Bloody Shit NSW Roads

[dakman]

Just hit a pot hole and bent my 22's on my ve and it is now fu*kd!!!!!!!

$700 for a new 1 now! piece of shit , arrrrrr wish they would spend money on good things and fix the roads

[TVR-190]

sucks. id go stir up hell at local council, wont get anywhere but you will feel better

[nathan549]

oh man thats ****ed i feel for you man, ^^^ do exactly what he said will make you feel alot better . yeh nsw roads ****ign suck

[HamaTime™]

labour governments for ya

[Philthy]

If you are lucky and have a good council you might get some money out of them for the damages, just go in with a lot of photos and proof. It can't hurt to give it a go anyway

[M01ST]

My mate hit a roo, took it too the council and they said there a kangaroo signs up and he took picks of the damage and the roo and took a video of the road from one end to another.There were no signs so they paid up.

[andyman]

as stated before, take pictures of the damage, take pictures of the hole etc etc, forward them to the relevant road owner either, rta or council and seek damages, they do it too, i know a few people who have done it

[TMM]

the council will laugh at you and tell you it's your fault for running such low profile tyres. Seriously anything above 19" is stupidly impractical for Australian roads.

[Grennan]

Yeah here in Vic theres a notorious part of the Freeway that is known as the Monash Speedbump. Its caused a few bent rims and people have gone and complained to VicRoads and have got money out of someone.

[TVR-190]

the council will laugh at you and tell you it's your fault for running such low profile tyres. Seriously anything above 19" is stupidly impractical for Australian roads.

VE's come out with rims over 19''

[Morton]

VE's come out with rims over 19''

Which are impractical for Australian roads When you're riding on licorice straps, the rest of your suspension has to work overtime to compensate, and as a result bushes/bearings don't last as long

Gone are the days of getting fifteen years out of a set of shocks.

[M01ST]

I agree, Im thinking of getting some VY SS rims or similar instead of running 19" vx gts rims.

[dakman]

yea i was going to winge and complain to council but they patched the whole the next day, unlucky for me!! the rim is at the shop atm and they are going to try and re roll it but if they cant its guna set me back $700 for a new one... they said the tyre looks all fine but they wont 100% know if its fine till they put it back on the rim, i get it back on thursday fingers crossed!!

[Swordsy]

yea i was going to winge and complain to council but they patched the whole the next day, unlucky for me!! the rim is at the shop atm and they are going to try and re roll it but if they cant its guna set me back $700 for a new one... they said the tyre looks all fine but they wont 100% know if its fine till they put it back on the rim, i get it back on thursday fingers crossed!!

Did you take it to Promac in Cardiff? I've taken a few rims there before and he's been bloody awesome, and cheap too (bout $100 for a cracked and bent rim off a pothole)

[Calaber]

What is your tyre profile? With 22's, you must be running rubber bands - no wonder your rim was damaged.

22's shouldn't be sold in Australia - the roads just aren't good enough.

[pjdm1980]

What is your tyre profile? With 22's, you must be running rubber bands - no wonder your rim was damaged.

22's shouldn't be sold in Australia - the roads just aren't good enough.

You can't stop selling big rims just because of pot holes(AND IT"S THEIR CASH, THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE!) it's just a bit of common sense, do your best to keep your eye on the road. I've had stuffed side walls on my 17's from dodgy roads!
They proved massive rims with super low profiles don't give you as much grip as a set of 17, 18 or even 19's on Top Gear Australia!

[dakman]

tyre profile are 245-30-22 and they are khumo sports or something like that, which cost $700 a tyre lol


yea i know they dont give much grip but they look shit hot, way better then 17's and 18's... always swerve to miss pot holes bit it was at 12.00 at night on a bit of road they were fising up in the poring down rain and i couldnt see a thing..

no i didnt take it to promac, took it to where i bought the wheels from, tyre power at wickham but if they keep tooling around i will take it to promac for sure.

[Calaber]

You can't stop selling big rims just because of pot holes(AND IT"S THEIR CASH, THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE!) it's just a bit of common sense, do your best to keep your eye on the road. I've had stuffed side walls on my 17's from dodgy roads!
They proved massive rims with super low profiles don't give you as much grip as a set of 17, 18 or even 19's on Top Gear Australia!

Rooster

Dead right, you can't stop people buying these wheels if they want them. My point is that with our shit roads and the high risk of damage to the wheels, tyres and suspensions, where is the common sense in marketing them here? There isn't any, I guess - money talks.

[TMM]

VE's come out with rims over 19''

And this somehow justifies it as being practical?

[tivoom]

I would say your rim is already at promac I think its the only place in newie that dose rim repairs (ozzys use to send there there befor they shut down)
Promac are always flat out if you get the chance call in there one day they get rims with 6inch picecs taking out of them and fix them like new

What road did this happen on cos all roads a ***d in newie

[STEALTHY™]

Come to adelaide for a week or so.

After that, you'll LOVE NSW roads

[CANYONERO]

second that

[dakman]

I would say your rim is already at promac I think its the only place in newie that dose rim repairs (ozzys use to send there there befor they shut down)
Promac are always flat out if you get the chance call in there one day they get rims with 6inch picecs taking out of them and fix them like new

What road did this happen on cos all roads a ***d in newie

Happened in the walsend area, got my rim back 2day, ots perfect now, cost $120 and yes they sent it to promac lol, now im keeping my eyes open on the road for potholes even more so then i did before...