Cracked FD wheel on FC, how risky/what are my options?
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Cracked FD wheel on FC, how risky/what are my options?
So today I pull into Wal-Mart and the driver of the FD I was following pointed out that my rear right FD wheel was cracked. It looks pretty bad, similar to this picture where it seems to go all the way around:
Of course this happens the DAY before I planned on taking the 8 hour trip home to Jersey from southern Virginia, and I don't know what to do. If there was a replacement easily accessible I would have bought it already, but i'm a poor bastard and part of the reason for going home was to potentially sell the car. I've been reading quite a bit and hearing about people driving tons of miles on pretty heavily cracked wheels, but I dont know if I can trust it on an 8 hour drive. Are there any options for getting them temporarily fixed for the drive home? (Welding, etc.) Because i've got some wheels at home I could use, but not here.
I need help FAST so I can get home.
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Brian
Of course this happens the DAY before I planned on taking the 8 hour trip home to Jersey from southern Virginia, and I don't know what to do. If there was a replacement easily accessible I would have bought it already, but i'm a poor bastard and part of the reason for going home was to potentially sell the car. I've been reading quite a bit and hearing about people driving tons of miles on pretty heavily cracked wheels, but I dont know if I can trust it on an 8 hour drive. Are there any options for getting them temporarily fixed for the drive home? (Welding, etc.) Because i've got some wheels at home I could use, but not here.
I need help FAST so I can get home.
Thanks,
Brian
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How does it look from the inside of the rim? Is it cracked all the way through? I'm not sure if it would be worth welding it up for a temporary/permanent fix unless you did it yourself. You can always call up a wheel repair shop to see what they will quote you. A shop over here in WA charged a buddy of mine to fix his Skyline BBS wheels $300+. You can probably find someone cheaper, but it's just a thought.
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Although you might be able to make it all the way (straight-ahead mild accel & decel driving won't put much stress on it), I don't think you should chance it. The penalty if it breaks completely is too great.
However, if you have no choice but to use it, stop every 50 miles or so to make sure the other spokes are not cracking. If another spoke starts to crack also, you will have to drive very slow and inspect even more often to prevent a disaster.
If you have the time, you can investigate companies that claim to be able to repair damaged wheels, but I don't think I'd trust a repair in this location.
Post a wanted ad - someone is bound to have a fully functional, but scraped-up wheel that they'd sell cheap.
However, if you have no choice but to use it, stop every 50 miles or so to make sure the other spokes are not cracking. If another spoke starts to crack also, you will have to drive very slow and inspect even more often to prevent a disaster.
If you have the time, you can investigate companies that claim to be able to repair damaged wheels, but I don't think I'd trust a repair in this location.
Post a wanted ad - someone is bound to have a fully functional, but scraped-up wheel that they'd sell cheap.
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I'm sure there are plenty of other FD wheels for sale and places I could go, but I really have hardly any money OR time since I am leaving tomorrow afternoon.
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Originally Posted by Ocelot
but I really have hardly any money OR time since I am leaving tomorrow afternoon.
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I was the person in the fd that pointed out the crack. It looks a LOT worse than that pic, I'm pretty sure it goes all the way through.
Brian, I would NOT drive on that wheel for more than a few miles. Like I suggested earlier, I would try to pick up a wheel locally, either from another fd owner or a cheap wheel of the same size.
Brian, I would NOT drive on that wheel for more than a few miles. Like I suggested earlier, I would try to pick up a wheel locally, either from another fd owner or a cheap wheel of the same size.
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Originally Posted by afterburn27
I was the person in the fd that pointed out the crack. It looks a LOT worse than that pic, I'm pretty sure it goes all the way through.
Brian, I would NOT drive on that wheel for more than a few miles. Like I suggested earlier, I would try to pick up a wheel locally, either from another fd owner or a cheap wheel of the same size.
Brian, I would NOT drive on that wheel for more than a few miles. Like I suggested earlier, I would try to pick up a wheel locally, either from another fd owner or a cheap wheel of the same size.
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Get an FC rim and bolt it on, or some other 5 lug wheel that fits, such as 300zx, etc. 5x114 rims that will bolt up to this car are not exactly hard to get. I wouldnt drive on it at high speeds, so just stick some other **** on there until you can resolve the situation later with another stocker.
ON a similar note, my wife's millenia had a cord showing on a tire (fwd inside wear pattern that's easy to miss until it's too late) so I stuck my FD rims on it for a few days until I got time to go to the tire store. They worked fine, but they were obviously offset out about an inch more than her stockers.
ON a similar note, my wife's millenia had a cord showing on a tire (fwd inside wear pattern that's easy to miss until it's too late) so I stuck my FD rims on it for a few days until I got time to go to the tire store. They worked fine, but they were obviously offset out about an inch more than her stockers.
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Go somewhere with a welder say a muffler shop and throw some weld on there, that will probably get you home and then you can replace without having to buy a rim where your stuck.
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Originally Posted by diyman25
dont you have spare ? try to get a Mustang wheel. they are 114.3x5. it might be cheaper too
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I've got a question. If I can find one temporary replacement, and it didn't have the same tire size or something, where would be the best bet to put it? Front or rear? The one thats messed up is the rear right, but the rest are fine. I'm looking bare minimum, so would it be fine to just get one different one for the ride home?
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I don't really see how...that's no different in the diff's eyes than going around a long, sweeping turn, and that's what a diff is designed to do...differentiate between wheel speeds. Doing so for 3 seconds or 30 minutes, I can't see how one is any different to the other. Perhaps the older LSD diffs with clutches, but not a torsen or viscous style. BUt, I could be wrong, being no LSD/differential expert.
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I don't think think it's good for it to be turning at such different speeds contunuously. Sweeping turns are one thing, different sized tires are another.
I'm no expert either. But I do speek from experiance. When I was in high school I ran two different tires on the back of my FC (for a not so temporary replacement) and was replacing the diff not long after.
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I'm no expert either. But I do speek from experiance. When I was in high school I ran two different tires on the back of my FC (for a not so temporary replacement) and was replacing the diff not long after.
--Alex