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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
I'm getting to really hate Saturn Alloy rims. My '94 and '02 had slightly
warped rims that had to be road-force balanced to keep the ride perfectly smooth, a driving need that I'm un-conditional about. Those rims were warped by the previous owners, I bought the cars used. Thought now that I have a brand new car, I wouldn't have that problem anymore...right. The other day while off to work, I hit a spot in the road, a very narrow high-speed country road where the shoulder was missing and there was a foot long hole where the cement was missing. A very sharp point was jutting out and my inside part of my rim caught it, wasting my front rim and warping the rear rim. It felt like a I hit a bad train track. I slowed down, but saw nothing behind me, thought nothing of it, until a block from work, the front end started shaking. My front tire started losing 1/2 it's air. Pulled the ION into the shop and they pulled the rims. Sure enough, front rim flanged out about 5 inches, rear warped and un-reparable. Called Progre**ive and they said it's not covered under comp as road holes aren't covered and it wasn't a collision, WTF? time for a new ins. co. Called SC DOT, filed a repot, they said file a bunch of reports and I "may" be reimbursed. I went over and showed them many pics I took of the road damage and they patched the hole that day. I'll be sending the pics along with my report. The roads in upper SC s-u-c-k and I'm not too thrilled of the idea of having delicate girly-man rims again, bad combo. My tech said that as the damage was to the side of the rims, the tires aren't damaged, yet there is over $570. (my discount cost) damage. I have to pay out of pocket as I need my car and then to wait 'till SC DOT "may" pay for it. I really am regretting buying alloys again. -- marx404 |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
"marx404" > wrote in message ... > <snip> > I really am regretting buying alloys again. > Can you even get steel rims anymore??? I was wondering what I would do if I needed to replace the rims on my lw300. Oppie |
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"Oppie" > wrote in message newsPgyi.3827$563.1950@trndny08... > > "marx404" > wrote in message > ... >> <snip> >> I really am regretting buying alloys again. >> > Can you even get steel rims anymore??? I was wondering what I would do if > I needed to replace the rims on my lw300. From the description of the mishap I don't know that steel wheels would have survived any better... |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
Yep, stock steel wheels are available fer sure. I do feel better after
discussing the accident to my tech, he sez that if I would have had the same impact with ION.2 steel rims, my tires would have likely blown, both of them, instead the alloys bent, absorbing the impact and unfortunately sacrificing themselves. I guess that averted what could have turned into loss of control and an inevietable crash into a tree or mailbox or worse. -- marx404 |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
Glad that you are safe in any event. What type of tires were you running?
I have seen so many vehicles lately with these big wheels and tiny sidewalls that look like mere rubber bands. They look very cool and supposedly have great handling but are prone to damage from hitting anything larger/deeper than 1/2". My son, at night, hit a ledge left from road work and bent the front rims. Successfully got replacement cost from the contractor that had not properly marked the construction area. Oppie "marx404" > wrote in message ... > Yep, stock steel wheels are available fer sure. I do feel better after > discussing the accident to my tech, he sez that if I would have had the > same impact with ION.2 steel rims, my tires would have likely blown, both > of them, instead the alloys bent, absorbing the impact and unfortunately > sacrificing themselves. I guess that averted what could have turned into > loss of control and an inevietable crash into a tree or mailbox or worse. > > -- > marx404 > |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
They were 16" stock Hankook tires, not low profile, but they are slightly
thinner than your basic tire. I'm supposed to get the rims in today, wish me luck, I'm hoping that the tires are still good though and wont need replacing. -- marx404 "Oppie" > wrote in message news:7nAyi.3418$6h3.3093@trndny05... > Glad that you are safe in any event. What type of tires were you running? > I have seen so many vehicles lately with these big wheels and tiny > sidewalls that look like mere rubber bands. They look very cool and > supposedly have great handling but are prone to damage from hitting > anything larger/deeper than 1/2". My son, at night, hit a ledge left from > road work and bent the front rims. Successfully got replacement cost from > the contractor that had not properly marked the construction area. > Oppie > > "marx404" > wrote in message > ... >> Yep, stock steel wheels are available fer sure. I do feel better after >> discussing the accident to my tech, he sez that if I would have had the >> same impact with ION.2 steel rims, my tires would have likely blown, both >> of them, instead the alloys bent, absorbing the impact and unfortunately >> sacrificing themselves. I guess that averted what could have turned into >> loss of control and an inevietable crash into a tree or mailbox or worse. >> >> -- >> marx404 >> > > |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:39:09 -0400, "marx404" > wrote:
>They were 16" stock Hankook tires, not low profile, but they are slightly >thinner than your basic tire. >I'm supposed to get the rims in today, wish me luck, I'm hoping that the >tires are still good though and wont need replacing. Well 16 inches is not very stock on a Saturn because it does not leave much room for rubber. As someone else said, the trend today is that you need to have big diameter wheels with rubber band tires on them that offer little or no impact protection. If bad roads are a issue, use a 14 or 15 inch rim and run tires at or near max pressure as this will decrease their delfelction on impact. Also while a steel rim may have been damaged too, they are a lot more forgiving and usaully can be straightened too. I think rim makers have a class act going on. They have convinced some that they have to have them and then they are damaged easier so that generates more sales and tire companies like them too because they can charge top dollar for some of the tires to fit them. ----------------- TheSnoMan.com |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:06:16 -0400, SnoMan > wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:39:09 -0400, "marx404" > wrote: > >>They were 16" stock Hankook tires, not low profile, but they are slightly >>thinner than your basic tire. >>I'm supposed to get the rims in today, wish me luck, I'm hoping that the >>tires are still good though and wont need replacing. > > >Well 16 inches is not very stock on a Saturn because it does not leave >much room for rubber. As someone else said, the trend today is that >you need to have big diameter wheels with rubber band tires on them >that offer little or no impact protection. If bad roads are a issue, >use a 14 or 15 inch rim and run tires at or near max pressure as this >will decrease their delfelction on impact. Also while a steel rim may >have been damaged too, they are a lot more forgiving and usaully can >be straightened too. I think rim makers have a class act going on. >They have convinced some that they have to have them and then they are >damaged easier so that generates more sales and tire companies like >them too because they can charge top dollar for some of the tires to >fit them. >----------------- >TheSnoMan.com And I thought my ride with my '03 Ion was crappy!,of course i was told the alloys ride well,then why did Saturn/GM switch them to Steelies in '05?.My last check up @ Saturn they ''pounded '' a rim back,there was a bend on one of them.Maybe when that asshole bounced off of me because I was going too slow in the passing lane on I-480 in streets boro ,ohio 2 years ago in June.Maybe.The way the talk on these steel rims doesnt make them any better. |
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Alloys and bad roads dont mix
Unfortunately, with a choice of an ION.3, 16" alloys are the only choice.
Teem is right in remembering that '05 ION.3's came with a 16"steel reinforced wheel. Why did Saturn make that only 1 year? Must have been cost. Now I wish that I had choosen a level 2 for the steel wheels, but I would have had to immediately replace the tires to be more compatable with the harsh road conditions here. The funny thing is according to Saturn, the GVW is almost identical between level 2 and 3 (30 lbs difference), so the alloys would have really not made much difference. -- marx404 |
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:18:31 -0400, "marx404" > wrote:
>Unfortunately, with a choice of an ION.3, 16" alloys are the only choice. >Teem is right in remembering that '05 ION.3's came with a 16"steel >reinforced wheel. Why did Saturn make that only 1 year? Must have been cost. >Now I wish that I had choosen a level 2 for the steel wheels, but I would >have had to immediately replace the tires to be more compatable with the >harsh road conditions here. The funny thing is according to Saturn, the GVW >is almost identical between level 2 and 3 (30 lbs difference), so the alloys >would have really not made much difference. I 1st started noticing rims on saturns a few years ago,that is,they LOOKED like alloys,but had a black backing w/holes w/the lighter''alloy'' out front,after aking an ass of myself asking questions on this to saturn techs,it dawned on me---Steel Rims!--just a crappy plastic wheel cover,how crafty!. |
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