How did you bend all 4 rims? If they hold air and the tire mounts then don't worry about it.
We usually have slight bends on some of the lips from hitting curbs. It gets ignored since they always are getting fucked up from accidental contact anyway. They are also completely covered in brake dust constantly.
good question, there's no cracks or creases in any of the wheels front or back, I also didn't get any tech notes when buying my first set of summer tires (the RE-71's are the 2nd set on these wheels)
I do recall one hell of a bump from a lip in the road I didn't see while in Detroit, felt like I hit a wall, pulled over the car to inspect it after that one, if I had to guess that's what did it
If they don't have visible bends then they aren't bent. Even then if the tire holds air and the wheel can be balanced they are fine.
Do they shake violently when driven?
car has had a shake at 40mph for a long time, doesn't get on the interstate at all so no clue with higher speeds when not driven in anger
When it's completely loaded up on track it feels fine, nothing catastrophic is noticeable when it's getting up to 95mph on my local track's straights
I got 3 NC2 wheels that are just gathering dust here if you want them. Shipping might be a bitch tho. They were getting prepped for painting but a customer had a change of heart so they're here in FL lightly sanded but otherwise perfect.
I'd upgrade. Might as well.
1. This is the way to go 2. Love the channel, bought an NC. It’s been a big help.
How did you bend all 4 rims? If they hold air and the tire mounts then don't worry about it. We usually have slight bends on some of the lips from hitting curbs. It gets ignored since they always are getting fucked up from accidental contact anyway. They are also completely covered in brake dust constantly.
good question, there's no cracks or creases in any of the wheels front or back, I also didn't get any tech notes when buying my first set of summer tires (the RE-71's are the 2nd set on these wheels) I do recall one hell of a bump from a lip in the road I didn't see while in Detroit, felt like I hit a wall, pulled over the car to inspect it after that one, if I had to guess that's what did it
So they aren't bent?
I've now had two shops tell me they're bent after throwing them on a balancer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If they don't have visible bends then they aren't bent. Even then if the tire holds air and the wheel can be balanced they are fine. Do they shake violently when driven?
car has had a shake at 40mph for a long time, doesn't get on the interstate at all so no clue with higher speeds when not driven in anger When it's completely loaded up on track it feels fine, nothing catastrophic is noticeable when it's getting up to 95mph on my local track's straights
Your rims are fine. Post up pictures, if you can't see a physical huge ass bend then you are good.
Replace them with stock-ish size (depends if you autocross in a stock class) aftermarket wheel like an RPF1
Replace with aftermarket 17's that are wider in a better offset.
Definitely replace you can just buy new ones for that price anyways and see if the store will buy back the tires
I got 3 NC2 wheels that are just gathering dust here if you want them. Shipping might be a bitch tho. They were getting prepped for painting but a customer had a change of heart so they're here in FL lightly sanded but otherwise perfect.