Calling all GS owners riding on 19's Multi-Piece wheels
11-12-02, 06:25 AM
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Calling all GS owners riding on 19's Multi-Piece wheels
Hi all.
I've been having this problem with my wheels everytime it rains HARD or Intense Heavy Rain. I was cruising back from Atlanta one afternoon and went thru this "waterfall of rain" all of a sudden my wheels started shaking bad, I though WTF.. I got a freakin flat or something. I slow down and it stops - weird as Hell.
I pull over to this exit and look at my tires- nothing except water gushing out of the Holes in my AV3 Volks. I didn't think nothing of it. Went back on the Hwy and everything is normal. This has happened Everytime I get into Hard rain - I figured the water gets into the cracks of multi-piece and or Holes and throws off the balance.. Its Very strange. I had Racing Hart C5's and never had this problem..
I saw those new GS18's - They look freakin awesome - I'm not sure if i want to go down a size and loose the LIP though it is an awesome wheel..
Anyone with a Multi-Piece wheel experiencing similiar problems especially the guys out there with Volk AV3's??
Please help.
Thanks,
QWK
I've been having this problem with my wheels everytime it rains HARD or Intense Heavy Rain. I was cruising back from Atlanta one afternoon and went thru this "waterfall of rain" all of a sudden my wheels started shaking bad, I though WTF.. I got a freakin flat or something. I slow down and it stops - weird as Hell.
I pull over to this exit and look at my tires- nothing except water gushing out of the Holes in my AV3 Volks. I didn't think nothing of it. Went back on the Hwy and everything is normal. This has happened Everytime I get into Hard rain - I figured the water gets into the cracks of multi-piece and or Holes and throws off the balance.. Its Very strange. I had Racing Hart C5's and never had this problem..
I saw those new GS18's - They look freakin awesome - I'm not sure if i want to go down a size and loose the LIP though it is an awesome wheel..
Anyone with a Multi-Piece wheel experiencing similiar problems especially the guys out there with Volk AV3's??
Please help.
Thanks,
QWK
11-12-02, 09:52 AM
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well i had the same problem with my tires. i did a road force analysis (www.hunterengieering.com) and it seemed to work. hope this helps....
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11-12-02, 12:54 PM
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Thanks guys, for a while there. I thought it was my Rims or something. I was almost ready to Rid of my AV3's which I love.
The it always happen to the Front left wheel -everytime.. And tat particular tire - not sure if its the tire or Rim , but has been leaking air - a very slow leak like 5 psi a week. I wonder if that has anything to do with it..
Reply to 400DGRZ : Yeah man.. I'm down here in Montgomery, where are you?
I going to get my tires checked..Even though they are brand new with less than 8K miles on them.
Thanks Alot,
QWK
The it always happen to the Front left wheel -everytime.. And tat particular tire - not sure if its the tire or Rim , but has been leaking air - a very slow leak like 5 psi a week. I wonder if that has anything to do with it..
Reply to 400DGRZ : Yeah man.. I'm down here in Montgomery, where are you?
I going to get my tires checked..Even though they are brand new with less than 8K miles on them.
Thanks Alot,
QWK
11-12-02, 03:20 PM
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Hey wassup qwkgs4, i saw your car two nights ago at the light in front of the BP turning onto vaughn road...You have that phat gs4 with the kit and 19's...I can't believe i came over here to look for your ride and yours was the first post I saw...Anyways, my car was the black TL on 19" lowenhart br5's you saw w/tha HKS exhaust...Anyways man, my homeboy just got a GS3 and im buying all his parts he is going to invest well over 15K into the car...I wanna get a better look at your kit and car, can we meet up man...I need some ideas on how i wan't his to come out...Let me know somethin...Shyne
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11-12-02, 03:32 PM
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do you know who owns that pearl white GS3 with the blitz exhaust and c5's or was that your old car...fawk, im ordering him the alstadt trafficstars this week for his car...Shyne:king:
oh and to reply to your origonal post, i think you bent a rim on the inside man...if its leaking air...i bent one of mine on the back end and had it fixed by wheeltechnologies.com...if i had bent the lip they couldn't have fixed it because i have chromies
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oh and to reply to your origonal post, i think you bent a rim on the inside man...if its leaking air...i bent one of mine on the back end and had it fixed by wheeltechnologies.com...if i had bent the lip they couldn't have fixed it because i have chromies
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11-12-02, 04:54 PM
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Originally posted by 1QWKGS4
Thanks guys, for a while there. I thought it was my Rims or something. I was almost ready to Rid of my AV3's which I love.
The it always happen to the Front left wheel -everytime.. And tat particular tire - not sure if its the tire or Rim , but has been leaking air - a very slow leak like 5 psi a week. I wonder if that has anything to do with it..
Reply to 400DGRZ : Yeah man.. I'm down here in Montgomery, where are you?
I going to get my tires checked..Even though they are brand new with less than 8K miles on them.
Thanks Alot,
QWK
Thanks guys, for a while there. I thought it was my Rims or something. I was almost ready to Rid of my AV3's which I love.
The it always happen to the Front left wheel -everytime.. And tat particular tire - not sure if its the tire or Rim , but has been leaking air - a very slow leak like 5 psi a week. I wonder if that has anything to do with it..
Reply to 400DGRZ : Yeah man.. I'm down here in Montgomery, where are you?
I going to get my tires checked..Even though they are brand new with less than 8K miles on them.
Thanks Alot,
QWK
11-12-02, 10:07 PM
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Shyne
Sup dude,
I saw you that night- I seen you before you had the 19's - I think you were the only BLk TL with twin HKS exhaust. Anyways you car is sweet. No offense I like GS's more.
The C5's on that your friends car were my OLD Rims!!!Cause I was the only one in Montgomery with 19" C5's.. Because I bought it from Bird's Friend Jay from Atlanta -the guy that had the baddass RX7 that was in the magazine 2 or 3 summers ago.
Yeah, we can hooked one night, just PM me.
Do you know Carey with White Supercharged Integra?
Later,
QWK
I saw you that night- I seen you before you had the 19's - I think you were the only BLk TL with twin HKS exhaust. Anyways you car is sweet. No offense I like GS's more.
The C5's on that your friends car were my OLD Rims!!!Cause I was the only one in Montgomery with 19" C5's.. Because I bought it from Bird's Friend Jay from Atlanta -the guy that had the baddass RX7 that was in the magazine 2 or 3 summers ago.
Yeah, we can hooked one night, just PM me.
Do you know Carey with White Supercharged Integra?
Later,
QWK
11-12-02, 10:14 PM
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400DGRZ
Hey dude,
Thats cool. I went to Auburn when i was in college. Thats my school WAR DAMM FREAKIN Eagle!!!!
Anyways maybe wanna meet me up after the game, I been trying to meet some GS4 owners in the area. not many but plenty of GS3's which you guys are cool too.. But I gotta love my V8!!
Later,
QWK
Thats cool. I went to Auburn when i was in college. Thats my school WAR DAMM FREAKIN Eagle!!!!
Anyways maybe wanna meet me up after the game, I been trying to meet some GS4 owners in the area. not many but plenty of GS3's which you guys are cool too.. But I gotta love my V8!!
Later,
QWK
11-17-02, 07:06 AM
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Puzzled!!!
Yeah,
I went by my Premium tire Shop and had a tlak with my friend the owner and 1st I already knew when he balanced my tires that he uses Hunter Machines that have "Road Force Analysis" done while balancing the tires.. I asked anyways - and he says IF it ONLY does when its raining and not at ther times its definetly not the tires... And that same logic goes with a BENT Rim.. If It don't shake normally theres nothing physically wrong with the Rim. And I mean I run every speed up to 120MPH and its smooth as silk.
The puzzling thing is for some reason maybe that Rim has more of a gap in the 3 piece design then the other 3 rims and when heavy mass of rain - water could seep in and just a little as much as an Oz. can throw the balance off. I don't know what to do?? Buy a another wheel or have it checked? changed to a one piece Rim?
Does anyone else have any insight on what the problem could be?
Thanks,
QWK
I went by my Premium tire Shop and had a tlak with my friend the owner and 1st I already knew when he balanced my tires that he uses Hunter Machines that have "Road Force Analysis" done while balancing the tires.. I asked anyways - and he says IF it ONLY does when its raining and not at ther times its definetly not the tires... And that same logic goes with a BENT Rim.. If It don't shake normally theres nothing physically wrong with the Rim. And I mean I run every speed up to 120MPH and its smooth as silk.
The puzzling thing is for some reason maybe that Rim has more of a gap in the 3 piece design then the other 3 rims and when heavy mass of rain - water could seep in and just a little as much as an Oz. can throw the balance off. I don't know what to do?? Buy a another wheel or have it checked? changed to a one piece Rim?
Does anyone else have any insight on what the problem could be?
Thanks,
QWK
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