Rims cracked...

[bigboiarar]

Sooo decided to put my rims on which are a year old and I kno I bent it a little bit last year summer.. Yesterday took it in the tire shop to get it inflated an they told me it had two cracks on the inner side about an inch long.. is this fixable? What's the average cost if any? Did the Bend cause the cracks? If so why only now?? I just want an answer to my 3000 dollar rims ...

They are 20 inches by 8.5... Anyone else had a similar issue with 20s?

[mikethemike]

Thats what you get for spending $3000 on rims lol i kid

[ShadowAC]

if your running 20" rims with low profile tires then bending and cracking are always a chance if you have any bad roads around you or pot holes.. as for fixing it, cracked rims are hard because it could throw off the balance and cause the car to vibrate but i've heard of them being repaired so i guess it depends on the damage, best thing to do would be to take it to a specialist .. and what kind of rims are they?

[sndtgr08]

They are 20 inches by 8.5... Anyone else had a similar issue with 20s?

Only time for me was when I ate a curb in a past ride and bent both 20s on one side, was told there were a total loss. Was my own fault tho. Never had touble with regular roads. Would like to hear more chime in on this.

[Jman0711]

Can they be repaired most likely yes, but i alot don't recommend it. Like shadow said they could be thrown off balance and after repair may not have the same structural integrity they had before the crack/bend. And prices always vary from place to place and depending on the size of the crack.

[beeristasty]

Got pics?

[DAAN.]

Imagine driving 60 miles per hour down the highway and the damaged rims faulting ...

[alphapig]

What wheels are they?

For $3,000 you could have gotten some nice, light, forged wheels that wouldn't have cracked...

Many wheel shops can weld the crack.

[DJ_B_Easy]

Imagine driving 60 miles per hour down the highway and the damaged rims faulting ...

^This. I personally would purchase a new wheel. But Im OCD like that with everything.

[bigboiarar]

Their Kobe racing with racing tires cost 3000 paid full retail..... Like a sucker and I talked to the tire guys guess il be getting a new rim cuz I can't seem to find anyone here to fix it for less than 500... Sorry for the late reply just bought a bike

No pics yet and thers apperently two cracks and my tire profile is pretty thin so definately ran a pothole pretty hard... U guys have running flats?