Cracked wheel with no impact

cooltoy · 01-16-2014, 09:15 AM

I agree with the scratch assessment. Looks hand made - like scratched with a nail.

ckubojiri · 01-16-2014, 10:05 AM

Thanks for the input. Never experienced wheel issues before. Sucks cosmetically, but I save money and time. Can't say I was unhappy about that.

SouthArk370Z · 01-16-2014, 10:19 AM

Pull the wheel off and see if the crack shows up on the back side.

Unless you are 100% certain it is NOT a crack, I'd get it checked by someone that knows what they are doing. Having a catastrophic failure at highway speeds doesn't sound pretty.

NissanFan · 01-16-2014, 11:09 AM

time to back off on them charburgers and cheeze fries...

Mike · 01-16-2014, 07:53 PM

Interesting. (the original post). The Z4 is my wife's car, so I don't go on Bimmer forums, but when I took her wheels off for powdercoating back in October, the tire shop found two cracks in one of the wheels. I had them repaired, and normally I dislike class action suits, but I did email that law firm on this one.

Mike · 01-16-2014, 07:55 PM

and she never hit anything

ckubojiri · 01-16-2014, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

and she never hit anything

Knowing what I know now that's a scary discovery. Everything I've recently read and heard from the dealer techs indicates it'd need to be a pretty significant impact to crack a wheel on your own. In other words, you'd remember it. Hope it works out in your favor if it ends up being a defect.

Nice "stable" btw

Mike · 01-16-2014, 08:54 PM

thanks, the mustang is now a frontier though

cossie1600 · 01-16-2014, 11:11 PM

Back when I used to work at tire shop, most of the wheel problems came from European cars. It's very seldom for them to crack like that, but I have seen plenty of out of balance wheels. It happens to almost all BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi and Saab.

Shotta · 01-18-2014, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Back when I used to work at tire shop, most of the wheel problems came from European cars. It's very seldom for them to crack like that, but I have seen plenty of out of balance wheels. It happens to almost all BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi and Saab.

Maybe because some Euro cars use magnesium alloy wheels which is super light weight but not as durable as aluminum. My magnesium BMW wheels are so light they practically float away once the tires are removed.

cooltoy · 01-17-2014, 01:23 PM

You deleted your post. Not fair.

NissanFan · 01-17-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

You deleted your post. Not fair.

JonSco · 07-17-2014, 11:02 PM

More examples here:

Stock 18's has anyone had the same issue. - 370Z Wheels & Tyres - Zclub - Australia's Largest Nissan 370Z and Nissan 350Z Forum

NissanFan · 01-17-2014, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

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01-16-2014, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
ckubojiri Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: los angeles Posts: 51 Drives: 370Z Chic M6 Sport Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the input. Never experienced wheel issues before. Sucks cosmetically, but I save money and time. Can't say I was unhappy about that. __________________ ...And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Nietzsche-

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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Pull the wheel off and see if the crack shows up on the back side. Unless you are 100% certain it is NOT a crack, I'd get it checked by someone that knows what they are doing. Having a catastrophic failure at highway speeds doesn't sound pretty. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

01-16-2014, 11:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
NissanFan Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: OG Land Posts: 435 Drives: off topic to the max Rep Power: 30	time to back off on them charburgers and cheeze fries... ckubojiri and falconfixer like this. __________________ All photoshopped. Oh wait, where's all my car picts?

01-16-2014, 07:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	Interesting. (the original post). The Z4 is my wife's car, so I don't go on Bimmer forums, but when I took her wheels off for powdercoating back in October, the tire shop found two cracks in one of the wheels. I had them repaired, and normally I dislike class action suits, but I did email that law firm on this one. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	and she never hit anything __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

01-16-2014, 09:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,982 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	I agree with the scratch assessment. Looks hand made - like scratched with a nail.

01-16-2014, 08:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	thanks, the mustang is now a frontier though __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	Back when I used to work at tire shop, most of the wheel problems came from European cars. It's very seldom for them to crack like that, but I have seen plenty of out of balance wheels. It happens to almost all BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi and Saab.

01-17-2014, 01:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,982 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	You deleted your post. Not fair. NissanFan likes this.

07-17-2014, 11:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
JonSco Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Queensland Posts: 1 Drives: 2009 370z Grey Rep Power: 11	More examples here: Stock 18's has anyone had the same issue. - 370Z Wheels & Tyres - Zclub - Australia's Largest Nissan 370Z and Nissan 350Z Forum

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