Pulled up to the drivethru of my favorite burrito place this morning to get my fix of carne guisada. The line was moving extremely slow so I whipped the wheel and decided to pull up front and just go in--bad choice. I knew it was close but thought I could make it. I didn't. The right front wheel hit the curb with a loud 'clank'. I felt a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach (maybe not as bad as drop-top's when he saw the huge cloud of smoke blowing out the back of his truck at 110 ). When I got out to survey the damage I was shocked. Believe it or not I had hit exactly on the outer wheel weight--you know, the one we all hate because it messes up the looks of our rims. After cleaning all the paint flecks off the rim and tire, there is no visible damage to the rim! The weight was toast and I'll have to get it re-balanced... that's OK. Think I'll go buy a lotto ticket today...

 

Lucky bastid!

 

Must be clean living...
share the wealth with the lottery .

 

wow, that is lucky! wish i had luck like that

 

Got it balanced this afternoon... checked closer--no damage. The guys at the tire shop were incredulous as well.

 

Slingshot, I did the same thing at my local bank drive-thru.

 

Did it get your rim?

 

No, it hit the weight, just like yours.

 

Wow. What are the odds? Two lucky bastids .

 

I think they can balance rims and only put weights on the inside. I am about 90% sure. But the way you guys drive that might not be a good thing, but for looks it is the way to go.

 

yeah, they can do that. the weights stick on the inside of the rim. A few guys here have them. I might go for it when i need new tires, and i'll also get chrome valve stems also...

 

Grrr! I wish I had that luck. I pulled into a space with my L which I thought I would get into... NOPE! I heard a nice screach and scratch... I got the same feelin in my stomache. I look at the time, and I have a nice road rash about 1/10 of my rim's lip....

-Mike