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03-29-2005, 07:07 PM | #1 |
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Durability and strength of Prodrive P1 17" rims?
I hit a pot hole last night and wonder what's likely chance of having belt rim is. Tires have been making not so pleasant noise due to uneven wear out. It sounds even worse after hitting the pot hole. What's best way to see if it's due to bent rim and not due to uneven tire without taking my car to the shop? is there a quick DIY test?
Just how strong are P1 rims? I hit a pot hole at around 10mph...
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03-29-2005, 07:12 PM | #2 |
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I've hit potholes with my 18' p1's that hurt me, but did not hurt the rim...
I'd say they are as indestructable as they come.... |
03-29-2005, 07:12 PM | #3 |
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the p1's are supposed to be one of the strongest rims out there. i doubt you bent a p1 going ten mph, but its possible. i dont know how to check if they are bent other than just looking at it, and monitoring tire pressure.
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03-29-2005, 10:36 PM | #4 |
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You'll need to lift the car off the ground, spin the wheels and measure their runout with a dial indicator. Any good tire shop or any experienced machinist can do it quickly and easily.
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03-29-2005, 10:53 PM | #5 |
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If you want some good rims, prodrives are pretty darn solid. If you find 'em, the STi wheels are kick @$$ too. I hit a pothole going pretty fast a few weeks ago, and it didn't even phase them(the STi wheels). I checked 'em when I balanced my tires...
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03-30-2005, 12:10 AM | #6 |
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A visual inspection is a good DIY test. If the outer rim looks ok, I would take off the wheel and look over the inner rim. Even a slight bend will be obvious as you can basically use the roundness of the tire as a gauge.
If the wheel is bent, it might make a good boat anchor for someone...just kidding! I love those P1s, one of the best looking rims around. If I had the money the GC010s would be my dream wheels. |
03-30-2005, 12:18 AM | #7 | |
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But your point about just doing a really good DIY visual inspection is sound advice. |
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03-30-2005, 12:41 AM | #8 |
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I agree, spinning it would be the best way but the poster doesn't want to take it to the shop...a tire balancer would be ideal. Spinning it on the car would be a hassle because of the AWD. He'd have to set the car up on jackstands and have someone "drive" the wheels for him while he looked for damage.
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03-30-2005, 01:36 AM | #9 |
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If you jack up the front end of a WRX, you can spin a front wheel easily, by hand, since it has an open diff. The wheel on the other side will turn in the opposite direction when you do.
Without a dial indicator, you could do the following: Make up a pointer that you can set on the ground and have the tip of the pointer right next to the tire. One way is to clamp the eraser end of a short, sharpened pencil in a pair of vice grips. Grab it so that when you lay the vice grips on the ground, the pencil points straight up, or maybe a little toward the tire. Position the pencil's tip right next to the wheel, at the rubber/aluminum juncture, and turn the tire, watching the gap between the wheel and the lead tip of the pencil. |
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