RR Track damaged my HRE!
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
RR Track damaged my HRE!
Noticed it at the funeral today.
Too ticked to take pic. Driver's side front and rear dented. (rear I am shocked the tire didnt go flat)
Looking up HRE's contact info now but wanted to ask here about suggested repair/replacement shops in the US.
Thanks guys (when it rains it pours - its been one of those weeks)
Too ticked to take pic. Driver's side front and rear dented. (rear I am shocked the tire didnt go flat)
Looking up HRE's contact info now but wanted to ask here about suggested repair/replacement shops in the US.
Thanks guys (when it rains it pours - its been one of those weeks)
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
55mph if I had to guess.
and yes, it was a nice jolt as we went over it. (was on a major 4 lane highway so not like it was a raised crossing)
must have had some pavement missing as the dings in the rim are spaced perfectly with the width of the rails..
and yes, it was a nice jolt as we went over it. (was on a major 4 lane highway so not like it was a raised crossing)
must have had some pavement missing as the dings in the rim are spaced perfectly with the width of the rails..
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
is there a web site for HRE Performance Wheels.. here at my Grandmother's and they are on dial up - ugh its slow!
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
http://www.fixrim.com/
anyone have experience with these guys?
I just read a thread from 2003 re: really bad service thru HRE for a repair (viper web board).
anyone have experience with these guys?
I just read a thread from 2003 re: really bad service thru HRE for a repair (viper web board).
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Originally Posted by RainJ
Noticed it at the funeral today.
Too ticked to take pic. Driver's side front and rear dented. (rear I am shocked the tire didnt go flat)
Looking up HRE's contact info now but wanted to ask here about suggested repair/replacement shops in the US.
Thanks guys (when it rains it pours - its been one of those weeks)
Too ticked to take pic. Driver's side front and rear dented. (rear I am shocked the tire didnt go flat)
Looking up HRE's contact info now but wanted to ask here about suggested repair/replacement shops in the US.
Thanks guys (when it rains it pours - its been one of those weeks)
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Sorry to say but stock rims are there for a reason!
All other fancy rims are going to bend no matter what some smuck is going to quote.
Yes it can be fixed and I also feel for you considering I am so **** about my car, but the fact is that the 1 piece forged rim are there for a reason.
I learned this leason myself!
I hope like me it's not the money that is the worry but just the fact that you now need to go through this process.
Get it fixed but it will happen again, AND AGAIN!
All other fancy rims are going to bend no matter what some smuck is going to quote.
Yes it can be fixed and I also feel for you considering I am so **** about my car, but the fact is that the 1 piece forged rim are there for a reason.
I learned this leason myself!
I hope like me it's not the money that is the worry but just the fact that you now need to go through this process.
Get it fixed but it will happen again, AND AGAIN!
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
OK
Finally home - no noticable vibration in the rear end so I assume wheels are still "true".
Here is a shot from the gravel beyond the shoulder of the road. People were leaving the highway and crossing these tracks on the shoulder of the road while I was present.. leads me to believe this has been a long standing problem.
Finally home - no noticable vibration in the rear end so I assume wheels are still "true".
Here is a shot from the gravel beyond the shoulder of the road. People were leaving the highway and crossing these tracks on the shoulder of the road while I was present.. leads me to believe this has been a long standing problem.
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Rain,
HRE's web site is as follows - http://www.hrewheels.com
Good luck with getting a replacement.
In reading the sidewall from your tire pictures I believe that you are running the following tire sizes:
Front - 275/30ZR19 = 25.50 inches in diameter & a 3.25" sidewall height
Rear -- 285/30ZR20 = 26.73 inches in diameter & a 3.37" sidewall height
The stock tires on your coupe were:
Front - 245/45ZR17 = 25.68 inches in diameter & a 4.34" sidewall height
Rear -- 275/40ZR18 = 26.66 inches in diameter & a 4.33" sidewall height
That extra 0.9" to 1.0" of sidewall height, as Traffic Hater has already stated, was put in for a reason.
That's a penalty that we must pay if we put those low aspect ratio tires on those beautiful HRE rims. -
HRE's web site is as follows - http://www.hrewheels.com
Good luck with getting a replacement.
In reading the sidewall from your tire pictures I believe that you are running the following tire sizes:
Front - 275/30ZR19 = 25.50 inches in diameter & a 3.25" sidewall height
Rear -- 285/30ZR20 = 26.73 inches in diameter & a 3.37" sidewall height
The stock tires on your coupe were:
Front - 245/45ZR17 = 25.68 inches in diameter & a 4.34" sidewall height
Rear -- 275/40ZR18 = 26.66 inches in diameter & a 4.33" sidewall height
That extra 0.9" to 1.0" of sidewall height, as Traffic Hater has already stated, was put in for a reason.
That's a penalty that we must pay if we put those low aspect ratio tires on those beautiful HRE rims. -
Last edited by Pumba; Jan 21, 2005 at 10:39 PM.
