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ChinoCharles · 05-22-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CASTREX

Great idea!! I can see my self telling my kids stories about the good old YARIS LEE and how i used to lost the cops in the woods...

If that isn't a Photoshop invitation, I don't know what is!

brickhardmeat · 05-22-2007, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

If that isn't a Photoshop invitation, I don't know what is!

Yeah, I'm seein' chino swingin from a vine any minute and that dodge charger has to be a yaris liftback

CASTREX · 05-22-2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

Yeah, I'm seein' chino swingin from a vine any minute and that dodge charger has to be a yaris liftback

Make it a sedan.... it's my thread after all.

eTiMaGo · 05-23-2007, 06:09 AM

Man sorry to see that

I gotta replace my rims too I think, hit quite a few potholes that appeared out of nowhere, none too fast, thankfully, but now once I reach 130km/h there's a distinct vibration going through the car

Oh well... Guess I'll keep these for show and get some 16" for go!

lefti696 · 05-23-2007, 08:22 AM

wow man that suxx.

can you get compensation for broken wheel from owner of the road ?

by the way you were lucky that you havent broke the spokes :P

07typeS · 05-23-2007, 01:34 PM

dang sorry about the rim...

ive hit a couple pot holes that have made me crindge right after, luckily no bends and no blown tires.....maybe being on the lower series tire makes it sound worse then it actually is....

Sleeper · 05-26-2007, 05:31 PM

That sucks... Bending rims is one of the risks that is greatly increased with low-profile tires... Good thing they were cheap wheels though.

I've personally never bent a rim, but up until now I've only owned old Mopars and trucks... Never ridden with wheels larger than 16"... On my truck I have 285/75 tires, on 16" wheels they make it pretty hard to bend a rim...

brickhardmeat · 05-26-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeper

That sucks... Bending rims is one of the risks that is greatly increased with low-profile tires... Good thing they were cheap wheels though.

I've personally never bent a rim, but up until now I've only owned old Mopars and trucks... Never ridden with wheels larger than 16"... On my truck I have 285/75 tires, on 16" wheels they make it pretty hard to bend a rim...

I just don't consider 205/50/15 low-profile. This was a killer pot hole.

spkrman · 05-27-2007, 02:33 PM

wow that rim got OWNED, amazing with so much sidewall.

spkrman · 05-27-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 07typeS

dang sorry about the rim...

ive hit a couple pot holes that have made me crindge right after, luckily no bends and no blown tires.....maybe being on the lower series tire makes it sound worse then it actually is....

sounds MUCH worse...although I've hit some wicked stuff and even have a slight bend in the passenger front rim (well, rotated now, I guess I'll have to find it again lol)... they have held up fine thus far.

I'd say any rim was done for in this situation, but a more typical/heavier rim probably wouldn't have bent THAT much. I'm very surprised it didnt just snap.

jetaimejsc · 05-28-2007, 02:00 PM

well im thinking about getting the 15" konig heliums, and yesterday i went to the mall and i was leaving, it was dark and i was going at a good speed when all i fell is a big punch, i had just gone over a speed bump, but i could not see it, should i be worried about the heliums cracking or bending whenever i go over a speed bump and cant see it just feel it

spkrman · 05-28-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jetaimejsc

well im thinking about getting the 15" konig heliums, and yesterday i went to the mall and i was leaving, it was dark and i was going at a good speed when all i fell is a big punch, i had just gone over a speed bump, but i could not see it, should i be worried about the heliums cracking or bending whenever i go over a speed bump and cant see it just feel it

if you pay that little attention when driving, i'd be more concerned about small children and other cars

CASTREX · 05-28-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jetaimejsc

well im thinking about getting the 15" konig heliums, and yesterday i went to the mall and i was leaving, it was dark and i was going at a good speed when all i fell is a big punch, i had just gone over a speed bump, but i could not see it, should i be worried about the heliums cracking or bending whenever i go over a speed bump and cant see it just feel it

I wouldn't. If you go with 15" wheel you will be using 50+ series tires... Speed bumps are worst on the shock than in the wheel.

05-23-2007, 06:09 AM	#22
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Man sorry to see that I gotta replace my rims too I think, hit quite a few potholes that appeared out of nowhere, none too fast, thankfully, but now once I reach 130km/h there's a distinct vibration going through the car Oh well... Guess I'll keep these for show and get some 16" for go! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

05-23-2007, 01:34 PM	#24
07typeS View User's Garage Drives: 2007 White Toyota Yaris Type S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 439	dang sorry about the rim... ive hit a couple pot holes that have made me crindge right after, luckily no bends and no blown tires.....maybe being on the lower series tire makes it sound worse then it actually is.... __________________ TRD Springs w/ KYB Struts and Shocks, Custom CAI w/ K&N filter and pre filter wrap, Weapon R Header, Stock 15 inch alloys, Dezod Performance pads, Tanabe Front Strut Bar, 35% front door Tint and 20% Rear doors back Tint, De-Badged Ass, Custom painted flat black interior, Pioneer deh-p6700bt w/ IPOD hookup, Infinity components up front with custom mounted tweeter, Inifinity 6x9's out back, 1 12" kicker comp cvr........

05-26-2007, 05:31 PM	#25
Sleeper Look slow, go fast Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback 5 spd Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 14	That sucks... Bending rims is one of the risks that is greatly increased with low-profile tires... Good thing they were cheap wheels though. I've personally never bent a rim, but up until now I've only owned old Mopars and trucks... Never ridden with wheels larger than 16"... On my truck I have 285/75 tires, on 16" wheels they make it pretty hard to bend a rim... __________________ Daily Driver: Toyota Yaris Hatchback, 5spd. Go-fast: 1995 Chevrolet k1500 extended cab Blown 396 smallblock 797hp @6500RPM looks stock, but burns riced-out imports daily.

05-28-2007, 02:00 PM	#29
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	speed bumps well im thinking about getting the 15" konig heliums, and yesterday i went to the mall and i was leaving, it was dark and i was going at a good speed when all i fell is a big punch, i had just gone over a speed bump, but i could not see it, should i be worried about the heliums cracking or bending whenever i go over a speed bump and cant see it just feel it

05-23-2007, 08:22 AM	#23
lefti696 View User's Garage Drives: yaris 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: europe Posts: 17	wow man that suxx. can you get compensation for broken wheel from owner of the road ? by the way you were lucky that you havent broke the spokes :P

05-27-2007, 02:33 PM	#27
spkrman Banned View User's Garage Drives: 1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 2 Posts: 1,476	wow that rim got OWNED, amazing with so much sidewall.