well i was going down the highway in town and my wheel came off my car when i was going about 50 mph...scarey stuff, but im alright and no one else was injured either. anyway, my question is that a mechanic said i need a new spline assembly. where can i find this, is there another name for it? i also need new fenders, front bumper, turnsignals, even my headlight housing cracked. anyone with any info, thanks.

destroyed fender


this is where the rotor ground down after sliding on it for about 100 feet


messed up bumper(all the tabs ripped off the top too)


cracked headlight housing


inside of the rim after it battled with the rotor and popped off; i chased it for about 100-150yards



Modified by LSracing94 at 7:58 AM 9/18/2008


Modified by LSracing94 at 7:03 PM 9/18/2008

 

Im thinking he might be talking ''hub assembly..'' unsure though..

glad your okay..

did you look on youtube to see if anyone caught it on video?

 

I laughed when I saw the title of the thread. Seriously though, look for the exterior pieces at a dismantler.

 

I want pictures.

 

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i'll take some pics in a little bit and post em up

 

I heard of something like this happeing to some dude when they tried to steal his rims

 

wow man poor teggy ... glad your ok though.. I always wondered how bad it would be if this happened.. any idea how it happened? missing lugs? loose lugs? combination of both... i guess thats why the get torqued to 80 ft/lbs

 

My wife was driving her 98' Epedition on 22's when she turned the corner and the wheel took off across the field. It wrinkled the fender behind the wheel and destoyed the disc and lugs of course. We were fortunate that she was going slow to turn the corner, she was about a mile from getting on the hwy. That might have rolled the truck.


I found out after that happen, talking to people, that alloy wheels are known for the lugs coming loose from the constant expansion and contraction from heating and cooling of the wheel. I was told by a wheel shop that it's best to check alloy wheels, especially after market wheels every month for proper torquing.

 

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I found out after that happen, talking to people, that alloy wheels are known for the lugs coming loose from the constant expansion and contraction from heating and cooling of the wheel. I was told by a wheel shop that it's best to check alloy wheels, especially after market wheels every month for proper torquing. </TD></TR></TABLE>

wow good info to know

 

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wow good info to know</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah i never heard that either, good info

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by steveo135 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow man poor teggy ... glad your ok though.. I always wondered how bad it would be if this happened.. any idea how it happened? missing lugs? loose lugs? combination of both... i guess thats why the get torqued to 80 ft/lbs </TD></TR></TABLE>
apparently i hit a pothole, which bent my hub assembly, which made my wheel wobble, which shearded the lugs off.

 

always TQ them to 75 or 80 ftlbs

 

i say that the rotor won the battle againt the wheel.

 

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I found out after that happen, talking to people, that alloy wheels are known for the lugs coming loose from the constant expansion and contraction from heating and cooling of the wheel. I was told by a wheel shop that it's best to check alloy wheels, especially after market wheels every month for proper torquing. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I will definately keep that in mind... good to know.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by exist12 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i say that the rotor won the battle againt the wheel. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I second that.

Sorry for the tragedy... that sucks

 

Wow...scary stuff.

Time for a JDM front end! Good luck getting it all fixed.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bakertime &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow...scary stuff.

Time for a JDM front end! Good luck getting it all fixed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i was thinking more of a 98+ front with a oem type r lip. i had a jdm front once before and i think it looks really nice, but also reminds me of an accord and its a complete theive magnet in NJ

 

glad you're okay and that your rampant wheel didnt kill someone.

were u using factory lugs on aftermarket wheels or aftermarket lugs on factory wheels by any chance?

 

i was using gorilla lugs on swrilies

 

Damn, that's some crazy **** man... Good thing you're alright and you didn't cause any other accidents. That's the thing about potholes. I hit one once and it blew out my tire, nothing as bad as what happened to you. Hope you're able to put it back and better shape than before...

 

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were they acorn seat or tapered seat lugs?

 

holy ****!!! damnnn that sucks man.

 

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were they acorn seat or tapered seat lugs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i believe they are tapered. is that bad?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn, that's some crazy **** man... Good thing you're alright and you didn't cause any other accidents. That's the thing about potholes. I hit one once and it blew out my tire, nothing as bad as what happened to you. Hope you're able to put it back and better shape than before...</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh it will be hittin the streets cleaner and nicer than ever..

 

This happend to me once going 35mph in my jacked up 1979 F-150. Almost rolled the damn thing, and I had to climb down a cliff to get the tire. Make sure that no damage was created to the bolt holes on the rim. If they are egg shaped, it will no longer hold.

 

yeah i think the rim will actually be fine, and suprisingly enough, the tire is still alright lol