Rims with lips easier to bend?
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Rims with lips easier to bend?
I posted this question in another thread but it didn't get any responses so I figured that it was worth giving it it's own thread.
What do you think? Is it fair to say that any wheel with 40, 35, 30 series tire height is likely to bend whether or not it has a lip? It seems that wheels with lips are all the rage now but are they easier to bend than wheels without?
What do you think? Is it fair to say that any wheel with 40, 35, 30 series tire height is likely to bend whether or not it has a lip? It seems that wheels with lips are all the rage now but are they easier to bend than wheels without?
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WOW. This must be a touchy subject. I guess no one has an opinion about this. Maybe I should have asked whether or not I should debadge my car. That should be good for about 5,000 responses.
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depends on the wheel itself more than if it has a lip...
typically though, to compare within a certain style wheel, a wheel without a ridiculous lip will be harder to bend than one with a 3" or better lip... at the same time, a wheel that is multi-spoke will be stronger than a thin 5 spoke wheel... all within a comparable wheel brand...
typically though, to compare within a certain style wheel, a wheel without a ridiculous lip will be harder to bend than one with a 3" or better lip... at the same time, a wheel that is multi-spoke will be stronger than a thin 5 spoke wheel... all within a comparable wheel brand...
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In terms of being noticeable...I would say so. However all wheels are just as likely to bend because the inner barrel is not supported at all, just when you bend the inner barrel, you might not notice it or even know...Rims with a lip just have more rim to bend than a full face...
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I would say yes and no. If you had a big lip then the outer part of the rim with the lip would probably have an easier time bending the outer edge since it did not have the center spoke part providing support. There is more leverage for forces. However it would make the outer edge similar to the normal inner edge since there is no center part supporting. The difference is probably negligable though. If the edge of the rims were to curl up or crack anyway which is what would probably hit first then the rim would probably be hosed anyway.
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I think it's more of the quality/material of the rim and the tire size being used. Obviously the thicker the tire the more cushion between the raod and the rim. There are exceptions though as with stretched tires.
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