Bent Wheel, Darnit!

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Ok, so I bought this 300zx, so I decieded to do a 5 lug swap and the brake upgrade. Well I got it all done the other day and went to get new tires today and get an alignment done. Well guess what, They said one of the wheels is bent! All that work just to have a bent wheel. I'm so depressed. Does anyone have a set of Z wheels they wanna sell? Or maybe a cheap set of OZ superleggera's, I LOVE those wheels. Grrrr...


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"cheap set of OZ superleggera's"

sure, and I want a cheap R34 skyline, or how about a bargain ferrari?

n0t gonna happen. a bent wheel is no big deal bro, as long as its structurally sound and doesnt cause vibration, just let it be(assuming the bead seat is ok).-chet

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Unfortunatly it's not. It's pretty bad actually. They balanced the wheel as best as the could, but it wobbles to the left and right. It shakes so bad from 40-50mph than I can hardly hold the wheel. I went wheel shopping online today at work and it turns out I can get a superleggera in a 16" rim. I'm seriosly thinking about some rotas. Light and cheap, thats always a good thing. I'm just concerned about them clearing the 300zx brakes. I tried finding another set on ebay, but it looks like the price will be close enough to that of the rotas, that I don't think it will be worth it. Darn the luck!


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