Wheels for potholes
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Wheels for potholes
Any 17” recommendations on wheels for a type s that would hold up to potholes? Keep bending aftermarket type s wheels. Are enkie rpf1’s a good choice?
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Try OEM and not aftermarket, should work better.
I hear reps break in accidents while original brands dont.
Common aftermarket wheel for the 3G TL is Volk TE37. Someday I wish to have a set of those.
I hear reps break in accidents while original brands dont.
Common aftermarket wheel for the 3G TL is Volk TE37. Someday I wish to have a set of those.
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OEM wheels are available refurbished from a # of places, usually found on ebaY. You can just blow on them and they'll bend or crack! Trust me on his one, I've replaced an average of 1 wheel per year driving in the NYC / NJ area. The roads here are a disaster!
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There isn't much you can do here if you are bending/cracking the OE wheels. There is only so much sidewall to absorb impact before it hits the metal of the rim. If the rim doesn't give in, all of that energy is just transferred further into the vehicle. Big enough impact, something is going to bend somewhere. Find reasonable priced rims, and just bank on replacing them from time to time if your pot hole situation is really that bad. In 13 years and 150k miles on my TL, I destroyed one rim on a gigantic pot hole at 65mph...and that was in the first week I even owned the car.
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Track wheels need to hold up to track curbing and bending loads.
But...no...they're not meant to be pothole rammers. I also don't think they are brembo friendly (assuming you have a type S)
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Look at Enkei YM5 - they look similar to Type S wheels. I think they are MAT formed too.
Or...a set of gravel rally wheels will typically be designed to take impacts. Try to find a gravel rally wheel (an actual one) in 17" sizing. It will be HEAVY. But strong.
Or...a set of gravel rally wheels will typically be designed to take impacts. Try to find a gravel rally wheel (an actual one) in 17" sizing. It will be HEAVY. But strong.
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