Buckled wheel again !!!
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That sucks, are they 19/20? Plenty of nice wheels out there. Some of the BMW performance are really sweet . But the runflats screw them
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221609237459?_mwBanner=1
You'd get £250 each for the three you currently have
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221609237459?_mwBanner=1
You'd get £250 each for the three you currently have
robinessex said:
LM25 is not a very ductile material. Hence, loading past it's 0.2% proof stress results in permanent deformation. That induces micro cracking of the grain structure. The wheel is now very subseptable to fatigue failure, cracking until complete failure. Unlike steel, aluminium will eventualy fail through cyclic loading. And it's an even worse situation of the wheel it heated during the 'straightening' procedure, thus annealing it.
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Slow said:
I thought if a pothole f
ked your wheel you could get the council to pay up?
I believe it goes something like this...ked your wheel you could get the council to pay up?photographic evidence and a civil engineer's report of the pothole being above regulation size must be tattoed on the skin of a flayed jackal and nailed to a pole in the village square once this is done and witnessed by twelve local elders the council is then allowed a decade to repair it before any claims can be considered
Come to Aberdeen(shire) how I've managed 10+ years without buckling a wheel yet is beyond me (well, not it isn't actually, although I must wind up a lot of people behind me as I weave about to avoid potholes (in my lane, of course, not excessively etc.) and slow down for unavoidable ones (again not excessively etc. IMHO))
Have to say I'm surprised that a buckled wheel could be repaired, anyone got one repaired and gone of to do 10000's miles/trackdays on them?
Have to say I'm surprised that a buckled wheel could be repaired, anyone got one repaired and gone of to do 10000's miles/trackdays on them?
phib said:
Matttracker said:
What car, what wheel? Just buy a spare from eBay, plenty around. Chances are a lot of people will buy an aftermarket set when they buckle one at that price and have 3 left over,
Singles are normally £150 ish for BMW 19s in good condition.
It's a new 740d m sport, no second hand ones availible Singles are normally £150 ish for BMW 19s in good condition.
Phib
Seriously 19 or 20 inch wheels with rubber band tyres and the state of the roads in the UK I'd have spec'd the car with more sensible rubber
B'stard Child said:
Probably cos they are all buckled
Seriously 19 or 20 inch wheels with rubber band tyres and the state of the roads in the UK I'd have spec'd the car with more sensible rubber
My RRS is on 20s as standard. The extra harshness from my previous FFRR which was on 19s is very apparent. 40 profile compared with 55. While dropping in and out of a rut I've also bent the o/s/r enough to deflate the tyre - it's killed the rim on the inside edge. Fortunately this was the day before I'd planned to swap over to my winter wheels + tyres. But I still dislike how compromised it is for an otherwise capable off-roader.Seriously 19 or 20 inch wheels with rubber band tyres and the state of the roads in the UK I'd have spec'd the car with more sensible rubber
Impasse said:
My RRS is on 20s as standard. The extra harshness from my previous FFRR which was on 19s is very apparent. 40 profile compared with 55. While dropping in and out of a rut I've also bent the o/s/r enough to deflate the tyre - it's killed the rim on the inside edge. Fortunately this was the day before I'd planned to swap over to my winter wheels + tyres. But I still dislike how compromised it is for an otherwise capable off-roader.
Being as heavy as the RRS and with such power it must have large brakes? Surely it needs some fairly large wheels to fit around the calipers?TurboHatchback said:
phib said:
Does anyone have a car that actually survives the UK roads ?????
Yes.I look where I'm going and drive round the potholes.
phib said:
B'stard Child said:
Probably cos they are all buckled
Seriously 19 or 20 inch wheels with rubber band tyres and the state of the roads in the UK I'd have spec'd the car with more sensible rubber
19's are the smallest wheels you can get on a new 7 series Seriously 19 or 20 inch wheels with rubber band tyres and the state of the roads in the UK I'd have spec'd the car with more sensible rubber
Phib
The only reason for bigger wheels is bigger brakes and judging by what I see most cars with big rims don't have big brakes so it really is a fashion thing and lets face it if the manufactures also gets added after-sales of new wheels due to buckling then they aren't going to be upset. Time for people to start voting with their feet or requesting smaller wheel options to be avaliable.
robinessex said:
The council around here make sure the drains are blocked so the enormous potholes fill with water. Well, frequently half the bloody road as well.
We were in Essex a couple of years ago and went down Childerditch Lane (Warley/Brentwood area)in the dark - Couldn't believe the state of this road, absolutely outragous Real Craters! Ended up swerving across the road and slowing to 20MPH (nobody from other way)Have they fixed this road? I immediately put in a strong complaint via Fillthathole as soon as I could.
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