jscy78

I need help. Hopefully the people who respond to this message really know what they're talking about. My ride is a SC400 with Supra twin turbo Bilstein shocks all around, and eibach lowering springs from the TT as well. I have 19" 3 piece rims with Michelin XGT'S Z4's. My 2 front rims are 19 X 8.5 while my rear 2 rims are 19 X 9.5. I have 275-30-19's at the rear, and the front's with 245-35-19's. My problem is the rims get damaged very easily. Whenever the road is bumpy, the inner rim starts to bend little by little. Just a few weeks ago, I repaired 1 rim already. It costed me approx $220.00. During Thanksgiving day, after driving home from San Jose, I hit a pretty big pot hole, and the repaired rim was damaged badly. The air came right out of the tire, and I had to pull over. Basically, I just wanted to find out a solution to this matter. I would like to keep the rims, but how can I prevent it from damaging? It starts to add up after a while, and very costly on the repairs.

jj

AutoCoutureSC

iTrader: (8)

hm... i had the same setup as you, but you fail to mention what kind of rims you have? I never had a problem with pot holes and such. Just be careful when you drive... but if you're pulling all that power, Id drive fast too!

also, the fronts get damaged or the rears?

Bean

iTrader: (1)

try running bigger sidewalls is one way of helping... 275-30 is kinda narrow; i know of people running 275-35 with no problems...
i also thought 245-40 was the norm which is also a bigger sidewall

rim design also has a big part to play... if the rim is not strong it can bend easily at the lip

jscy78

Thanks guys for the quick help. I'm sorry, but I forgot to mention that my 19 inch wheels 3 piece are Leon Hardiritt's. The 2 front rims seem to damage a lot quicker than the rears. The rears do have a few areas bent at the inner side, but very moderate. So far no problems from the rears yet. I was also thinking that maybe it's the allignment problem on my car. I've changed shocks and springs quite a few times, but never proformed an allighment. I'm guessing that if the allignment was perfect, the impact from the pot holes would focus more at the center of the tire, and not the edges leading to more impact on the side of the rim. What do you guys think? Thanks again for helping.

howiedoit

iTrader: (9)

your rims shouldn't bend so easily. maybe your tires are low on pressure?

D2-AUTOSPORT

Sounds like the tire size may not be good for your driving style. Also remember that once you repair a wheel, that area is more susceptible to damage in the future

JDM SC4

i'm with him...

aliga

iTrader: (147)

im with howie, maybe you need to up the pressure?

PHML

iTrader: (33)

Up the pressure dude....I got 46 psi all around on mines.....Max psi on my tires are 51.