ZZRider
Well-known member
Anyone have problems with cracked rims before?
I have a set of HRE 541's I purchased in 1999.
Last year I found a crack in one of my front rims. Sent it to HRE to be replaced/repaired. They supposedly replaced the rim and put my front piece back on, since they are 3-piece rims.
I recently noticed an air leak from my right front tire. The leak is getting worse, tire is now flat when it sits for over 24hrs. It loses 1 lb of pressure every 15-20 minutes while driving. I took it in to the Goodyear dealer, and they found the tire was fine but there is a prominent crack in my rim, I can see it bubbling from the crack when the soap is applied. I heard some horror stories this weekend of rims breaking apart at highway speeds, and do not feel it safe to drive now. I have some CCW rims on order. I plan to contact HRE once I get my new rims. I'm not sure if this is the one they replaced or a second one.
Some corvette friends I saw last week mentioned that they had heard of others with cracked rims, including HREs. Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this problem with HREs or other brands in particular.
I guess this is just an FYI. I had not heard much about this before.
I have a set of HRE 541's I purchased in 1999.
Last year I found a crack in one of my front rims. Sent it to HRE to be replaced/repaired. They supposedly replaced the rim and put my front piece back on, since they are 3-piece rims.
I recently noticed an air leak from my right front tire. The leak is getting worse, tire is now flat when it sits for over 24hrs. It loses 1 lb of pressure every 15-20 minutes while driving. I took it in to the Goodyear dealer, and they found the tire was fine but there is a prominent crack in my rim, I can see it bubbling from the crack when the soap is applied. I heard some horror stories this weekend of rims breaking apart at highway speeds, and do not feel it safe to drive now. I have some CCW rims on order. I plan to contact HRE once I get my new rims. I'm not sure if this is the one they replaced or a second one.
Some corvette friends I saw last week mentioned that they had heard of others with cracked rims, including HREs. Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this problem with HREs or other brands in particular.
I guess this is just an FYI. I had not heard much about this before.
