I hit a pothole :/

[YarisSedan]

My other car i hit a pothole it put a 6 inch crack in my wheel and bent the lip and deflated my tire instantly. Ended up selling the set of rims and tires on craigslist and put the factory back on. Thats the only problem with alluminum rims and lower profile tires they are more supceptable to damage.

[kuyachris84]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

My other car i hit a pothole it put a 6 inch crack in my wheel and bent the lip and deflated my tire instantly. Ended up selling the set of rims and tires on craigslist and put the factory back on. Thats the only problem with alluminum rims and lower profile tires they are more supceptable to damage.

This is why i don't run low profile tires. Had them before and this happens a lot. Especially cuz of the crappy roads in Illinois.

[bronsin]

Aluminum is softer than steel. (less tensile stregnth)To be as strong al wheels must be thicker than equally strong steel wheels. But that doesnt cure the softness. They ARE lighter which is good. You pay the price for that $$$ when you dammage them.

[YarisSedan]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Aluminum is softer than steel. (less tensile stregnth)To be as strong al wheels must be thicker than equally strong steel wheels. But that doesnt cure the softness. They ARE lighter which is good. You pay the price for that $$$ when you dammage them.

That is true. But then once you have a thicker stronger aluminum wheel it weighs just as much as not more than your factory steel wheel lol. Theres almost no point then. So always a trade off. Thats what makes me scared looking at those konig helums how strong can those really be being as light as they are and as thin as the spokes are.