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Old 02-21-2012, 05:13 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Waizzz View Post
Wow!

There must be more to this..
I'm guessing it wasn't the wheel at all but a suspension component that failed and caused the impending slide into the curb which of course totally detonated that wheel!

Of course wheel fatigue could play a roll but these are forged Rays are they not? Not saying it couldn't happen but unless a bunch of other hard driving/careless factors are at play here, I wouldn't guess that to be the case.

I mean I'm riding on gravity cast wheels and after 22k miles and 4 track days, they're holding up quite well (testament to Axis btw). It pays to get under the car and check things out from time to time.
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