Broken Wheel, Anyone had this problem (Pics)

Face · 02-20-2012, 10:32 PM

Damn... rear lower arm busted, side airbags deployed... How's your neck?

Physics were against you in this instance, nothing more. I can't imagine your damage would be a reflection of poor quality parts.

Haulnz · 02-21-2012, 02:15 AM

What really happened ?

Carbon_z · 02-21-2012, 03:41 AM

Mine snapped off along with the Spindle, wheel hub, caliper and wheel of course. But yours did the opposite.

ChrisSlicks · 02-21-2012, 06:47 AM

I've seen it happen on track mid-corner where the wheel fails due to fatigue, now that would be scary. Driver rolled multiple times and landed on the other side of the safety barrier.

In your case I think you got lucky the wheel failed so that it didn't rip the rest of the suspension off the car.

Rockcrawler · 02-21-2012, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

I've seen it happen on track mid-corner where the wheel fails due to fatigue, now that would be scary. Driver rolled multiple times and landed on the other side of the safety barrier.

In your case I think you got lucky the wheel failed so that it didn't rip the rest of the suspension off the car.

Yes, generally you want the wheel to be the fuse and save the rest of the car, it's what circle track guys do and I've seen a lot of cast wheels break that way at the rock crawling comps, usually due to rollovers etc.

gsxr750 · 02-22-2012, 01:17 PM

These wheels shouldn't break at all from normal driving or cornering, if they break under normal driving conditions, then their is a design defect. Nissan should do a recall on them.

I can understand a wheel breaking due to a pot hole, hitting a curb, or after an accident, but not from normal day to day driving conditions.

While these new lite weight design mags look great, you can really see how flimsy they are, compared to a solid slotted mag as used in the past.

Another area that probably causes a lot of stress on the wheel is the tiny side wall, of todays wheel designs. When you had higher side walls the tires probably obsorbed a lot of the stress.

rebe945 · 02-22-2012, 01:21 PM

Shyt sorry to see this.

Jordo! · 02-21-2012, 02:54 PM

Wow -- that sucks! Hope you're okay!

Did you lose control while driving too fast and then break the wheel or did a wheel start to fail (which is unusual, but not impossible) and cause you to lose control?

That you said "the car started to shake then drift" makes it sound like the wheel (or some other suspension related component) was failing, causing you to lose control, and then the crash just did it in completely. What happened?

kenchan · 02-21-2012, 03:48 PM

so XXR and DRAG makes those 18's?

glad you weren't hurt, op.

Waiz · 02-21-2012, 03:49 PM

Wow!

There must be more to this..

KillerBee370 · 02-21-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

Wow!

There must be more to this..

I'm guessing it wasn't the wheel at all but a suspension component that failed and caused the impending slide into the curb which of course totally detonated that wheel!

Of course wheel fatigue could play a roll but these are forged Rays are they not? Not saying it couldn't happen but unless a bunch of other hard driving/careless factors are at play here, I wouldn't guess that to be the case.

I mean I'm riding on gravity cast wheels and after 22k miles and 4 track days, they're holding up quite well (testament to Axis btw). It pays to get under the car and check things out from time to time.

Waiz · 02-21-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

I'm guessing it wasn't the wheel at all but a suspension component that failed and caused the impending slide into the curb which of course totally detonated that wheel!

Of course wheel fatigue could play a roll but these are forged Rays are they not? Not saying it couldn't happen but unless a bunch of other hard driving/careless factors are at play here, I wouldn't guess that to be the case.

I mean I'm riding on gravity cast wheels and after 22k miles and 4 track days, they're holding up quite well (testament to Axis btw). It pays to get under the car and check things out from time to time.

I believe that the Base 18" wheels are cast and made by Enkei

+1 on the OP hitting something, it happens

Scorpio0124 · 02-21-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mantella87

Glad you're okay, but your biggest problem is not the wheel judging from the pictures.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waizzz

Wow!

There must be more to this..

How fast you did you take that turn? Glad your OK

Kenny · 02-21-2012, 06:20 PM

Rotas are notorious for breaking under hard driving. This is the first I've seen of the OEM wheels breaking. OP might be on to something; but judging from the pics, it appears he "drifted" (understeered) into a curb at just the right angle with enough speed to cause the wheel to break.

tonythetiger · 02-21-2012, 07:08 PM

wow thats crazy, i have a set of stock 18s as well. glad ur safe!

02-21-2012, 03:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Carbon_z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,694 Drives: Carbon Fiber 370z Rep Power: 20	Mine snapped off along with the Spindle, wheel hub, caliper and wheel of course. But yours did the opposite. __________________ Full Carbon Fiber Nissan 370z "400zTT" Fully Built 4.0L Twin Turbo 1300hp, 1100whp. Follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/carbonz.

02-21-2012, 06:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 655	I've seen it happen on track mid-corner where the wheel fails due to fatigue, now that would be scary. Driver rolled multiple times and landed on the other side of the safety barrier. In your case I think you got lucky the wheel failed so that it didn't rip the rest of the suspension off the car. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

02-22-2012, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	These wheels shouldn't break at all from normal driving or cornering, if they break under normal driving conditions, then their is a design defect. Nissan should do a recall on them. I can understand a wheel breaking due to a pot hole, hitting a curb, or after an accident, but not from normal day to day driving conditions. While these new lite weight design mags look great, you can really see how flimsy they are, compared to a solid slotted mag as used in the past. Another area that probably causes a lot of stress on the wheel is the tiny side wall, of todays wheel designs. When you had higher side walls the tires probably obsorbed a lot of the stress. Last edited by gsxr750; 02-22-2012 at 01:31 PM.

02-22-2012, 01:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
rebe945 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: middleburg hts, ohio Posts: 491 Drives: 2009 370Z black 7at Rep Power: 17	Wow Shyt sorry to see this.

02-21-2012, 02:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 419	Wow -- that sucks! Hope you're okay! Did you lose control while driving too fast and then break the wheel or did a wheel start to fail (which is unusual, but not impossible) and cause you to lose control? That you said "the car started to shake then drift" makes it sound like the wheel (or some other suspension related component) was failing, causing you to lose control, and then the crash just did it in completely. What happened? __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

02-20-2012, 10:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Face Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 109 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 S/T Rep Power: 15	Damn... rear lower arm busted, side airbags deployed... How's your neck? Physics were against you in this instance, nothing more. I can't imagine your damage would be a reflection of poor quality parts.

02-21-2012, 02:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Haulnz Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 29 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	What really happened ?

02-21-2012, 03:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	so XXR and DRAG makes those 18's? glad you weren't hurt, op.

02-21-2012, 03:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 461	Wow! There must be more to this..

02-21-2012, 06:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kenny Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 330 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	Rotas are notorious for breaking under hard driving. This is the first I've seen of the OEM wheels breaking. OP might be on to something; but judging from the pics, it appears he "drifted" (understeered) into a curb at just the right angle with enough speed to cause the wheel to break. __________________

02-21-2012, 07:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
tonythetiger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SA, TX Posts: 1,035 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z PG MT Rep Power: 194	wow thats crazy, i have a set of stock 18s as well. glad ur safe! __________________ KWV3/Eibach/StillenG3/FI CBE+LTH+34Row/Uprev/SPL/SouthBendSS/QuaifeLSD/4.08/TommyKaira/Status/VolkZE40/AP Radical BBK/Seibon/Amuse/VIS/Sparco/WorksBellGTC/RJM/Nismo

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