Another Z06 with bent rims
12-22-2018, 11:32 PM
#41
What's funny is every time I've seen one of those build videos from bowling Green where they drive the car off three line over those bumps like that I cringe. I always thought it was strange they would do that knowing how sensitive these wheels are. It's still odd to me.
12-23-2018, 10:10 AM
#42
Safety Car
OP, your profile shows that you are from Atlanta, where (unlike those of us living in the upper Midwest or Northeast) you should have a bunch of good roads to drive on just about anywhere that you want to go.
So I'm not following how it is even possible to get bent rims on good roads. Do you have any thoughts about how the damage occurred? Do you drive super aggressively on age-deteriorated or heat-buckled roads, or unintentionally bounce off ride up on manholes or local depressions in resurfaced areas or something?
So I'm not following how it is even possible to get bent rims on good roads. Do you have any thoughts about how the damage occurred? Do you drive super aggressively on age-deteriorated or heat-buckled roads, or unintentionally bounce off ride up on manholes or local depressions in resurfaced areas or something?
12-23-2018, 10:24 AM
#43
Melting Slicks
Had a bent wheel on my GS straightened by my Dealer. The Service Manager said that, besides potholes, some customer suffered bent wheels by going over expansion joints on the highway.
02-06-2019, 12:06 PM
#46
Safety Car
Guys.....all low profile wheels (tires actually) get bent when they hit something hard enough.....even forged wheels. That is just a fact and it doesn't matter if you drive a Corvette or a Lambourgini, they all bend. The difference is that when my buddy hit a pot hole in his Lambo Diablo the bill was over $10k for 2 wheels. I have bent wheels on most of my cars....though never in my 2008 Z06 (just lucky) and my 2019 is to new to make that claim. I replaced every wheel 3 x on my Mercedes CLK 550 AMG and the last set was a nightmare to get, as there was no stock left. If you don't want to bend a wheel you need to keep the Z06 in Touring mode when on streets to give the shocks the most compliance when hitting a hole and you need to look far ahead to avoid those holes. But expecting GM or any other manufacturer to pay for replacement wheels is pretty naive....they would go broke, and unless you want to see the next generation of Corvette to come with Truck wheels then accept the facts of life.....low profile wheels get bent, so get what ever wheel insurance you can get and drive like that pot hole will damage your car, because it will.
Last edited by Road machine; 02-06-2019 at 12:09 PM.
02-06-2019, 01:25 PM
#47
Racer
Thread Starter
Guys.....all low profile wheels (tires actually) get bent when they hit something hard enough.....even forged wheels. That is just a fact and it doesn't matter if you drive a Corvette or a Lambourgini, they all bend. The difference is that when my buddy hit a pot hole in his Lambo Diablo the bill was over $10k for 2 wheels. I have bent wheels on most of my cars....though never in my 2008 Z06 (just lucky) and my 2019 is to new to make that claim. I replaced every wheel 3 x on my Mercedes CLK 550 AMG and the last set was a nightmare to get, as there was no stock left. If you don't want to bend a wheel you need to keep the Z06 in Touring mode when on streets to give the shocks the most compliance when hitting a hole and you need to look far ahead to avoid those holes. But expecting GM or any other manufacturer to pay for replacement wheels is pretty naive....they would go broke, and unless you want to see the next generation of Corvette to come with Truck wheels then accept the facts of life.....low profile wheels get bent, so get what ever wheel insurance you can get and drive like that pot hole will damage your car, because it will.
02-06-2019, 01:52 PM
#48
Pro
Guys.....all low profile wheels (tires actually) get bent when they hit something hard enough.....even forged wheels. That is just a fact and it doesn't matter if you drive a Corvette or a Lambourgini, they all bend. The difference is that when my buddy hit a pot hole in his Lambo Diablo the bill was over $10k for 2 wheels. I have bent wheels on most of my cars....though never in my 2008 Z06 (just lucky) and my 2019 is to new to make that claim. I replaced every wheel 3 x on my Mercedes CLK 550 AMG and the last set was a nightmare to get, as there was no stock left. If you don't want to bend a wheel you need to keep the Z06 in Touring mode when on streets to give the shocks the most compliance when hitting a hole and you need to look far ahead to avoid those holes. But expecting GM or any other manufacturer to pay for replacement wheels is pretty naive....they would go broke, and unless you want to see the next generation of Corvette to come with Truck wheels then accept the facts of life.....low profile wheels get bent, so get what ever wheel insurance you can get and drive like that pot hole will damage your car, because it will.
02-06-2019, 02:41 PM
#49
Le Mans Master
I was told by a dealer known problem they are being bent when they secure them on trains and trucks Cadillac CTSV and Camaros are included.
Z51vett
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Last edited by z51vett; 02-06-2019 at 11:07 PM.
02-06-2019, 06:09 PM
#50
Racer
Thread Starter
I wound up buying 4 low mile used wheels but decided against installing those so I got 4 brand new wheels instead and put them on my car at Discount Tire.