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On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:01:38 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 4/6/2021 7:10 PM, %% wrote:


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On 4/6/2021 1:32 PM, Frank wrote:



My current ride is a top of the trim line model that came with
taller
rims than the lower models. This necessitated lower aspect
ratio (45)
tires to maintain steering geometry, suspension and fit in the
wheel wells.

I like the car- but with less rubber and air between the rim
and the
pavement, it slams over manhole covers and even shallow pot holes.

The car is comfortable, powerful and loaded with all the
electronic
safety features- but is also a bit bigger than I like driving
these
days. I may just buy something smaller- though without
oversized rims!
* Just buy a set of the smallest rims that were available on the
car
(used from the wreckers they are pretty reeasonable - you might
even
come out ahead with the lower cost of the replacement tires) and
keep
enjoying what you have without the harshness on bumps.
Every time youtrade cars it costs you money - and you KNOW what you
have right now - any new used car purchase is a crap-shoot.


I understand that the low profile tires are more prone to go flat
and a hard pothole bump can cause damage to rims which must be
replaced.

Rims can often be repaired.* I had one fixed for $125.* New would
be about $600.

Much cheaper than that at a wreckers and easy to check that its fine.

On a 1 year old car with new style wheels you won't find them that
easily.

Quite easy now that most ship countrywide and do ebay etc.

One a 10 year old Ford Fusion, sure.


Like I said, GV80 22" wheels are about $600 on eBay.

Not used one from a wrecker on ebay.

Show me one. GV80 22"

This alloy wheel thing is just nuts.
I was sitting first up at a real long light the other day just
watching the cars go by and I saw exactly ONE with old school stamped
steel wheels. They all had spoked alloy wheels and most were unique to
that model and year car.
What's the deal with that?
I know I am not having a lot of luck finding a wheel for my Prelude
without shipping it in and they usually want to sell me 4. I can find
one that is close at a junk yard but not the same.
I just wanted a full sized spare since the well will hold one and I
have a donut in there now. The price for a used one that is even close
to the same seems to be about $100. I don't want one that bad.

One problem is a real junk yard is hard to find. Zoning made them
disappear in a lot of places. These days scrappers crush the cars and
ship them out.
The places that part cars out do it with their own people pulling,
cleaning up and selling the parts. I assume lawyers have struck again.
Sometimes those used parts places want almost as much as a new part.

Just sending these along, a lot of scrap in PA.

https://deerfootautoparts.com/

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Tekkie