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Grims01GT
02-02-2007, 08:26 PM
I was talking to a guy that sells rims here locally and on ebay is ebay s/n is Edinboro...anyways he says 18's are to likely to bend here cause of the roads.. Anyone have bad roads and still not bent a rim.. Thanks for any input~David
Nighthawk243
02-02-2007, 10:39 PM
As long as you avoid potholes and Curbs, you should be fine. I only bent the lip of a rim when an ambulance forced me into a high curb.
Gt1panthergirl
02-03-2007, 05:15 PM
No problems here, I remove my 18's in the winter months & put the stockers on.
bballr4567
02-03-2007, 05:33 PM
If you bend the rim on a pothole its usually from one of two reasons 1)the tire is low on air and cant cushion the rim and 2) the rim is a poor design and is weak.

BTW I live on the TN/KY border and roads here are horrible. No problem so far with my 18's.
ancona46
02-03-2007, 08:33 PM
i live in jersey and drive in philly sometimes my rims are find just watch where you drive
Grims01GT
02-03-2007, 09:15 PM
I would imagine most of you run 40 series? Most of the low pro tires have rim flanges correct? That should keep me kinda safe other than huge potholes lol....Now onto the rim decisions....
bballr4567
02-03-2007, 11:39 PM
I ride on 235/40/18s and they do have a nice sice flange on it. They are an expensive tire though so that could be the reason its so big.
nineteen88ga
02-04-2007, 11:43 AM
You can bend 15's with a good sized side wall anywhere as well as 18's with low pro tires. Like everyone said, you just have to be a little more careful with what you hit in the road with smaller tires.
Matt95GT
02-05-2007, 10:34 AM
Originally posted by nineteen88ga
You can bend 15's with a good sized side wall anywhere as well as 18's with low pro tires. Like everyone said, you just have to be a little more careful with what you hit in the road with smaller tires.

Yup, and some wheel designs are more prone to bending that others.
DomestikDemon
02-11-2007, 05:34 PM
Traditional 5 or 6 spoke rims are usually the strongest right?
Matt95GT
02-11-2007, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by DomestikDemon
Traditional 5 or 6 spoke rims are usually the strongest right?

Still depends on exact design and materials... it's hard to gauge which will be the least prone to bending/cracking.
Grims01GT
02-11-2007, 11:03 PM
I like the 5 spoke rims the best on 99+ anyways......Debating on chrome or painted black with machined lip