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Timco 08-05-2015 07:19 AM

Bent rim??
 
Had a fresh rear set put on. Had a very noticeable wobble @ 35 & 65.

Tire guy shows me the inside edge has a significant dent outwards. Still seals. Just dropped it off to be straightened.

What kind of road hazard must I have hit??? I swear it's been driven on smooth surfaces and never a pot hole I can think of. :confused:

911monty 08-05-2015 07:24 AM

Man the last time I was up there I don't think there was a freeway or road that wasn't being worked on! Road construction everywhere.

Strange you didn't notice before the tire change though! The take off show any weird wear?

JayG 08-05-2015 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Timco (Post 459981)
Had a fresh rear set put on. Had a very noticeable wobble @ 35 & 65.

Tire guy shows me the inside edge has a significant dent outwards. Still seals. Just dropped it off to be straightened.

What kind of road hazard must I have hit??? I swear it's been driven on smooth surfaces and never a pot hole I can think of. :confused:

I am sure it was not a a small furry creature :cheers:

All seriousness aside, you must have hit something, maybe some road construction? could have been a rock in the road

In any case, unless the wheel is really badly bent, you should be fine after the repair. Make sure they re balance it, preferably with a Road Force balancer

Timco 08-05-2015 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 911monty (Post 459984)
Man the last time I was up there I don't think there was a freeway or road that wasn't being worked on! Road construction everywhere.

Strange you didn't notice before the tire change though! The take off show any weird wear?

Oh, I noticed. That's what made me decide for new rear skins. Can't imagine what I could have run over. Oh well. What's another $100?

Perfectlap 08-05-2015 10:27 AM

Doesn't take much. I bent a BBS RK wheel simply hitting it at the wrong angle going barely 5 mph.
It was straightened, bent again later on. Cast alloy doesn't like being straightened. Maybe the newer pressure cast alloy is better.
My next set of wheels will at least have a forged flange. The prices of these cast alloys that are at least light weight is just too high not to go forged.

jdlmodelt 08-05-2015 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timco (Post 459981)
Had a fresh rear set put on. Had a very noticeable wobble @ 35 & 65.

Tire guy shows me the inside edge has a significant dent outwards. Still seals. Just dropped it off to be straightened.

What kind of road hazard must I have hit??? I swear it's been driven on smooth surfaces and never a pot hole I can think of. :confused:

DId the wobble occur before or after the tire guy?

Timco 08-05-2015 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jdlmodelt (Post 460095)
DId the wobble occur before or after the tire guy?

Before. The inside edges were at the tread bars and alignment was off. Had it aligned then skins and then he showed me the debt when installing new skins.

Timco 08-05-2015 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JayG (Post 460000)
I am sure it was not a a small furry creature :cheers:

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps534cbe7e.jpg

thstone 08-05-2015 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Timco (Post 460213)

Oh no. We're all getting banned. I can see it coming. :)

JayG 08-05-2015 08:22 PM

Yea and then we will be forced to move to Rennlist

Great pic BTW. What is the furry creature looking at?

particlewave 08-05-2015 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JayG (Post 460224)
Yea and then we will be forced to move to Rennlist

Great pic BTW. What is the furry creature looking at?

Yeah, let's not do that. I'm banned from re**list! :eek:
I'll get lonely over here... :(

JayG 08-05-2015 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 460230)
Yeah, let's not do that. I'm banned from re**list! :eek:
I'll get lonely over here... :(

how in the hell did you get banned over there?
Its like the wild west and Sheriff Bart is gone

tommy583 08-05-2015 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 460230)
Yeah, let's not do that. I'm banned from re**list! :eek:
I'll get lonely over here... :(

Then it will just be you, me and our new rich friend left :eek:

particlewave 08-05-2015 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tommy583 (Post 460232)
Then it will just be you, me and our new rich friend left :eek:

Woohoo! Party over here!!! :cheers:

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayG (Post 460231)
how in the hell did you get banned over there?
Its like the wild west and Sheriff Bart is gone

I may have said some bad words to a moderator...maybe. I can't remember. :confused:

Timco 08-06-2015 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayG (Post 460224)
Yea and then we will be forced to move to Rennlist

Great pic BTW. What is the furry creature looking at?

The guy that's holding him by his lug nuts?

The look on that animal's face cracks me up every time.


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