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BlackElantraGT · 04-09-07, 02:57

I'm gonna take a stab at this:

You mentioned some wheel companies that I'm not familiar with and Cadillac, so I'm guessing these wheels that were bent are for SUVs in the 20" and larger sizes, am I correct?

If that's the case, I'm not surprised that you've bent 3 of them because most of these large SUVs I see on the road with big wheels have wheels that are way too big, which of course means that the tires become lower and lower in profile. Heavy SUV + rubberband tires = bent rims.

My suggestion would be to get a smaller size wheel so you have tires that can provide enough protection or look into forged wheels, although I'm not familiar with companies that produce bling bling wheels so I couldn't give you any recommendations.

04-09-07, 02:57	#4 (permalink)
BlackElantraGT Registered User BlackElantraGT is offline Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,900	Re: Aftermarket Wheel Strength I'm gonna take a stab at this: You mentioned some wheel companies that I'm not familiar with and Cadillac, so I'm guessing these wheels that were bent are for SUVs in the 20" and larger sizes, am I correct? If that's the case, I'm not surprised that you've bent 3 of them because most of these large SUVs I see on the road with big wheels have wheels that are way too big, which of course means that the tires become lower and lower in profile. Heavy SUV + rubberband tires = bent rims. My suggestion would be to get a smaller size wheel so you have tires that can provide enough protection or look into forged wheels, although I'm not familiar with companies that produce bling bling wheels so I couldn't give you any recommendations.