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Jcolman May 10, 2006 01:02 PM

Doesn't it figure!
 
Not 1/2 hour after getting new wheels installed on my car I'm pulling into a pay parking lot and yep.....I scrape the curb with my front wheel. :icon20: :(

Lucky it's just a very minor rash. Now I'm glad I didn't spring for really expensive wheels! :icon8:

davidv May 10, 2006 01:08 PM

How do you scrape the wheel on a curb? Doesn't the tire protect the wheel?

Wired 24/7 May 10, 2006 01:20 PM

Tires are flexible, hit the curb hard enough and the tire will deform out of the way so the rim gets scratched.

Amazing... I've never put a scratch on my wheels on my Maxima or the Volks on my 350Z.

barthelb May 10, 2006 02:20 PM

Becareful i had my rims for nearly 2 yrs and then bam, got a lil over confident. Now i went slightly larger so I don't think that can happen again unless i nail the curb really hard.

kbomb May 10, 2006 03:00 PM

oh man, sorry to hear this. once you let ur full attention slip...bam! scrape..
I drove this back road a thousand times and no issues. the one night i was in a rush...bam! hit a pothole and bent my Volks.
still waiting to put them back on right now.


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