godwhomismike Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Driving home tonight I hit a pot hole. It was a hard hit. I drove the rest of the way and everything seemed fine. I parked it in the middle of the street under the street light and the surface was flat. I felt around the front and back sidewalls and felt nothing. Driving on the roads here is like Auto-X since there are so many potholes on our crap roads. I try to be as careful as possible, but this one I didn't see until it was too late Would you be concerned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 If you don't feel or notice a problem while driving then you are probably ok. It is possible to bend a rim without flattening the tire, but you pretty much notice right off the bat when that happens. If you start to feel wild vibrations then I would head to a wheel shop and have them check the wheel and make sure nothing else got broke. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeracer Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 +1..Make sure the car still tracks straight with no alignment issues. "Gimme mines Balboa...Gimme mines".....Clubber Lang - Mr. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Mike, I'd be worrying about the other pothole you hit last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scans007 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Yup....... Watch for pull to the left right as RidgeRacer said - might need an alignment Watch for new Vibration while driving at high speeds which could indicate a slightly bent rim Like OC said... ummmmm........pothole....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 If your tire isn't flat by this AM, and everything, as you said, seemed fine while driving last night post-pothole, you should be in-the-clear. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 My rim got a nasty scuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 You probably dont need to worry about it as long as the car drives fine. The scuff part does suck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subastew Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Do you have stock tires? I did the same thing recently. I think I'm going to keep a close eye on it and hopefully it won't develop a bubble or anything stupid. Let's see how long I can keep these crappy stock tires & wheels around, before I spend all my tax refund on a new set. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Mike, I'd be worrying about the other pothole you hit last night LMAO.... As long as the alignment is good you should be OK. Just inspect the tire for abnormal bulging. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 My rim got a nasty scuff on it well if you get it fixed make sure you get a good rim job out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 My rim got a nasty scuff on it ^ But hey, this'll be the perfect opportunity to paint/powdercoat those stockers! ----- BTW, BOXER and red beast should never be allowed to post successively in the same thread. Ever. :lol: <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 well if you get it fixed make sure you get a good rim job out of it. Did you hit a pothole int he gutter or has this thread just gone there on its own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 Do you have stock tires? I did the same thing recently. I think I'm going to keep a close eye on it and hopefully it won't develop a bubble or anything stupid. Let's see how long I can keep these crappy stock tires & wheels around, before I spend all my tax refund on a new set. hehe Nope, I got rid of the stock tires. I got a set of Toyo Proxes4 last summer and really love these tires. I felt the tire carefully lastnight and felt no bulges. Hopefully none form. I'm sad about the scuffed rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_templer_102 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I've hit a couple of pot holes due to this narrow road that if i swerve to miss it...i could hit a car on the other side... Theres some vibration in the wheel (actually i don't know...it could be thats its really windy outside) and i'm getting new tires from discount tires. You think they would tell me something is wrong with my rim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 well if you get it fixed make sure you get a good rim job out of it. I did see him doing his exercises at the meat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 If you drive an Audi then yes. You will have to replace the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I'm betting a good rim job would make him forget he ever hit a pothole! OK, OK.....no more rim job jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Took it out tonight. Everything seems fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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