Do not Do Business with AFS WHEELS!

Clearly you HIT something. Low profile wheels/tires are MUCH more prone to this kind of damage because the tire cant absorb the impact. If your tire pressure was low, then that makes the situation all the worse. No wheel company can guarantee their wheels against such road hazards. It's up to you the driver to keep your tire pressure up to spec and AVOID road hazards, especially if you're running very low profile wheels/tires. This is not AFS's fault.

LJH

Wow, you really shouldn't post those pictures, because you DID hit something. That's what happens whe you drive on normale streets with tires that are as thick as rubberbands. I've seen it WAY too many times and I am sure Tim has too. I bought my rims from AFS and had an "issue" with hub caps and was both pleasently surprised and pleased with the outcome.

Look at the picture, it's MAYbe 3" tall. Seen it a million times with the rice boys and their huge rims and rubberband tires. They hit a fist sized rock and there is not enough tire to absorb the impact. I would never let that ASE mechanic Christopher Brown work on my car either. ASE just means you passed a test, it doesn't mean you have a viable IQ.

I agree with many ppl saying you hit something so it's your fault... you should be keeping up with your own crap & not expecting it to maintain itself. On the other hand, the AFS guy Tim repeatedly promised new wheels & what not and never delivered really... spanning over 2 months. I think both parties are at fault. Sorry, just my .02 cents.

-Mike

hm, I agree. That isn't a whole lot of tire to protect the wheel. Even then, the guy at AFS should NOT promise him new wheels then. He should reply that the wheels were damaged by hitting an object and maybe give him a discount on replacements or something. Don't promise things you can't back. Remove NO-SPAM from email address when replying

Eeehh, he probably said "I will be glad to replace defective rims" and when he got them saw they were not truely defective.

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This whole thread has reminded me how important it is to make sure your tires are properly inflated, especially low profile tires. I just checked my 17" OEM Bullitt rims/tires today... went down to 25 psi from sitting for a few weeks in extreme cold weather. I quickly brought them back up to 30 psi before taking the car out. Can't be lazy about this sort of thing, especially in the winter with tons of potholes all over, etc. Air pressure can make the difference between a blow-out and no blow-out, especially with these modern low-profile skins. Make sure you have a high quality tire gauge, and be sure to check `em often!

yup, very true. I check them about once a month, depending on how 'needy' they are for air. Usually once a month is good for my car. As a matter of fact last time I did check after a month I didn't even have to add any. I also run a little higher pressure than what the factory says. I've experience a lot better wear this way. before that the tires would always wear out on the sides, after going to 35 they wear even. I noticed Ford now states to go with 32 psi on my 03. I still go a bit higher than that. Will have to see how the 03 tires wear. Previous car was a 95

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Agreed. I have a set of ASF wheels and have had no problem at all. They actually oversold the set I originally wanted and called to tell me that I couldn't buy them. Before I could get a word in, they offered me a better set for the same price and then shipped them overnight FREE of charge. Couldn't have been happier.

P.S. I hit two HUGE potholes on the way home today. When I say hit, I mean, HIT. Wheels are fine.:)

Just a thought on that issue, if they are over inflated, it may reduce traction.