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Bent rims or alignment issue? after hitting curb

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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 07:02 AM
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Default Bent rims or alignment issue? after hitting curb

I just hit a curb a couple days ago. Rims seemed to have scratched and chipped doesn't look bad though.
Now when I go over 80km/h I can hear and feel the wheel wobble or I can feel it rotating?
Doesn't vibrate though.

Does it sound like a bent rim? or is my alignment off now?
Any ideas? Thanks,
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 08:37 AM
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I just blew out my front driver side tire in a pothole coming back from NY and it bent my rim. I took to tire shop they fixed the bent rim and replaced the tire because the rim sliced the tire. Also my alignment was fu**** up.

So if you can't see the rim bent (you'll be able to tell by looking at it at an angle), its most likely the alignment. Kind of regretting not getting the Lexus Rim & Tire package when I got my car.
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dkha
I just hit a curb a couple days ago. Rims seemed to have scratched and chipped doesn't look bad though.
Now when I go over 80km/h I can hear and feel the wheel wobble or I can feel it rotating?
Doesn't vibrate though.

Does it sound like a bent rim? or is my alignment off now?
Any ideas? Thanks,

How fast were you going when you hit the curb? Did you inspect the entire tire wall both inside and out to check for any air bubbles?

On my last car (G35), I hit a massive pothole on the freeway, which caused a bubble on my tire wall. At high speeds it felt unstable and I could hear it wobble. I replaced the tire and problem solved. Any decent wheel repair shop can tell you if the rim is bent.
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 04:42 PM
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Because you are only feeling vibration at high speeds, you must likely need a wheel balance. Either a significant enough amount of rim or rubber was lost, or a wheel weight was dislodged.

If it was alignment, you would notice this at all speeds. Unless you hit the curb at a very high speed, it doubt the rim would be bent.
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 07:33 AM
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At highway speed, does it feel like a little buzz in the steering wheel that goes away when you turn? If so, you need to have your wheel bearings and hub checked.
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 12:43 PM
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Btw do you have an f sport or non f ?

I heard that many f sport owners got their rims bent. I'm not sure but something is telling me that the f sport rims are weaker than the non f sport's.
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