Bent rims... what's the cause?
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Bent rims... what's the cause?
So I've just installed my new 19s... and they're cast so I've been driving like i'm on eggs for the past few days... my question is... is that really nescessary?
I don't mind being careful, but can things like driveway ramps, manholes and railway tracks cause bent rims?
Obviously potholes should be my primary concern, but for some reason I think I'm over-doing it a little bit by driving super slow over railway tracks and driveway ramps etc... :P
I don't mind being careful, but can things like driveway ramps, manholes and railway tracks cause bent rims?
Obviously potholes should be my primary concern, but for some reason I think I'm over-doing it a little bit by driving super slow over railway tracks and driveway ramps etc... :P
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Drive like you stole it. If you bend one, buy another. When you put 19's on your car you will eventually bend a wheel. I've had to replace the outer part of my three piece wheel twice. NYC sux!
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Forged is the answer.
I had a set of forged wheels on my last car and got into a accident at 65mph and they were still good.
Thats why forged wheesl cost so much and most people go for them vs a cast wheel.
I had a set of forged wheels on my last car and got into a accident at 65mph and they were still good.
Thats why forged wheesl cost so much and most people go for them vs a cast wheel.
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red6 - i couldn't afford anything forged in 19s... in Canada we pay retail price per rim plus exchange rate (*1.4) and taxes/duties (*1.2).. so my only choice is to live w/ what i've got, dial up the PSI's and drive carefully
A set of Volks that run 2300 USD is 3800 to my door in Canadian dollars... taking exchange out of it we're still paying a 20% markup
A set of Volks that run 2300 USD is 3800 to my door in Canadian dollars... taking exchange out of it we're still paying a 20% markup
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If you add too much pressure, the wheel will became so hard that any hit on tire will be transferred directly to rim. Imagine you have an aluminum instead of air in tires
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Originally posted by tylerdurden
Drive like you stole it. If you bend one, buy another. When you put 19's on your car you will eventually bend a wheel. I've had to replace the outer part of my three piece wheel twice. NYC sux!
Drive like you stole it. If you bend one, buy another. When you put 19's on your car you will eventually bend a wheel. I've had to replace the outer part of my three piece wheel twice. NYC sux!
altho forged are the strongest construction, they are not impervious to bending-just much harder to do
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Re: Bent rims... what's the cause?
Originally posted by Strife350z
So I've just installed my new 19s... and they're cast so I've been driving like i'm on eggs for the past few days... my question is... is that really nescessary?
I don't mind being careful, but can things like driveway ramps, manholes and railway tracks cause bent rims?
Obviously potholes should be my primary concern, but for some reason I think I'm over-doing it a little bit by driving super slow over railway tracks and driveway ramps etc... :P
So I've just installed my new 19s... and they're cast so I've been driving like i'm on eggs for the past few days... my question is... is that really nescessary?
I don't mind being careful, but can things like driveway ramps, manholes and railway tracks cause bent rims?
Obviously potholes should be my primary concern, but for some reason I think I'm over-doing it a little bit by driving super slow over railway tracks and driveway ramps etc... :P
on a side note..has anyone insured their rims?
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Originally posted by revhigh
check all tire pressure and just watch out for poleholes.!! The most common reason for wheels to bend is low low tire pressure.
check all tire pressure and just watch out for poleholes.!! The most common reason for wheels to bend is low low tire pressure.
The rims had just been put on that day, and guess what, the tire pressure was like 20 something, the tire shop didn't even check them. With the right tire pressure, I am sure I would have not had a problem. I am sick that it happened at all, but it is not noticable to others, so I can't be too upset since the tire pressure has maintained itself fine.
Moral to the story, run the right tire pressure. Any of you rim experts know, when do you know that a rim is bent too much and needs to be replaced?? Do you only replace it when you can either see the bend or the tire loses air?? And does any imperfection make the rim easier to bend in the future?? Seems like a real big gray area.
Last edited by little_rod; 05-18-2004 at 06:46 PM.
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