Just a friendly reminder to keep an eye on your wheels.
Yes..they can crack and yes they will break..eventually.
Luckily I felt this before it came apart. At first I thought it was just built up rubber..but after trying to clean them off by sliding the car around a bit (!!) the shaking was only getting worse...I came in to find this disaster waiting to happen.
https://photos.google.com/u/0/share/AF1 ... NJSGJRdDlB
Don't be stubborn..pit in if something doesn't feel right.
This is a Keizer billet aluminum center that has about 400 Whiskey Hill laps on it. No curbs..no offs..just a lot of flex cycles. I had magnesium centers before,which I managed to break..and replaced them with these billet units. I was told by Keizer these would not break. Wrong.
From people smarter than me looking at this failure, it appears to be more of a design issue than a material issue.
However..all things that are used and abused can break! Check your wheels.They are wear items.
I'll have to go to steel wheels in back. A little more weight..but much more durable..hopefully.
I guess I could slow down. Naaah...
Be safe out there!
Reminder to check your wheels..
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Reminder to check your wheels..
It's not what you drive, it's how you drive. "Lap times matter"
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Re: Reminder to check your wheels..
Your fault for having too-stikey tires. Snow tires would not do this. Or switch to five inch wide wheels.
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Re: Reminder to check your wheels..
I have run on snows. They are not very fast. My lawn mower has 5” wheels...not fast either. You’re not very helpful Bruce. What happened to “Go faster!” Bruce?
It's not what you drive, it's how you drive. "Lap times matter"
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Re: Reminder to check your wheels..
It would be faster if it’s not your mower!!!!
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