Sport rims are trail rated but not curb rated...ouch!

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:08 pm

It's really slick today and I slid around the corner going about 7-8mph and hit a curb... boy was I surprised at the damage to my wheel.

Thats a 4 in long portion of my wheel and lip. Surprised it still held air.

So I called the stealership to see how much a new one is and to get sticker shock but I didn't. $220 for OEM rims?!? maybe them being soo darn cheap is part of their problem.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:25 pm

OUCH..... more pictures of the whole rim??

did you not get the wheel warranty?
oh and my black rims only cost me 75 a piece....i think its time for a change

impaler · **Joined:** Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:59 pm **Posts:** 17

Man, that sucks!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:06 am

I got all 5 of my rims for $220,granted they are steel but at least if I bend the bead lip I can pound it out instead of buying a new rim(have done this a few times before,once on my KJ).

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:43 am

I'll get a picture of the whole wheel once the tire is removed tomorrow. I would just buy different rims but since its a lease I don't want to get dinged for it when my lease is up. I will however be looking for a complete set of steelies and tires for next winter season as these stock Crappyear tires aren't the best. I'm still surprised at the extent of the damage though. I had a 96 Ford Probe before this and I did the same thing (me being young and dumb :twisted:

) but my wheel only ground down the lip not snap a whole piece off. When I go to the dealership tomorrow I'll see if they will warranty it.

Rush345 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:04 am

The curb ran out in front of me and I couldn't stop in time :lol:

. Yes the steel wheels are more forgiving, Just post in the Parts wanted maybe somebody is installing different wheels more bling or just their own personal touch to their KK. Granted mine was a 6 spoke aluminum for a KJ and the replacement 6 spoke was painted instead of polished brushed aluminum. Now I want to paint all my wheels, I like the look of the 6 spoke just personalize it with my own paint scheme. Good luck on your search for a Wheel I got lucky maybe you will too.

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:05 pm

haha "curb ran out in front of me" I used that excuse for running into a door knob this morning while our class was running stairs. I should have known better, I usally slide around a little on that corner but I wasn't expecting it to be that darn bad. Here's a close up of the rim:

Back up and running... $240 later... oh well stinky poo happens.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:15 pm

wow...and it still held air.....sucks that they didn't warranty it...

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:32 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

wow...and it still held air.....sucks that they didn't warranty it...

Just wondering how they could possibly warrenty a broken rim,since he ran into the curb,,concret vs aluminum----concret will always win.If anything insurance would be the way to go if the deductable was low enough.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:41 pm

when i got my kk, i bought a warranty that covers damage to both the rim and tire... as soon as i find the paper work, i will post the details of it

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:48 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

when i got my kk, i bought a warranty that covers damage to both the rim and tire... as soon as i find the paper work, i will post the details of it

The OEM rims/tires or those rims/tires you bought from discount tires? The tires is a road hazard warrenty,the OEM rims are next to impossible to get warrentied,heck you can't even get them warrentied if the clear coat peels off.Now aftermarket rims are different ballgame,but I doubt hitting a curb is warrentiable from anywhere since that is not anytype of workmanship flaw, that's totally your fault for hitting a curb not the manufacturer's.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:53 pm

ok found it... Its an add on plan to the maximum care warranty package

as stated:

complete or prorated tire replacement coverage for the 4 tires installed on your vehicle
and wheel replacement up to 4 times
100% flat repair coverage
no deductible
$200 max reimbursement per occurrence

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:55 pm

i was told that it didn't matter whether i have my stock rims or after market ones on....

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:59 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

ok found it... Its an add on plan to the maximum care warranty package

as stated:

complete or prorated tire replacement coverage for the 4 tires installed on your vehicle
and wheel replacement up to 4 times
100% flat repair coverage
no deductible
$200 max reimbursement per occurrence

Is that for the OEM or your aftermarket rims/tires?

$200 max per occurrence,heck that doesn't even cover the cost of 1 OEM rim with the added cost of a new valve stem,mounting and balancing,not to mention about 75% of the time when you ruin a rim you ruin the tire to so add that to the price also.Granted $200 off is nice though.And what about the spare? Must be for your aftermarket rims otherwise it would be for all 5 tires/rims.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:03 am

only 4 tire/rims...spare not included.... when i got the kk, they already knew that i was getting different rims on it.. the only reason i got the extra upgrade was because it did cover any oem or after market tire and rim

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:08 am

Diggerfreek wrote:

only 4 tire/rims...spare not included.... when i got the kk, they already knew that i was getting different rims on it.. the only reason i got the extra upgrade was because it did cover any oem or after market tire and rim

Well that's kinda nice,just to bad it won't cover the whole cost and I bet that was a pretty penny for that plan,that's why I stick to the $50 steel rims,destroy them and cheap to get new ones.

Oh if it's not a warrenty from Jeep have fun getting them to cover the cost,aftermarket warrenties are a ripoff.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:17 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

heck you can't even get them warrentied if the clear coat peels off.

Tell me about it. :evil:

dog_party · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:33 pm

toy4everyseason wrote:

Holy cow!

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:56 pm

'tis only a scratch!

it's funny that you mention the '96 Probe, because I did the same thing with my mom's when I was 16...only it was nowhere near as innocent...and it wasn't just a wheel:P But I think this experience has told you that you need bigger rubber and a lift. Too bad it's a lease :lol:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:18 pm

Sport rims are trail rated but not curb rated...ouch!

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