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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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Cracked my Rim

Unfortunately these wheels are discontinued so I will have to replace them all. Looks like I will be switching to 11" wide in the rear sooner than I thought
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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Re: Cracked my Rim

Ouch!!!!! What caused that?
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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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Re: Cracked my Rim

You can check with places like http://www.wheelsamerica.com/Wheels-...-Locations.php who can tell you if they can fix it & can widen it to a 11" wheel while it is there.

Pics of their work:http://www.wheelsamerica.com/Wheels-...ir-Gallery.php

Fixing 1 wheel & widening 2 wheels is likely cheaper than 4 new wheels. They turned 2 of my 9" wheels to 11's & powdercoated them. I couldn't be happier with their work!
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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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Thanks, I will check them out

I am not sure what I hit. It was during bumper to bumper morning rush hour traffic and I didnt actually see it. I slowed down to see if anything was flat but felt ok so kept going to work. Forgot to check it after I got out but noticed a vibration while I drove at highway speeds. There is always some retread debri and other stuff laying on the highways these days that you have to watch out for
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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I've fixed wheels with similar damage before. Hardest part would be trying to match the color. I've always just polished the wheels.
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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You can also check with http://www.wheelsanything.com/ I hope they got what you need.
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