Rexus300

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Just checking to see how everyone is? Any bent rims or damaged tires? I don't have any yet. Knock on wood. Its the opposite over at the bimmerfest with the 5 series. There is too many bent rims (because bmw makes lighter and softer oem wheels) and bubbling of the run-craps. Trust me, I have BMWs and I know that their cars sucks with potholes. Lexus rims especially the forged 19 inch optional ones I have on the GS F-sport are so strong that I am so surprised that they are still round even after hitting few potholes I could not avoid. Even my michelins are still round and balanced. Lexus suspensions give more room for soaking up those nutty potholes while the dampers preserve the handling.

SNiiP3R

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I bent my front rim.

Rexus300

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Did you get vibration in steering wheel? I am so sensitive I can detect the slightest bends or out of round tire.

SW17LS

Hanging in there. I just drove it to southern WV, potholes on those old country roads are INSANE!

FishBike

I am hoping I don't have any damage after hitting a pothole earlier this evening. It was at low speed but a hard enough hit that everyone in the car said "ow!" I don't see any dings in any of the rims and the tire pressures are fine. No vibration on the highway coming home either. I missed a monster one (easily 2 feet deep) a few minutes later.

SNiiP3R

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Not only in the steering wheel, the whole car was vibrating at higher speeds. I fixed the wheel and put it in the back for now, but I can still feel that there is something wrong. Maybe it's just my paranoia. Either way, I will be replacing that wheel with new or used, if I can find one.

Afrosheen

Sniip3r, get the alignment checked also. Although RWD cars don't need to be constantly aligned like FWD, if you feel something is out of whack after a rim-bending pothole, I'd get it checked.

ialexxx

Havent been driving my gs lately. It's been sitting there for a month, but I'm glad I didn't take it out. Friends IS popped two tires and broke one wheel commuting from staten island to brooklyn. Friend from Queens went through 7 tires in 3 weeks.

toyotatom

Just curious, whats the best guess on how fast you need to be going to bend a rim, that has to make an awful noise when it happens, Thanks

SNiiP3R

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You don't have to go too fast to rip the tire or bend the rim. Depends on a size and edges of the pothole, 40mph should be enough to cause a problem. Oh the noise is more than awful, it's like a missile hitting your car.

yardie876

I've hit a couple down here and I tear up every time I hit one. You know what's worse? Hitting an unmarked speed bump at 35mph. I thought the doors and engine were going to drop off the car.

Hoovey689

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Best handling car in it's segment, avoid them!

jk

DaSyce

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Barely drove the car, and still bubble in one sidewall.

puckhead85

clearly you've never driven in NYC

This is one reason I started to drive the old ES

Crispy

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This made me chuckle....

I had no issues with potholes on the stock rims/tires. The 30-series tires on now, well that's a different story.