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EvoStevo
03-28-2009, 07:54 PM
So I lucked out and picked up this super-badass set of 15x7 MSW's at the junkyard today. I got home and upon further inspection I noticed this on one of the wheels:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/DSC_0174.jpg

It looks like the caliper got loose and took out some chunks of the inner part of the wheel. Is this safe? Can it be repaired?
thebornotaku
03-28-2009, 07:59 PM
I can't see what you're talking about.
volvo 4 life
03-28-2009, 08:01 PM
It looks a little worn but still useable.
EvoStevo
03-28-2009, 08:30 PM
I can't see what you're talking about.

I should've snapped a pic of one of the other wheels for reference. See the spots where the aluminum looks polished? Yeah, there's about 2-3 mm of material missing there.
dmcgee
03-28-2009, 08:42 PM
a comparison shot might help
DNAsEqUeNcE
03-28-2009, 08:44 PM
Nice auto'milling machine
fige
03-28-2009, 08:45 PM
ohhhh on the inside wall of the rim. i see it now
crazy0000
03-28-2009, 08:59 PM
looks too perfect for the caliper... Doesn't look dangerous yet.
GrandmaSideways
03-28-2009, 09:13 PM
hard to say, but should be okay.
500dollar744ti
03-28-2009, 09:44 PM
it'll be just fine.
240keith
03-28-2009, 09:50 PM
take it some where (wheel / tire store), and make sure it can still be balanced (that it didnt take to much out of one side / part...), other then that, it appears fine from here...

keith
Tenacious Todd
03-28-2009, 09:59 PM
Maybe R calipers will clear with that rim
:rofl:
GrandmaSideways
03-28-2009, 11:07 PM
Maybe R calipers will clear with that rim
:rofl:

Or maybe that's what happened...

QUICK BACK TO THE JUNKYARD!
Crazychopstick
03-28-2009, 11:33 PM
If all your MSWs were to race, that one would probably be the fastest.
EvoStevo
03-28-2009, 11:39 PM
Or maybe that's what happened...

QUICK BACK TO THE JUNKYARD!

Dammit, I knew I should've checked that car more thoroughly! Now I'll never know...lol. Here are some other pictures I took of the wheels:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/New%20wheels/DSC_0168.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/New%20wheels/DSC_0170.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/New%20wheels/DSC_0171.jpg
GrandmaSideways
03-28-2009, 11:54 PM
Look good

Nice BBS
thebornotaku
03-29-2009, 12:07 AM
digging the ground clearance. :rofl:
Jerd
03-29-2009, 04:20 AM
just think of it as weight reduction.
jagass
03-29-2009, 04:41 AM
What have you noticed?...
EvoStevo
03-30-2009, 08:58 PM
For those who couldn't see what I was talking about:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/DSC_0176.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/DSC_0177.jpg

and finally, here's a close-up of what the other three look like. Just delicious caked on brake dust
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Lightning_KP61/DSC_0178.jpg

I'm taking the wheels to a shop this week to get their opinion.