20" Wheels on the Hybrid

[Ed Blown Vert]

 

[JennaBear]

Nice, they look similar to the Weld Velocitis that Justin has on his truck!

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

And after leaving Discount Tire. The Front Left tire fell off. WTF?

 

[JennaBear]

What?!

 

[road1will]

What? Tire "fell off"?

Did the wheel come off the car? Tire come off the rim? Huh?

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

The whole wheel came off.

I will be talking to them more tomorrow. They are paying for all the damages.

I was lucky, it started shaking on the Freeway. Got off the next exit and it came off at 35 mph.

Scraped the Front Skirt. Rotor damaged and it also damaged the inside of the wheel.. Fender now pushes into the door.

Wheel went down the other side of the road and didn't hit any cars. Hit the signal light pole and stopped.

 

[quick66ss]

Don't get me started on the *@$%^ at DT. They trashed one of the wheels on my Trailblazer SS and then slapped white grease all over it to hide it. Once I got home and cleaned it off I went right back and told the manager they had to buy me a new rim. They tried to tell me it did not look to bad and I went off. I ended up with a new rim and I will never go back to them again.....
They also messed up a wheel on my Jeep when the goof ball drug the impact around the rim as he zipped the lugs off. Made a nice circle mark that connects the lug nuts.

 

[Modded]

Whenevey I get wheel I will tell them to torque them manually, safe way to do it instead of screwing up everything.
Nice wheels by the way, how did it affect your MPG?

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

I just got them installed. So I don't know yet.

As for checking them, I should have. But didn't think about it at the time.

 

[jmildoc]

did you go back to the shop and tell them your wheel fell off and they need to pay for damages!!??!

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

Actually I called them right after it happened. They sent someone up to help me and told me they would pay for all damages.

Going to talk to the Manager today.

 

[Nfamous60]

Damn Thats ****'d up cuzz i would have blew a gasket and might have became violate!!! thats a life threat right there what if you were in the 3rd lane tryint to move over? god forbid it cuz a accident on the highway .....but above all else you safe good luck with the fix!!!

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

My parents were also in the car. It could have been worse, I could have wreaked on the freeway. The tire could have hit someone.

They will have to do more than just repair the damages.

 

[Yukon Joe XL]

NICE WHEELS. I'm looking to get something similar. Sorry to here about the mishap but thank God no injuries. Mind me asking what you paid? Tires ,wheels and tpms included?

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

Everything was $1700 out the door.

 

[nytahoe]

wow thats crazy. ur so lucky that only that happen. like the rims they look good.

 

[Yukon Joe XL]

That's a damn good price. Even better if the shop learned to tighten lug nuts

 

[Modded]

Hey ED I think you should lower it, nobody has lowered a Hybrid yet so get the Pedders kit and join us!

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

That's a damn good price. Even better if the shop learned to tighten lug nuts

It may even be better, Manager is working getting me a discount. But free tires and wheels would be nice.

Hey ED I think you should lower it, nobody has lowered a Hybrid yet so get the Pedders kit and join us!

I have been thinking about a rear leveling kit. I am not too fond of the lowered look.

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

So far repairs are:

$1700 Suspension Work
$1700 Body Work
$500 Car Rental
New Tire and Wheel