Bent Wheel - How bad is this?

[Nissanskylinen1]

Hey guys,
Just got new tires yesterday - apparently 3 of my 4 Prets are bent, with the one below being the worst (you can barely feel it at 70 kph).
How bad is this and can I keep driving on it? If I want to get new wheels, will any 19 inch wheel end up bending at the end of the day?

 

[Faceman]

If your roads are poor, find forged 19's or smaller wheels.

 

[sterkrazzy]

Prets are kind of a soft wheel, this happens to a lot of people.

 

[Faceman]

Prets are kind of a soft wheel, this happens to a lot of people.

BuT tHeY aRe FlOw FoRmEd...

 

[golfdave]

FUBAR.....

Drop down to 18 or even 17 inch....those higher rubber sidewalls are the primary "shock absorber"...& sooo many people forget this..

 

[Faceman]

FUBAR.....

Drop down to 18 or even 17 inch....those higher rubber sidewalls are the primary "shock absorber"...& sooo many people forget this..

I was sick of bending and cracking wheels, so I tracked down a set of forged 19's. Then I had a blowout at 75mph...which was less dramatic than I imagined, but still a huge inconvenience. Since then, I've stepped down to forged 17's.

 

[golfdave]

I was sick of bending and cracking wheels, so I tracked down a set of forged 19's. Then I had a blowout at 75mph...which was less dramatic than I imagined, but still a huge inconvenience. Since then, I've stepped down to forged 17's.

I just look at my roads & went...nope!!......Went 17inch as its the same 225 factory tyre width as the 18inch rims....& mine are low pressure cast & my multi spokes (summers) are as per the BTCC race spec alloy with the five spokes (winter) are even stronger!.....so better than plain alloys, & not as expensive as forged..

 

[Faceman]

I just look at my roads & went...nope!!......Went 17inch as its the same 225 factory tyre width as the 18inch rims....& mine are low pressure cast & my multi spokes (summers) are as per the BTCC race spec alloy with the five spokes (winter) are even stronger!.....so better than plain alloys, & not as expensive as forged..

Not the prettiest wheel, but lightweight, durable and can be found for cheap on your side of the pond: https://www.fuchsfelge.com/de/raederuebersicht/detail/audi-q5-leichtbau-schmiederad-58.html

 

[Golf R GT]

I'll sell you a set of OZ magnesium R5 Rally wheels 18x8..

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[Nissanskylinen1]

So what happens if I keep driving on the wheel, even if its balanced? I'm going to submit a claim to the City/Province in the meantime to see how much of the cost of a new wheel I can get covered.

 

[Raguvian]

I'll sell you a set of OZ magnesium R5 Rally wheels 18x8..View attachment 222198...

I'm scared to ask but... how much?



And yeah OP definitely go down to 18s at a minimum. I am on 17s and the ride is far better than my brother's R on 19" Prets. In fact I want to trade him wheels for a bit so he can try out meatier 17" wheels since he doesn't like the ride on his Prets.

 

[Nissanskylinen1]

I'm scared to ask but... how much?



And yeah OP definitely go down to 18s at a minimum. I am on 17s and the ride is far better than my brother's R on 19" Prets. In fact I want to trade him wheels for a bit so he can try out meatier 17" wheels since he doesn't like the ride on his Prets.

I would, but I just got new 19" tires a week ago. Any ideas on how to recoup as much money as I can?

 

[Beju]

I sold my GTI's stock Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS with a few thousand miles on them on Facebook Marketplace. You might be able to do the same there or on Kijiji. Locally, some of the independent tire shops will give trade-in credit on good condition tires.