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Steelhog
Sep 03, 2015Explorer
That photo of the wheel with the missing material around the bolt holes and the cracks is totally inconsistent with how alloy wheels are machined. I sold machine tools for 25 years including wheel lathes and NEVER saw a spotface or counterbore on the face that contacts the hub. To do that would add a machining operation which adds cost and weakens the wheel. I'm wondering if those wheels were altered by a wacko tire shop or a third party. Just looking at the photo it appears the counterbores look freshly machined while the rest of the wheel has some road grime. Something very wrong was done to those wheels either by mistake or on purpose but whatever the case I cannot believe they left the factory like that. ANY manufacturer that would not immediately recall a wheel like that or gives you a run around is crazy. Reporting this "manufacturing error" to the DOT an CC'ing Vision might get somebody's attention.
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