When my rims meet the concrete
11-10-2008, 07:24 AM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (50)
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Chesapeake, VA/The Bronx
Posts: 1,747
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
When my rims meet the concrete
So, it's last Friday on way back home from a night out for my boy's birthday, I fell a sleep at the wheel. I wrote up to a bang no louder than you would heard when you hit a pothole, and I realized I drifted like 2 feet from my lane into the left shoulder. I stopped, put on my hazards and stepped out my G, looked at my rims and I also **** myself. Being that I was only like 2 minutes from my house I drove my hurt G back home. I checked out the damage on Saturday morning when I get up, and it was not as bad as I thought, I chipped some paint off on my front fender, and I have a few other small scars. However it's nothing a little touch-up paint, wet 2000 grit sandpaper, and my Porter cable can't fix. Now to big problem, I have set of new forged rims in my house, but they still need to be striped, and re-powder coated (I already striped one down, and I don't want to look ghetto but throwing them on), and I sold my stock 19" a while back, so I was rimless. Lucky me my friend just got new rims that Thursday, and is stocks were still at the tire shop with tires. So I'm borrowing his stocks for now, until mine new one are powder coated, and I buy some new tires. When I removed my destroyed rims, I was happy to find I have no major damage, no bend Camber arms, tie rods, toe arm, etc. The only thing is a slice in my rear plastic fender cover thing.
And Yes I know you get what you pay for, but when I got these rims 3 years ago, I didn't know anything about forged vs cast rims, the only thing I cared about was non 5 spoke Black rim with a nice Chrome lip.
Thanks to 3Buddha5, Blkout350GT and jtcohen:biggthumpup:
Now for the pictures.
My rims Before
My front After
My rear after
My slice fender plastic cover and chipped paint
As much as this sucks, It could have been way worst, I'm thankful it was not. So there are two live lessons to be learned here:
My rims were made by Speedy wheels, the model was the Octane, the specs are {Front: 19 x 8.5 + 20 offest, Rear: 19 x 9.5 +30 offest.}
And Yes I know you get what you pay for, but when I got these rims 3 years ago, I didn't know anything about forged vs cast rims, the only thing I cared about was non 5 spoke Black rim with a nice Chrome lip.
Thanks to 3Buddha5, Blkout350GT and jtcohen:biggthumpup:
Now for the pictures.
My rims Before
My front After
My rear after
My slice fender plastic cover and chipped paint
As much as this sucks, It could have been way worst, I'm thankful it was not. So there are two live lessons to be learned here:
- DON'T DRIVE WHEN YOU ARE TRIED.
- DON'T BUY CHEAP CASTED RIMS
My rims were made by Speedy wheels, the model was the Octane, the specs are {Front: 19 x 8.5 + 20 offest, Rear: 19 x 9.5 +30 offest.}
Last edited by citymunky; 11-10-2008 at 07:27 AM.
11-10-2008, 07:35 AM
#4
@ J&D auto
iTrader: (27)
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Damascus/Clarksburg, MD
Posts: 1,901
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
woww...
not all cast rims are bad.. my works at "cast".. but hte casting proccess is a lot diff then wheels made by companys like "speedy" or "ruff racing" etc etc/
not all cast rims are bad.. my works at "cast".. but hte casting proccess is a lot diff then wheels made by companys like "speedy" or "ruff racing" etc etc/
Trending Topics
11-10-2008, 12:42 PM
#9
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: towson
Posts: 376
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
glad your ok man...damn a red bull woulda gave you a buzz long enough to last the 2 minutes home lol. sorry see your rims busted but its a excuse to buy new rims!!
those rims = FUBAR
11-10-2008, 03:45 PM
#14
Registered User
iTrader: (15)
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Baltimore
Posts: 2,918
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I hit a manhole opening with my rear rim and nothing happened, it was crazy, but a bolt in the rear shock mount snapped, thank god!!! lol
Ouch though, time for new rims!
Side-note, I was watching Home Improvement today and on Tool Time it was gadget week or something, and they had this little device you put in your ear and when your head starts to lean, it makes an alarm sound. Invest in that! :P
Ouch though, time for new rims!
Side-note, I was watching Home Improvement today and on Tool Time it was gadget week or something, and they had this little device you put in your ear and when your head starts to lean, it makes an alarm sound. Invest in that! :P
11-11-2008, 04:48 PM
#17
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (50)
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Chesapeake, VA/The Bronx
Posts: 1,747
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
^I got new rims, remember I PM you a pic, it was around the same time you got your first set of Gold Works.^
Anyway thanks everybody for seeing that I'm ok. I had my new rim setting in my house for some time now, they been waiting to be powder-coated. I just got a quote from the local powder coating shop, and they said it would cost about $90 a rim the strip my current ****-poor powder coat job, and redo them.
Anyway thanks everybody for seeing that I'm ok. I had my new rim setting in my house for some time now, they been waiting to be powder-coated. I just got a quote from the local powder coating shop, and they said it would cost about $90 a rim the strip my current ****-poor powder coat job, and redo them.
11-12-2008, 02:42 PM
#19
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Greensboro, NC
Posts: 289
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Wow that sucks! I remember way back when in 97 when I just got my brand new SE-R and with less then 2000 miles on the odo and not even my first car payment I fell asleep and cost 7000 of damage. I guess it coulda been a lot worse but glad you were ok dude.