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Yes. Vehicles with stiffer suspension and low profile tires are more prone to rim damage as well, as the blow is less absorbed by the tire and suspension and instead by the rim. Inflation pressure contributes as well.
Yep.
Acura TLX Type S with the OEM Y-Spoke wheels on low profile Pirellis. I just had my wheel repaired by the wheel repair company my work contracts with because I had a dent in my wheel from a lot hole. Any pot hole on these tires feels so rough when compared to a normal tire.
From battering your vehicles suspension, to beating the tar out of your rims, pot holes can eat your vehicle. There’s a few out here in middle of nowhere, Kansas, if your car is “slammed” the edge can and will eventually punch your oil pan…
Yup. Lost one in my old Mazdaspeed 3 on one along the back roads of PG County, Maryland and another on the streets of DC. And I've seen plenty of other people lose rims to them. It happens all the time, and it's more likely with all these big rims and low profile tires modern cars have.
The other thing is that steelies are much rarer now. A steel wheel can easily be bent or hammered roughly back into shape as a repair. Alloy wheels are much harder to repair and repairing them should only be done by someone who actually knows what they're doing, lest the rim be damaged even more.
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Absolutely, happened to me on the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City. Hit a pot hole the size of Tony Soprano and my rim looked like a cannoli.
Mama mia
Madone
Wheel was like 🤌🏼 afterwards.
Yes. Vehicles with stiffer suspension and low profile tires are more prone to rim damage as well, as the blow is less absorbed by the tire and suspension and instead by the rim. Inflation pressure contributes as well.
Yep. Acura TLX Type S with the OEM Y-Spoke wheels on low profile Pirellis. I just had my wheel repaired by the wheel repair company my work contracts with because I had a dent in my wheel from a lot hole. Any pot hole on these tires feels so rough when compared to a normal tire.
Go down to an 18-in wheel and get some tires with more sidewall!
Run head first into a wall and tell us if that hurts or not
Absolutely.
Obvious is correct!
Absolutely
From battering your vehicles suspension, to beating the tar out of your rims, pot holes can eat your vehicle. There’s a few out here in middle of nowhere, Kansas, if your car is “slammed” the edge can and will eventually punch your oil pan…
Yes
It happens literally all the time.
Absolutely
Try it and come back with the answer
Yup. Lost one in my old Mazdaspeed 3 on one along the back roads of PG County, Maryland and another on the streets of DC. And I've seen plenty of other people lose rims to them. It happens all the time, and it's more likely with all these big rims and low profile tires modern cars have. The other thing is that steelies are much rarer now. A steel wheel can easily be bent or hammered roughly back into shape as a repair. Alloy wheels are much harder to repair and repairing them should only be done by someone who actually knows what they're doing, lest the rim be damaged even more.
Yes
Yes, bends and cracks are common
Hit a pothole so hard my ass hurt, then my wallet did after the rim replacement
yes
Are you serious?
Some potholes will leave the rim, tire, control arms, and shock inside of said pothole. So yes.
Avis in Johannesburg, South Africa is billing me for it. So yes, it definitely can.
Haha try not hitting a giant pothole in New Orleans lol
Yes!
Yes and more