[2fas4u]

if they guarentee it I say go for it....

[etl003]

Originally Posted by ChazzMichaelMichaels

Wow, that must have been some helluva pot hole! Those BBS wheels are tough as nails. I've hit a few bad ones going decently fast and my wheels were ok.

some of the potholes in NYC are NOT potholes. Theyre literally just HOLES in the ground sometimes. Sometimes they are so deep, instead of standing a cone they will put those orange barrels on its side and stick them inside the hole so you can see some orange sticking out.

[SRH_STi]

I run a cast wheel on my race car that had a bend and was fixed. I would think forged would be even safer.

[TrkWhre]

Originally Posted by lawnmower22

I have straightened a forged wheel before. It was a Work RZR or something like that. It held up great and still is on the road today as far as I know. It should be noted that these wheels were never used on the track and only saw daily driving duties.

it's not an issue of not being able to do it, just that the way most reputable spots do it, may compromise the strength. when heating and welding (if cracked) you mess with the forged process of the metal.

[NDLBox]

Originally Posted by etl003

some of the potholes in NYC are NOT potholes. Theyre literally just HOLES in the ground sometimes.

Good way of putting it... I don't think people realize just how bad the roads in New York are. It was on the Pelham Parkway in The Bronx. That was the first date with a girl I'm seeing who lives down there. I since learned NEVER DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE - it's stricktly for buses. It looks like an Iraqi runway after the first gulf war.

[crxluv2]

Originally Posted by NDLBox

Good way of putting it... I don't think people realize just how bad the roads in New York are. It was on the Pelham Parkway in The Bronx. That was the first date with a girl I'm seeing who lives down there. I since learned NEVER DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE - it's stricktly for buses. It looks like an Iraqi runway after the first gulf war.

Chicago is pretty rough as well. My buddy has lost 3 rims on his M5 so far. I've been lucky I guess.

There's actually a truck outside right now filling in something that looks like this in front of my apartment on the northside.

[Digitalfiend]

Isn't the city/town/state responsible for covering the damage? I know here in Ontario (Canada) you can submit a claim if your car is damaged due to poor road maintenance. I don't know how hard it is to successfully submit the claim, but I know there is a process for it.

It's one thing to hit a small pot hole, it is another to hit one so big that it bends a forged wheel.

[NDLBox]

Try and get money out of the City or State of New York? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHA!

I think I'd have better luck squeezing milk out of a stone.

[Colombo]

When something is bent and then re-bent back into shape, it is not as strong. Now is the loss of strength anything to be worried about? When it comes to wheels... I wouldn't take the chance. You could probably pick up a used one if you keep your eyes open. Run with the curb rashed one until you find it. I just couldn't bring myself to trust something so important as a wheel like that. It's not like "hey my motor just blew and I'm stuck on the side of the road." It's more like "hey my wheel fell off and shot across 3 lanes of traffic hitting 7 cars and mine flipped and rolled." That's over dramatic but I think you get the point.

[olderthanold]

^^lol its not that extreme ive had forged altstadts 19s bend in NY and had wheel collisions fix them no problem and then drove on them for another three years i dont know if having 3 piece would makes any difference though