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Rock on road
On my way down the two lane Hiway 20 this morning when a oncoming car is passing a camper. No problem until I see a upcoming mini Boulder in my lane. No time to stop and swerving is not an option. Boom… right front hits the rock and I struggled to maintain control. I know my tire is going to go flat so I cross the double yellow into the only safe area around . Bent my rim pretty good. Had to call AAA since somehow my jack got jacked. Oh, it’s was raining too.
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That sucks.
So you are not a fan of Rock and Roll. Sorry, I had to. ![]()
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Could have been snowing, glad you were able to keep it between the ditches.
Did it bend anything besides the rim?
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Wow, must have been quite the rock. It's not like that's a 35 series tire on a 19" wheel. There's a bunch of sidewall there.
Congrats on not having worse/bigger issues.
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That really was a boulder, you have a lot of rubber there and still lots of damage. That would have torn the underside right through if a sports car drove over it.
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Is that a 'stock' wheel?
If so, I'd be getting another one of those. That's a tough son of gun. Glad you're OK, that could have been a lot worse.
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When you get it back together, check your alignment. Glad you were able to safely get to the side of the road.
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Did you check the rear wheel also?
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Must be a forged wheel I bet. Cast wheel would've broken more than likely.
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OEM alloy wheels are generally very high quality
I could see this deal ending with the shiny side down, bent wheel and crapping your pants is not so bad.
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Good wheels, Bob mused....
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I went to a wheel shop several years ago and saw a guy fix a wheel that had a dent like that. And MAN that rock had to be a doozy. It's normally a low pro tire that gets ya.
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I'm amazed that the bead held at all.
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