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Old 09-24-2007, 07:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So I had a slow leak on the front right, and decided to get it patched till the time I can get it replaced
"Bad news" the guy tells mre "Your rim is cracked"
Sure enough, theres a crack on the inside. So, theres one rim that needs a replacement, and if I'm at it, might as well do the other three.
Any inexpensive 17x7s out there? I may stick with my current brand, sence its still offered
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Its $114 online. If you guys can find cheeper, that would be cool.
The reason I say 4 (but with a new job and a smaller check, it may be just the one, I dunno) is due to atleast 2 out of round, and all 4 scrapped on the lip
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Old 09-25-2007, 12:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I have my used 17x7.5" black rota slipstreams with custom polished lips for sale. Pretty light, look really nice, and fit beautifully. The lips are bruised up pretty badly, but it isn't that noticable with the lip
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my wheels are banged up in a few spots as well. once i get some of my other projects done, then i'm definitely getting some lightweight's
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I looked them over, and its just the two (one of the brused ones being the one that cracked) so its probably to my beinifit to just replace those two (after all, Kinks there raced them hard)
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How the hell did you crack a wheel anyways?


I hear about it all the time, but I also hear that it's almost impossible else you hit a curb really hard. I dunno, maybe rotas are just stronger than they should be, but I've clipped curbs hard at 40 mph without damage. Though once I nailed a curb at 55ish and took out a 3" chunk from the lip. I did get a few miles before it leaked all the air though
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Don't know how it cracked. I noticed it first after having parked on some dirt. It wasn't rough, and at the time I asumed I picked up a nail.
Its weird, but its cracked on the iside.

I think that one was already out of round, so I wounder if it was a stressed point
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I think you should get gunmetal rims...or at least tint your windows dark all around if u keep them black
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yeah, i had one of my 18's crack i think i took a pothole to hard and fast. what was wierd was that it was on the inside of the rim, like from the middle to the outside lip. had it fixed though. just like new cost me like 50, cheaper than buying a new one @ $120.
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well, I was considering a fix, but then again, if it cracked one time...
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yeah, my fix was only temporary. about three months later i bought a new one for $105, and use the one that was fixed as a spare. so now i have 5 rims.
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