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Originally Posted by Robaxe
Agree! But if the rim cracks first due to defect in the rim the tyre will go out of round! Ad how big a pot hole wll it take to crack a rim? Do you think a $1600 dollar rim should crack easily, ip mean it does have a inflated tyre on and it's not like its direct to the rim! Also being the rear rim why hasn't the front rim been damaged also?
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A crack in a rim due to a manufacturing fault will not automatically mean the rim will go out of round. It's also not hard to damage a rear rim and not the front, hit a gutter rounding a corner, hit a pothole changing lanes or cornering etc. I've repaired dozens of damaged rims and all were wearing tyres. It's not hard at all to damage a rim these days with lower profiles and poorly maintained roads. Are you sure the wife hasn't hit a gutter or pothole or the dealers apprentice didn't do the last service test drive and hit something.
Trouble is even if it hasn't been hit it's going to be hard to prove. You could try taking the rim to a reputable tyre shop and getting them to examine the tyre. They might certify that the tyre has no damage which would boost your case. Pretty much every rim I've repaired had a damaged tyre. There should almost always be a scuff at the very least corresponding to the damaged area.
Also just cause Jeep put a price of $1600 on a factory rim doesn't mean it's any better than a $200 aftermarket rim. Price doesn't make it stronger. Factory Toyota Landcruiser rims for example are made by ROH and you could at the time buy the ROH version way cheaper than from a dealer.
