Yes some of the Texas roadways I drive on are not the best but…

I ran over a small sharp drop off pot hole (3” deep—I went back and measured)

and immediately noticed a slight vibration.

Both the front and rear wheels had a very slight flat spot when inspected.

Off to Alloy Wheel Repair again! They did a great job, straighten, powder coated, quick turn around, $200 @. They remove the fake fasteners prior to stripping and refinishing.

I love the looks of the 20” Selana’s but the softer than putty metal is really starting wear me down.



WJ

 

Those are actually Senta wheels.

 

thinking about music, sorry.
wj

 

For several years I had an XJR as my daily driver. It had 40-series tires. Or maybe 45-series?

Anyhow, over the course of the years I had to have several tires replaced, and wheels repaired three or four times, due to road damage. This is something I had never experienced with taller profile tires.

As with many things the real-world disadvantages can sometimes outweigh the real-world benefits.

I ended up switching to smaller diameter wheels and taller profile tires for the last few years I owned the car. I reinstalled the originals when I sold it.

Cheers
DD

 

Which repair shop did you use Jim?

 

Hey Ken, north austin alloyreair service off of McNeil, they send them up to Dallas,, really good guys...Mark is the Contact Man.
Wj
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Pretty wheels and nice repair too!

What I have found after many long years and many wheel repairs and replacements is that unless I am running forged rims all these problems will continue.
My 2014 XJR is one of the very few Jaguars that came with factory forged rims. 40K+ miles and several large pot hole impacts and still no damage. I am very surprised and have the tires/rims Road Force balanced so any small change or bend will show up immediately.

My 2005 S-Type R came with 18" rims but not forged. I bent 3 out of the 4 factory rims.
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What am I not understanding... at speed, you hit a 3" obstruction with your low profile tires... that have a sidewall of less than 3"/
I would expect a blistered tire and a bent rim.

 

I hate to shatter your expectation, The tire blew out and a bent rim!
still, in our area because of the road material used if there is a small pot hole started today, several days later it has expanded quite a bit. My wheel 'fell' into the pothole, never the less it is what it is.
wj