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Mazdaspeed96743
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Bad rim?

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Hey everyone, A service area told me that one of my rims is bad, I think this is the one.. Is it still safe to run on my car or shall I not use it anymore?=

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yeah, in my opinion thats BAD! i would not ride on that. sometimes u can get away with a little bentness, but in your case i say junk it get a new one!
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jus put it on the front and do one big burnout till she pops :welder:
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I drove a car (albeit, a car that I didn't care about) that had a rim bent 3 or 4 times worse than that after I slammed it into a curb. Surprisingly it still reliably held air. Shook pretty bad on the freeway though. ;)
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To be on the safe side, get rid of that, and get another one from the junkyard that's in good shape.... either that, or get a new one. Your safety and others on the road is much more important.
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Seeing the look of your's compared to the ones I got from the junkyard, well, needless to say, I'm taking mine back for store credit...

I didn't think your rim was too bad, but after hearing everyone, now I know better.
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Thanks folks.
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