OMG!!!! Bent two rims!!!!

[goatsoldier04]

I bent both left wheels on my 04 the other day. I am really worried that It did more damage than to just the wheels. I am praying that my suspension is okay. Darn dome reflectors!!! Never saw them coming. Hit them at about 35-40 MPH. Insurance is paying for wheels but I'm going to just scrap the chrome stockers for a set of new wheels and keep my tires. (which I just bought) I am worried to death about my suspension though. I have heard that the suspension on these cars are pretty fragile. Anyone know what else I might have damaged?? Any input would be appreciated as I am not that familiar with suspension. And also what wheels should I go for? I cant find any that I like that will fit.

[littlemissGTO]

How many miles do you have on your car? Might not be a bad idea to have your alignment checked when you get your new wheels put on.

[multistrada74]

fragile? just the opposite. these things are built like brick shitters.

[1000devils]

everything should be checked & repaired at once with one insurance claim. just my .02 ....good luck

[Flashpoint]

How many miles do you have on your car? Might not be a bad idea to have your alignment checked when you get your new wheels put on.

everything should be checked & repaired at once with one insurance claim. just my .02 ....good luck

:iagree: just have an alignment done when you get the new wheels, they should tell you if anything else is damaged, because it won't align right if something else is bent.

[goatsoldier04]

I plan on getting the car aligned when I get the wheels. But I just wasnt sure if that would show all the damage to the suspension or not. I have already started the claim and they are making the check out to me so i dont think i'll have the ability to have a supplement done if anything else is messed up. I hope nothing serious shows up later on down the road. And I have 42,000 miles.

[Shocker]

o man been here.... $3 grand worth the damage....

[Jim346]

What the heck is a dome reflector?

[goatsoldier04]

Its a reflector that is encased in a dome that Ive never seen before until I moved to GA. I hit them one time @ 90 mph + and wasted a week old alignment. This is my second encounter with these things.

[goatsoldier04]

$3,000!!!! What happened??? What broke???

[Fast GTO]

for the cost of having insurance fix any suspension issues you are better off going with a pedders package and paying for it yourself.

[Dan_E]

Had something happen when my wife goosed the car and it spun out of contral in to a tall curb, broke one wheel, bent the crap out of the other. Bent a tie rod. These days tie rods seem to be hard to come by, so good luck.

Found out a month after I got it back from the shop that a wheel hub was damaged....luckily the insurance picked it up after the fact...but it was a hassle.

[goatsoldier04]

That sucks. I hope it doesnt turn out like that for me. I just got my new wheels today. I'm gonna have them mounted first thing tommorrow morning. TSW 17's. Not the greatest but I think they'll look OK and I can re-use my tires which are only a month old minus a few small burnouts.

[goatsoldier04]

Tommorrow I'll try and figure out how to post some pics of the wheels on the car.

[Mikey340]

Tommorrow I'll try and figure out how to post some pics of the wheels on the car.

Cool nice color BTW!
Mike

[goatsoldier04]

Car aligned perfectly!? Go figure! I was expecting it to be all outta whack after seeing how bad the wheel was bent.