SubaCool
Forum Member
So I've managed to bend a wheel yesterday. It was my own damn fault 
I did Moon Gulch from Apex to Rollinsville and was rushing to loop back to Central City to meet with Smash. I was almost down to Rollinsville and the trail was smoothing out so I was able to pick up some speed. I was rallying at about 40 when I came around a bend and there it was - a rain drainage across the road:
I've hit the brakes, but wasn't able to slow down fast enough. I've hit it hard at about 25-30, straight on. The right rear took it the hardest:
Luckilly it was pretty minor and wasn't leaking air, so I was able to hammer it back in a bit (with a big wrench, since I'm too dumb to have an actual hammer in my tool box
):
Since it's on the back, I don't feel it much, but am affraid that when I'll rotate them back up front, it will be more noticeable. Does anybody know where I could get it fixed? The wheels are just standard OEM steelies.
Also, the steering wheel got knocked off center and it's turned slightly to the right now (just a few degrees). The car tracks relatively straight though (it's always had a slight pull to the right, nothing new or newer there - the pull didn't get worse). I'll have to get under it soon and check it all out, but I've been suspecting the rack & pinion mounts/bushings being lose for a while.
Any ideas?
I did Moon Gulch from Apex to Rollinsville and was rushing to loop back to Central City to meet with Smash. I was almost down to Rollinsville and the trail was smoothing out so I was able to pick up some speed. I was rallying at about 40 when I came around a bend and there it was - a rain drainage across the road:
I've hit the brakes, but wasn't able to slow down fast enough. I've hit it hard at about 25-30, straight on. The right rear took it the hardest:
Luckilly it was pretty minor and wasn't leaking air, so I was able to hammer it back in a bit (with a big wrench, since I'm too dumb to have an actual hammer in my tool box
):
Since it's on the back, I don't feel it much, but am affraid that when I'll rotate them back up front, it will be more noticeable. Does anybody know where I could get it fixed? The wheels are just standard OEM steelies.
Also, the steering wheel got knocked off center and it's turned slightly to the right now (just a few degrees). The car tracks relatively straight though (it's always had a slight pull to the right, nothing new or newer there - the pull didn't get worse). I'll have to get under it soon and check it all out, but I've been suspecting the rack & pinion mounts/bushings being lose for a while.
Any ideas?
