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Old 01-13-10, 07:00 PM
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I am in Atlanta and my LS rides on 20's. Since the first of November I have bent two rims and 3 new tires due to pinching etc. I have had these wheels for two years and have never had the pothole problem until now. I guess the economy and lack of tax revenue have hurt people riding on the larger wheels.

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Old 01-13-10, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mdt525
I am in Atlanta and my LS rides on 20's. Since the first of November I have bent two rims and 3 new tires due to pinching etc. I have had these wheels for two years and have never had the pothole problem until now. I guess the economy and lack of tax revenue have hurt people riding on the larger wheels.

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Old 01-14-10, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by JP2SEA
Dave, call me. I have one 275 Toyo in my garage. I think the size is 275/35.
I can swing by afterwork to see if it works for you.
Sorry to hear your expensive a** wheel destroyed. Seattle road sucks...
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Old 01-16-10, 11:39 PM
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damn airtime.. we just take turns being unlucky i guess. not much of a consolation, but i just dropped $675 on taking bends out of my Walds. I finally got a break on the price (its usually 175 per) because I had to have all 4 wheels fixed this time. 7 straightening jobs for my Walds so far and 12 jobs total. my vip car has made me a vip client at nationwide dent repair lol. at least they started doing pick-ups from a local body shop. i used to have to drive a total of 160 miles every time i had a repair done %$@*!
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Originally Posted by mikepae
damn airtime.. we just take turns being unlucky i guess. not much of a consolation, but i just dropped $675 on taking bends out of my Walds. I finally got a break on the price (its usually 175 per) because I had to have all 4 wheels fixed this time. 7 straightening jobs for my Walds so far and 12 jobs total. my vip car has made me a vip client at nationwide dent repair lol. at least they started doing pick-ups from a local body shop. i used to have to drive a total of 160 miles every time i had a repair done %$@*!
That's a long drive for repair. I have a wheel repair place right next to my work but they cost about $200 per then add mount/balance. The place I go to (about 10miles away) cost $125 per then add mount and dismount of tire/balance which bumps it up to $155 per. My man Nao (JP2SEA) hooked me up with his tire so at least that's taken care of and reduced my cost
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