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21" wheel owners, have you broken a wheel?

have you broken a wheel

  • yes i have broken a wheel, needed immediate repair.

    Votes: 5 14.7%
  • yes i have broken a wheel, slow leak

    Votes: 3 8.8%
  • no i have not broken a wheel.

    Votes: 26 76.5%

  • Total voters
    34
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I bent a 21" wheel (along with a rear link assembly!) but the tire itself survived. It happened when I hit a pothole. I paid ~$1100 for a new wheel and had the slightly bent one repaired for about $150. It is now my full size spare. I keep my eyes glued to the road for potholes now.
 
I have the Turbine 21"s with the Michelin Pilot Sports. Staggered P85+ configuration. I got the rim bands from Evannex. Over the course of the last 8 months I have managed to hit all 4 rims. Two were in one car wash event that will never happen again. Anyway, the rim guards did their job. While this is regarding curb parking errors, it is a great protection for about $100. This won't offer protection from pot holes as discussed. But the thread is about protecting 21" rims.