Bend in the wheel?
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Bend in the wheel but it looks structural integrity "appears" to not be bad?
Getting a pretty big wobble at front right above 55 and progressively gets worse as speed increases.
Went to one of my go to wheel shops and it turns out the wheel is entirely not true but not sure how. No visible bends/curbs etc. but I saw it as well with my own eyes the wheel wobbling pretty noticeable on the machine. I do not think it is the tire...
I've only heard of one situation where the wheel looks excellent/clean but is actually bent... It's so strange because the wheel actually appears to have full structural integrity. In the mean time I'm buying a new wheel. any ideas?
thanks
Went to one of my go to wheel shops and it turns out the wheel is entirely not true but not sure how. No visible bends/curbs etc. but I saw it as well with my own eyes the wheel wobbling pretty noticeable on the machine. I do not think it is the tire...
I've only heard of one situation where the wheel looks excellent/clean but is actually bent... It's so strange because the wheel actually appears to have full structural integrity. In the mean time I'm buying a new wheel. any ideas?
thanks
Last edited by Sí5; Jul 22, 2019 at 03:47 PM.
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Getting a pretty big wobble at front right above 55 and progressively gets worse as speed increases.
Went to one of my go to wheel shops and it turns out the wheel is entirely not true but not sure how. No visible bends/curbs etc. but I saw it as well with my own eyes the wheel wobbling pretty noticeable on the machine. I do not think it is the tire...
I've only heard of one situation where the wheel looks excellent/clean but is actually bent... It's so strange because the wheel actually appears to have full structural integrity. In the mean time I'm buying a new wheel. any ideas?
thanks
Went to one of my go to wheel shops and it turns out the wheel is entirely not true but not sure how. No visible bends/curbs etc. but I saw it as well with my own eyes the wheel wobbling pretty noticeable on the machine. I do not think it is the tire...
I've only heard of one situation where the wheel looks excellent/clean but is actually bent... It's so strange because the wheel actually appears to have full structural integrity. In the mean time I'm buying a new wheel. any ideas?
thanks
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@Yello95 yes, not worth the risk to drive on it any longer
@z06Berlin They are bbs lm replica wheels from JNC. At least for a situation like this it doesn't entirely break the wallet to change it. Came with the car, and I actually like them quite a bit. Wheel and tire fitment is very OE (just a little more aggressive) , tire sizes are OE and look beefy (no stretched bs)
@z06Berlin They are bbs lm replica wheels from JNC. At least for a situation like this it doesn't entirely break the wallet to change it. Came with the car, and I actually like them quite a bit. Wheel and tire fitment is very OE (just a little more aggressive) , tire sizes are OE and look beefy (no stretched bs)
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Some time after accidentally running over a small curb I noticed a vibration on the track, Thinking it was a balance problem, I had all four checked. Both left wheels were slightly bent, not near the spokes where the rim is supported, but on the unsupported inside, away from the spokes. Got a complete set of OEM wheels on Ebay and have been running them for about four years after first checking for roundness at the tire shop.
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^ Which wheels did you bend?
I've been thinking about OEM C6 wheels to have as spares/usable set. Prices do not seem bad at all and only problem people seem to run into is requiring an adapter.
I've been thinking about OEM C6 wheels to have as spares/usable set. Prices do not seem bad at all and only problem people seem to run into is requiring an adapter.
Last edited by Sí5; Jul 24, 2019 at 12:12 PM.
Drifting
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The ones I bent were original OEM five spoke polished and clear coated (not chrome), look like these:
https://www.oewheelsllc.com/C5
https://www.oewheelsllc.com/C5
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Had the same problem with a front OEM wagon wheel - which look to be pretty strong plus they were forged. Not sure what had happened as the C5 was about 14 years old at the time. It was not much of a vibration in my case, but like the OP, I saw the wobble on the balancer.