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Are the WS6 speedline wheels prone to cracks?

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Old 04-13-2008, 06:48 PM
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Default Are the WS6 speedline wheels prone to cracks?

i figured i'd pose this question. i've seen 2 sets for sal that have minor cracking on the interior lip, and i did not think anything of it, but this weekend i bought a set locally. when i got home and started to clean them i found a crack on the inside lip of one wheel! it's minor and holds air, but i like things to be correct, so i will not be JB welding it.

WTF!

so now i'm either going to get this one fixed or try to buy just one if i can.

if anyone has experience in this, or has 1 or 2 for sale... let me know!

i've been around lots of cars, and seen lots of wheel damage but this reminds me of an issue that Saab had with their 9-3 viggen wheels.
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i can get one tonite
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I had some with cracking on them, but the outsides were smashed sideways into a curb at 45 mph, so I assumed that the cause of the inside cracks.

The other 2 were mint, all came off of the same 30,000 mile car.

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I bought a set 2 years ago from a low mile 02 ws6 and have had no issues. They hold air, even while off the car all winter, and just visually inspected/cleaned/installed them yesterday and found no defects. Great wheels imo. I don't have one for sale though...



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