check these out-Sportmax wheel failure

[jdm_master_X]

never been a fan of ROTAs either. failed on me when i had my integra. sorry about the damage man.

[White Comet]

^ lol nice photoshop of the little guy. i think u've solved the mystery. the manufacturing country was teh problem

[phans784]

haha, probably right.

nah- I think it's fair to say that for the most part people have good luck with sportmax. Maybe they are lacking in quality control though...

anyway this is how she sits now, the wheels are the least of my concerns

[jdm_master_X]

^ lol nice photoshop of the little guy. i think u've solved the mystery. the manufacturing country was teh problem

bow to my MSPaint skills!

but yeah, maybe a used set of JDM wheels would be better. its made from the steel of hatori hanzo.

[White Comet]

^ hahah that woudl score u mad jdm points

[RCCC_DRiFteR]

never been a fan of ROTAs either. failed on me when i had my integra. sorry about the damage man.

LoL master does point out a good factor there to why it may have failed

[s13fOr_me]

i know a few peeps who been drifting with sportmax's fora while and they run their car pretty hard and they still are holding up.

[schanne]

Anyone want to buy my sportmax's? I'll sell em cheap!!! LOL006 Staggered 18"

[White Comet]

i know a few peeps who been drifting with sportmax's fora while and they run their car pretty hard and they still are holding up.

yeah this seems to be a rare occurrence

[Rex]

Most likely a result of hitting a pothole at some point in time. Maybe even a few months ago. Regardless, the wheel should bend not crack/break apart.

This isn't the first time I've heard of this happening with SportMax wheels.

[White Comet]

orly? what other horror stories are out there?

[srpowered240sx]

Anyone want to buy my sportmax's? I'll sell em cheap!!! LOL006 Staggered 18"

sure, how cheap?

[silnismo]

Most likely a result of hitting a pothole at some point in time. Maybe even a few months ago. Regardless, the wheel should bend not crack/break apart.

This isn't the first time I've heard of this happening with SportMax wheels.

This is my first time coming across a problem about sportmaxs. What else have you heard?

[White Comet]

This is my first time coming across a problem about sportmaxs. What else have you heard?

same here, im just curious

[2.4LT_Guy]

time to get some Volks, Volk GT-C's 18x9 -14 & 18x10 -9

mmmmm volks
Modified by 2.4LT_Guy at 10:52 PM 12/19/2007

[White Comet]

you should get some Volk GT-C's 18x9 -14 & 18x10 -9

mmmmm volks

if he could afford those, he wouldnt be buying sportmax

[Duce40sx]

JUST SUE THE GUY AT THE SHOP!!

Take these pictures to court, and dude, it will work in your favor. No judge will believe that normal driving will do this to a rim.

(this is if the shop is denying it or being A-holes, but you say they are family friends, so......)

Sue for Pain and Suffering too. Say that everytime you walk down the street and see wheels, you hyperventilate and get a panic attack due to stress that they will blow up any minute.

[White Comet]

^ but how can he prove that it wasnt caused by a pothole he hit at some point? its not really an air tight case w/ lots of hearsay

[thenillaz]

This is kinda rediculous. He hit a pot hole. No suprise there. Sportmaxes are cheap and obviously very brittle because they are so cheap. I feel that if I throw my 5zigens hard enough to the ground they will break or crack because the quality is very brittle. Theres no mystery. Hitting a pot hole at 65mph will never be any thing like "drifting your car hard". Pot holes are the number one killer of rims, and don't expect cheap rims to bend.

[phans784]

so what amount should i sue for seeing as its a 50$ wheel lol- if i won id be able to pay my lawyer for 20 minutes of his time

nah ill just buy another one and write it off as a lesson learned. or i can sell the car and get some tyte volks for night tables, either way i win

[White Comet]

volks are too expensive, just get vorks lol

[s13fOr_me]

Vorks by Ravs

[Duce40sx]

Vorks by Ravs

Definitely, I'd get some VORK D-wings, or VORK Misters.

Well, the blown up wheel happened during the Shops possesion so, they should pay. The guy brought in the car with unblown wheels, so he should get them back in the same condition.

[White Comet]

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Well, the blown up wheel happened during the Shops possesion so, they should pay. The guy brought in the car with unblown wheels, so he should get them back in the same condition.

true, but it might be an uphill battle, not saying that case couldnt be won though

[QuickerThanU]

You guys are smokin some serious herbs. If that wheel is exploded like that then it was obviously gonna do it sooner or later. The shop is not responsible for that. I mean seriously.... who hits a pothole and expects half their rim to fall off? Nobody does nor should they unless the wheel had previous damage and formed stress crack over time and a pothole just killed it. Even still shop's not responsible. Manufacturing defect. Invest in some quality wheels bro or something...

Also it would help alot if they or you had the other 10 sq feet of wheel that fell off so you could see whether it was damaged or not.

[cmoody2006]

Anyone want to buy my sportmax's? I'll sell em cheap!!! LOL006 Staggered 18"

I've got 5 bucks.....

[smocan]

time to get some Volks, Volk GT-C's 18x9 -14 & 18x10 -9

mmmmm volks

Modified by 2.4LT_Guy at 10:52 PM 12/19/2007

Try again, those arent volks, HAHA... they are ssr's. How can no one see that. Sad.

I have sportmaxes, they are fine and i know many who drift with them, sponsored and not, and guess what, no problems. Learn from experience, not from the junk you hear on the internet. I have track wheels anyway, so who cares about weight.

You guys are way to gullible...
Modified by smocan at 11:47 PM 2/15/2008

[phans784]

yea like i said i dont think this is a common occurance. however this car was never drifted or raced, but it did see its fair share of potholes. The failure probably was a mix of a previous stress fracture, a pothole, and being of cheaper material

[kornaz]

Try again, those arent volks, HAHA... they are ssr's. How can no one see that. Sad.

I have sportmaxes, they are fine and i know many who drift with them, sponsored and not, and guess what, no problems. Learn from experience, not from the junk you hear on the internet. I have track wheels anyway, so who cares about weight.

You guys are way to gullible...

You = FAIL. Think before speaking:



See anything similar?

We are gullible???? Get the f*** out.

To the OP - take them to court. What matters is - the SHOP BROKE IT! That's it. You win.

[BOOMSHAKALAKA]

You = FAIL. Think before speaking:

Wrong. Smocan is right. They're SSR D5Rs.

Volk GT-Cs have thicker spokes.

You=FAIL