agreed...the tread pattern is what sold me...i was like aw shiet im bout to shidded on em



LOL when i realize i been driving 10 years (legally)...makes me realize how much time has passed and how old i am

 

Could you elaborate on why you think Exclaims UHPs are all-seasons?

 

I dont think, they were introduced as A/S by general itself. Tirerack is a liar

you can't verify this since general discontinued it and took it off their website. but look on 1010tires website...

http://1010tires.com/tiresearch.asp?...ory=All+Season

 

I'm with Phat at the moment. I really haven't had any problems going this high. I actually do 43.5 in the back 43 in the front. I haven't seen any large problems in about 2-3 summers seasons of doing this.
But im all ears for being un safe. I daily drive everywhere and sometimes hit high speeds for the tires limits.
I appreciate your comment, but would you a agree the cars spec is for the cars specd tires? not aftermarket low profile? Even you said you run 37 for the lack of sidewall.

Like I said I am open ears and may take it down to 41 if its really unsafe. So just so I get this right, the unsafe part is because the tire patch isn't full? Unsafe meaning hydro planing and loosing grip in even dry conditions? Or unsafe with blow outs?

Since I took the psi a bit higher I haven't had any bad bends, and after hitting the type of crap you know you would have bent it in the past. I get out and check and am amazed how it didn't bend. The only thing I can think of is the psi. I have had a decent amount of bends over the years on the same wheels and you start to realize what kind of blow/pothole will make them bend, and it really has been better. Fingers crossed.

 

Agreed, but I am rating my 37 psi up 2 psi from Nissan's rating of the Z wheels on my car, and with a comparable weight. I'm more concerned about grip and patch because it also relates to safety, rather than bending your wheels. As unfortunate as it is for the OP, I'd rather bend a beautiful forged wheel than have loss of traction when needed the most.

 

Got my wheel back from wheels america and they did not do anything to the wheel. I have done a lot of research and i will ship my wheel out to CA to get a new wheel barrel. Attached are more pics. I spoke to many wheel techs and they said that this wheel is done. What is the point of having three good Volk gts wheels and one bent? i know for sure that no one would buy them from me. I do not want to go back to stock and i am thinking about getting some vossen wheels or piaa super rozza. I would put some beefy tires on them though.

 

Where are you located? I know a shop in Mass. that was our go-to for bent rims when I worked for BMW. They do really, really good work. The guys are good about telling you whether they think it's feasible(safely and economically) or not depending on damage.

 

I am located in south jersey and i do not mind shipping this week to get it fixed. I do not want this wheel to be a total loss cause i can not find a spare at all.

 

also, many wheel techs think that this wheel is cracked but i do not see any hair cracks at all.

 

There are fairly simple procedures that can tell. The good shops will test it if there's any doubt.

 

if the wheel is done and you still want to find a replacement, keep a look-out on 350z and g35 forums.. a lot of 350z's and g35's run these wheels..

even though they usually sell a set, it never hurts to ask

 

check out Wheel Collision Center in Bath pa!
they do the most quality work. They redid one of mine and it looked better than brand new original no lie.
They will have a good opinion on it once they look at it.

OP realistically if you can't fix it that sucks. But Do some hard searching for some used ones. You have another option depending on how much you like these wheels. Why don't you find a used set of 4 this way you have 7 wheels !

A guy randomly contacted me once because he was in your cituation with 3 wheels of my type, and I told em i only have 4, but followed up and said why don't I buy the rest of yours since!. I ended up having 7 wheels at one point. And its helped me keep one set over 6 years.

 

Looks like you just need a new wheel barrel.

 

just even it out by hitting the pothole with the other three tires

 

Since replacements seem to be hard to find, I"d say find some new wheels that you like, and sell your remaining three as replacements at a suitable price!

 

Finally got my rim back from simple wheel werks in California and i am super happy.

 

I did not ask simple wheel werks to paint the face of the rim. I only asked to fix the bend.

 

Man they did one hell of a job on that wheel, looks good man. Im glad they could repair it. I was in the same position a few weeks ago, but I was able to get mine repaired also.

 

well, i'd much rather have that happen than what happened to me 2 weeks ago.. girl not paying attention in a jeep rearended the hell outta me!

 

strip the lip and polish it by hand

 

nice !! good to see that serious of a bend still fixable ! NICE

 

Phantom Editions.

 

lol he said they painted it w/o his request..IJS polishing takes time but yields great results

 

I don't think they painted it. I think he was just stating what he asked them to do.

 

That looks like a nice repair job - beats shopping for another set of rims.