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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Default Re: cheap ride--tough wheels

Originally Posted by shapeshifter309
I don't think you guys understand how happy I am to read this thread. As the same with you all, I had recently curbed one of my wheels, hard too. Pushed the whole car to one side. Passenger rear wheel. Was sure I had bent the linkage, rim, or messed up the drivetrain. So far, nothing.

Happy to read that these cars can take some punishment. Not like I want to put it through some.
Friendly advice - don't wait for it to show up as uneven treadwear or a bad bearing in your rear - go have the alignment checked and ask them to check the seals for leaks - if they're leaking you might have a seal or bearing failure. It's way cheaper to check than new tires or having something go Ka-Bloo-Y! at speed.

The front on mine seemed OK but the steering wheel was not centered - other than that it seemed fine but I knew better. You don't have any real clear measure of problems on the rear until your tires are too far gone to save or something major fails.
 
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