Brentis

I have 18" Volk GTN's w/ Nitto 555's and for whatever reason both my front rims are not holding air. Both the tires and rims are relatively new. I took them off and inspected for nails/etc. and they looked perfect.

What else could the problem be - the valve? How do you fix?

Thanks!

AMRAAM4

your tires aren't holding air....rims are made of metal and dont require air

djantlive

could be faulty stem, punture not visible, bent rims.

if you can't tell, put it under water in a tub or something.

Brentis

good idea... tub.. rims aren't bent... thanks.

7racer

Brent,

I have a crack in my stock rim that we found after immersing it in a tub...

unless you hit potholes with both front tires....and considering that your car is a weekend warrior...I would check the stems...

maxcooper

Spray a little soapy water at the stems. Those seem to be the most likely culprit.

While cast aluminum rims tend to leak some air due to voids, I would expect the spun rims of the GTNs to leak less or not at all. If they are 3 piece, the junction of the rim halves could be leaking.

All tires leak air over time. Some leak faster than others.

How fast is your leak?

-Max

Brentis

3 days or so before down to 15psi. I sense they are the stems as well as they are rather long bent "L" shaped. It seems with a low profile tire the stem could take a beating during driving causing the L to bounce around leaking air. I'll explore it soon - I'll be changing my pads and will be the perfect opportunity. thanks!