Rims Installed..bad Luck

[Cuzzybubba305]

Hey guys.. So, finally got around to adding rims to my 2010 GT Premium and was super excited, 18x9 Bravado Tributes. Got them installed and balanced and was on my way. Got half way down the street at about 40mph my steering wheel is doing the lambada (shaking back and forth). Took the care right back, had them check the balance on all four.. Apparently one of the brand new rims I received was..........bent. Pretty disappointed I must say! Discount Tire Direct is sending me a new rim which happens to be a special order so two weeks but they're also covering additional mounting and balancing charges. In the mean time, at least she looks good. Anyone else had this kind of luck with their rims?

 

[95BlueStallion]

I once bumped a curb taking a right turn where a car was half in my lane on the street I was turning onto, and my tire blew out because the lip cracked off my Shelby wheel. It was about a month old, and is a $380 wheel. I will never again buy Shelby wheels, they are fragile and the clear cloat is flaking off after not even two years of summer driving. So yeah, Ive had some bad luck when it comes to wheels too man.

 

[earleys94gt]

If they balanced the wheels the first time, how did they not know it was bent!?

 

[84Ttop]

If they balanced the wheels the first time, how did they not know it was bent!?

^^This! You can clearly tell that a wheel is bent the first time you spin it on a balancer. I say same on the shop that installed the tires for not making mention of it to you.