3 Day Old FORGESTAR wheel BENT!
10-14-12 | 10:32 PM
#16
10-14-12 | 10:36 PM
#17
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i would have known, im very cautious with my drivinging and i know where all the pot holes are (been living in same city for almost all my life)
could i have hit a small pot hole.. sure but it shouldnt have caused this damage
10-14-12 | 10:48 PM
#19
that looks pretty bad, sorry to see that. cant imagine a small pot hole doing a major bend like that though unless those wheels are poor quality. but from what i heard forgestars are supposed to be pretty good...
10-14-12 | 11:09 PM
#22
Ouch! I've had my Forgestars for exactly 2 years now and have hit some ugly potholes, uneven pavements, ran over freeway debris and even drove down the street on a popped tired. I have the save specs as you 19x8.5 225/35/19 up front and luckily, my wheels are still running strong. And I have the Forgestar F05s, so same design I think, but mine has more lippage and not forged.
So if yours bent like that, you must have hit something big. Or if you didn't hit anything, could it be vandalism or a wheel-jacking go wrong?
So if yours bent like that, you must have hit something big. Or if you didn't hit anything, could it be vandalism or a wheel-jacking go wrong?
10-14-12 | 11:12 PM
#23
hmmm I googled forgestar wheels bend and theres kinda mix reviews about it http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=of...w=1280&bih=709
10-14-12 | 11:16 PM
#24
Ouch! I've had my Forgestars for exactly 2 years now and have hit some ugly potholes, uneven pavements, ran over freeway debris and even drove down the street on a popped tired. I have the save specs as you 19x8.5 225/35/19 up front and luckily, my wheels are still running strong.
And I have the Forgestar F05s, so same design I think, but mine has more lippage and not forged.
So if yours bent like that, you must have hit something big. Or if you didn't hit anything, could it be vandalism or a wheel-jacking go wrong?
So if yours bent like that, you must have hit something big. Or if you didn't hit anything, could it be vandalism or a wheel-jacking go wrong?
10-14-12 | 11:28 PM
#25
FS says they are "Rotary Forged Flow Formed." Whatever that means.
10-14-12 | 11:33 PM
#26
Yup ... I drive 101 everyday 
... thats how my FiveAxis got bent. Ran through one too many potholes (And I ran over quite a few lol)
According to Forgestar:
Its a cast wheel - Not forged.
OP: you shouldn't have any problem fixing it.
... thats how my FiveAxis got bent. Ran through one too many potholes (And I ran over quite a few lol)
FS says they are "Rotary Forged Flow Formed." Whatever that means.
This specialized process begins with a low pressure type of casting and uses a special machine that spins the initial casting, heats the outer portion of the casting and then uses steel rollers pressed against the rim area to pull the rim to its final width and shape. The combination of the heat, pressure and spinning create a rim area with the strength similar to a forged wheel. During Flow Forming, the pressure applied to the cast rim actually changes its mechanical properties, so its strength and impact values become similar to those of a forged rim. That translates to up to 15% less weight when compared to a standard cast wheel. The resulting grain structure within the alloy of the wheel is linear, flowing in a single direction.
This grain structure pattern, combined with the exceptional quality of casting required for the process, gives the rim area of the wheel huge mechanical strength, and elongation. As a result of these mechanical characteristics, Forgestar is able to reduce the thickness of the rim area resulting in reduced weight, without compromising strength and resistance to impact.
This grain structure pattern, combined with the exceptional quality of casting required for the process, gives the rim area of the wheel huge mechanical strength, and elongation. As a result of these mechanical characteristics, Forgestar is able to reduce the thickness of the rim area resulting in reduced weight, without compromising strength and resistance to impact.
OP: you shouldn't have any problem fixing it.
10-14-12 | 11:41 PM
#28
OP definitely have a tireshop take the tire off and inspect the rest of the wheel
