A pothole in Brooklyn bent the sh%t out of my rim. I'm starting to hate 40 series tires, (excessive speed probally didn't help). 10 minutes later, another pothole, the donut was bent also, not a good night. The question is should I try to get it fixed? The rims are Enkie RP-05's 17 inch aluminum, 2 months old. Has anyone ever had an aluminum rim fixed, and was it sucessful, also where to go to get it fixed? I live in NJ. Any input will be appreciated.

 

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ditto!!

 

heh.. true... true!

 

Hahaha... Thas a great username... Sorry we couldn't help you though... So who is the MILF? Friend? Mom? Just because?? ahhah... I wanna see a pic...

 

Have you lowered your car yet? If so this will keep on happenning. I hit hard bumps all the time and even though I used to have stock springs with 235/45/17, the stock springs used to absorb more and never had a problem with potholes but now that it,s lowered, forget about it. I,ll have to live with it or slow down.

 

If you can't find a repair shop, email me. I participate in another non-max BBS where this question comes up all the time. I think I can find you a shop.

Bob

 

You shouldn't be using 40-series rubber. If you had 235/45ZR/17, there would be more sidewall and you probably wouldn't bend the wheels. You can get wheels repaired. I had two bent wheels repaired, good as new, a while back.