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A true car enthusiast appreciates the time, effort and money put into ANY sort of car, modified in ANY sort of style, whether they may like it or not.
Chances are that hitting the kerb at anything other than straight-on will not have made a difference, regardless of size
Sure stamped steel wheels bend, but alloys break.
No need to put the boot in, when people are down.
Nick.
Nick,
Steel or aluminium or magnesium isn't the point. Chances are that a tyre with more sidewall depth would have cushioned and spread the impact loading over a far greater area of the wheel rim which would have been much more likely to escaped unscathed. Of course it might not have since I don't know the exact details of the incident that caused that damage, but the chances are that it would.
I'm not "putting the boot in", I'm trying to make a serious point about the (non) suitability of ultra low profile tyres on cars that are used on the public roads (nor even for racing in most circumstances). They lack the compliance required to protect the wheel rim, among other significantly problematic characteristics that make them somewhat dangerous.
This problem is largely avoidable by not fitting such seriously low profile tyres, 50 series looks fine and all else being equal have as much sidewall stiffness as is required for excellent steering response and sharp handling.
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