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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Angry 16" SSR's + 3" deep pothole + 40mph =

Ugh...kill me now.

I hit a massive pothole in my neighborhood(stupid me) which successfully dented the inside lip of at least 1 of my beautiful wheels. At around 60mph I'm feeling vibrations through the steering wheel.

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I went and had my front wheels re-balanced this morning but the vibration is still there.

As I just recently sold off my OEM Wheels and Tires (go figure) I had to order a new set of 15" wheels and tires from TireRack.

But what the hell to do with the old SSR wheels and less than 1 month old BFGoodrich G-force Sports?

The wheels seem to be holding the air pressure so that's a plus.

Local guys - look for a great deal in the "want to sell" section very shortly...
 

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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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Move the bent rim to the back, you won't feel it as much or maybe at all.
 
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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so when you had them re-balanced did they do a rim runout? they should have bene able to tell you what and where as well as point you to a repair facility.
 
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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A wheel reapir shop might be able to help you and get it straightened out again. check your area for a company with that capability.
 
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Northern Blvd in Flushing Queens or around Shea Stadium

Honestly, any rim repair shop in that area will repair it for $50 or less. What they will do is heat up the rim and then bang out the dent.
 
Old Sep 1, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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never sell your OEM rims just in case crap like this happens
 
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