All 4 Wheels Bent?????
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Yup, did this today
Took it to a local Discount tire upon recommendation from a high performance shop local to me.
Had all four tires/rims spun right in front of me.
The verdict on a 1-10 scale:
1 rim bent 5/10
2 rims bent 1/10
1 rim perfect
So looks like I need to repair or replace one rim for sure.
Funny thing is, the Goodyear that initially broke the news called me as I was leaving Discount Tire. They wanted to know what I was going to do about my rims, to include replacing them.
Lesson learmed.
Thanks for all the comments, guys-
Took it to a local Discount tire upon recommendation from a high performance shop local to me.
Had all four tires/rims spun right in front of me.
The verdict on a 1-10 scale:
1 rim bent 5/10
2 rims bent 1/10
1 rim perfect
So looks like I need to repair or replace one rim for sure.
Funny thing is, the Goodyear that initially broke the news called me as I was leaving Discount Tire. They wanted to know what I was going to do about my rims, to include replacing them.
Lesson learmed.
Thanks for all the comments, guys-
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There are so many choices at there Im not even sure where to start. Too bad we dont have an all inclusive wheel picture thread, and stickied. You see them all the time on Nabisco.
I was thinking about picking up a used BBS set from an MR if I can find some.
Im not in a hurry-
Thanks
I was thinking about picking up a used BBS set from an MR if I can find some.
Im not in a hurry-
Thanks
I live in Michigan where we have the biggest potholes in the USA.. you'd have to hit the OEM rims pretty damn hard to get them to bend. I've hit some large/deep potholes and I have no bends at all. So, you'd definitely notice if you hit a bump or pothole large enough to bend a rim. The last time I bent TWO rims (on my old lancer) was when I was going through I-75 in Detroit and there just happened to be a missing section of pavement in the middle of the highway. It was about 1ft across, as wide as the lane, and about a foot deep and I hit it going ~65mph.. it slowed the car down a good 10mph and felt like my wheels were about to come through the dash. Bending all four rims would be even more obvious.
I've hit a few hard enough that I felt the shock travel up my back, and those didn't even manage to bend any of my stock rims. Can't imagine how hard you'd have to hit something to get ALL FOUR bent, not even just the front two.
You should get forged rims. Maybe the added strength will help you help some.
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I completely agree with you. We have some crazy pot holes in NJ and as much as I'd like to say I can maneuver around them, I've hit a good number of them on the highway and on local roads.
I've hit a few hard enough that I felt the shock travel up my back, and those didn't even manage to bend any of my stock rims. Can't imagine how hard you'd have to hit something to get ALL FOUR bent, not even just the front two.
You should get forged rims. Maybe the added strength will help you help some.
I've hit a few hard enough that I felt the shock travel up my back, and those didn't even manage to bend any of my stock rims. Can't imagine how hard you'd have to hit something to get ALL FOUR bent, not even just the front two.
You should get forged rims. Maybe the added strength will help you help some.
Right...
I drive throughout the Midwest, and down into KY and TX. I have not hit anything that was huge or even memorable. Now I have hit some lage potholes that made me angry. Potholes that I thik shouldnt be aloud to go unattended.
But nothing like some of the pregvious posters have described.
I think forged rims are in my future. But they are damn expensive-
I went and got my snow tires swapped for my summers... I have two bent wheels. First car ever to have it happen and these are BBS wheels... I'm probably going to have the dealer take a look and see what they recommend, they've always been really great and within the first 35k/3yrs the warranty on the Subarus is insane (covers brake pads, clutch, windshield wipers... for starters).
Luckily it was only two and not too bad, so they are balanced as best as they can be and mounted on the rear.
All 4 wheels sounds pretty crazy, especially for Evo wheels.
Luckily it was only two and not too bad, so they are balanced as best as they can be and mounted on the rear.
All 4 wheels sounds pretty crazy, especially for Evo wheels.
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I went and got my snow tires swapped for my summers... I have two bent wheels. First car ever to have it happen and these are BBS wheels... I'm probably going to have the dealer take a look and see what they recommend, they've always been really great and within the first 35k/3yrs the warranty on the Subarus is insane (covers brake pads, clutch, windshield wipers... for starters).
Luckily it was only two and not too bad, so they are balanced as best as they can be and mounted on the rear.
All 4 wheels sounds pretty crazy, especially for Evo wheels.
Luckily it was only two and not too bad, so they are balanced as best as they can be and mounted on the rear.
All 4 wheels sounds pretty crazy, especially for Evo wheels.
Yeah it turns out it wasnt all four. I had them all spun on a machine right in front of me by Discount Tire. Goodyear told me all four were bent beyond repair.
Turns out one is bad and the Discount Tire tech rated it a 5/10. 2 others were rated 1/10 and the fourth rim is perfect.
Good luck at the dealer. One laughed in my face. The other was kind about it but said there was no way they could warranty it. They even admitted the OEM rims are probably too light for DD duty.
2 BBS rims bent holy cow! So much for replacing mine with a OEM BBS set.
Im going to have the one rim fixed ($150.00 cost) and keep these for now. Some day Ill buy a used set of other rims but only if I can see them spun in person-
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