling experience most vehicles depreciated over 20% when you roll off the lot (assuming you didn’t get “grossed” on the initial purchase price), and close to 10% per year thereafter. The real value of most factory options decreases much more rapidly than the basic vehicle.
If you look at the hottest cars from the 60s and 70s, their present collector value may jump significantly if the came equipped with a rare and desirable factory option, like AC, but even the most desirable vehicles, like a 69 Chevy Z28 or a loaded 69 Mach 1, depreciated sharply over the first five or eight years. They later became extremely valuable due to nostalgia and limited supply and demand, but even those special cars can’t be considered a good “investment”, because the same money put in the stock market over the same period of time did MUCH better.
I think you’ll be happier if you buy what you like and want to own and drive, and don’t assume you’ll recover more than 50% of any dollar you spend. If the world stays crazy and vehicles hold their value you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you sell.
