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Need wheel advice (badly) - a tad long
- Subject: Need wheel advice (badly) - a tad long
- From: jtoomasson@yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:53:24 -0700
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OK - a little background: I had my tires rotated a couple of days =
before Rocs In the Fog 2002. After I did that, I was (and still am) =
getting a terrible vibration in the 70-85 mph range (and, yes, I pretty =
much always drive that fast ;). In addition, during the RITF, I locked =
'em up pretty good - skidding a good 30-40 feet.
At the behest of some listers, I took the wheels to be rebalanced and =
they were re-installed in the same configuration they were brought in. =
No luck fixing the problem. I took them back to wheelworks and asked =
them to investigate if any of the wheels were bent. They told me that =
the two rear wheels were "bent the worst" and the front left wheel was =
bent as well. They also mentioned that there was evidence of lock-up and =
that could irreversibly impact performance. I haven't actually tried to =
re-install them in the original configuration yet because they said that =
the ones on the front were actually the worst off...
The problems I have with their assessment is two-fold: 1) how is it =
that the car drove basically rattle-free with two bent rims in the front =
and one bent in the rear (the configuration prior to rotating)? also, =
2) is 30-40 ft of skid enough to permanently damage a set of Yoko =
Paradas?=20
Is it worth it to have bent rims straightened? How much does it =
typically cost? Here's a pic of the rims I currently have and a pic of =
the rims I'm considering if it's too expensive to get em fixed:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jtoomasson/lst?&.dir=3D/My+Photos&.src=3Dph&.v=
iew=3Dt
The next problem is that I really like the profile of the 16s, but most =
of you recommended getting 15s last time I brought this up. I'm pretty =
sure I can get both sizes - is that still the consensus?
Thanks in advance, =20
Jeff
_______
'86.5 Scirocco 16v 2.0 (roc #5)
'84 Rabbit Convertible (cabby #2)
'00 4-Runner sport pkg.
AIM ID: Sixteen Viagras
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OK - a little background: I had =
my tires=20
rotated a couple of days before Rocs In the Fog 2002. After I did that, =
I was=20
(and still am) getting a terrible vibration in the 70-85 mph range (and, =
yes, I=20
pretty much always drive that fast ;). In addition, during the =
RITF, I=20
locked 'em up pretty good - skidding a good 30-40 feet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At the behest of some listers, I took =
the wheels to=20
be rebalanced and they were re-installed in the same configuration they =
were=20
brought in. No luck fixing the problem. I took them back to wheelworks =
and asked=20
them to investigate if any of the wheels were bent. They told me that =
the two=20
rear wheels were "bent the worst" and the front left wheel was bent as =
well.=20
They also mentioned that there was evidence of lock-up and that could=20
irreversibly impact performance. I haven't actually tried to =
re-install=20
them in the original configuration yet because they said that the ones =
on the=20
front were actually the worst off...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The problems I have with their =
assessment is=20
two-fold: 1) how is it that the car drove basically =
rattle-free with=20
two bent rims in the front and one bent in the rear (the configuration =
prior to=20
rotating)? also, 2) is 30-40 ft of skid enough to permanently =
damage a set=20
of Yoko Paradas? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is it worth it to have bent rims =
straightened? How=20
much does it typically cost? Here's a pic of the rims I currently have =
and a pic=20
of the rims I'm considering if it's too expensive to get em =
fixed:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jtoomasson/lst?&.dir=3D/My+Photos&=
amp;.src=3Dph&.view=3Dt">http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jtoomasson/lst?&a=
mp;.dir=3D/My+Photos&.src=3Dph&.view=3Dt</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The next problem is that I really like =
the profile=20
of the 16s, but most of you recommended getting 15s last time I brought =
this up.=20
I'm pretty sure I can get both sizes - is that still the =
consensus?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff<BR>_______</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>'86.5 Scirocco 16v 2.0 (roc #5)<BR>'84 =
Rabbit=20
Convertible (cabby #2)<BR>'00 4-Runner sport pkg.<BR>AIM ID: Sixteen=20
Viagras</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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