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Old May 27, 2014 | 01:48 PM
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Well this completely ruins my week. Started to hear a funny noise the other day, thought it was my parking brake being loose. Take it to my mechanic and we take it for a ride and he thinks maybe wheel bearing. We put it up on the lift and what do I see?? CRACKED SPOKES! 2!!! I put konis on 2 months ago and they are set per the techs recommendations. I can't really recall hitting something other than just driving Southern California's lovely freeways. And I just put new tires on 6 months ago so new set of wheels is out of the question. Have to find an OEM c6 front now
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Old May 27, 2014 | 05:12 PM
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I certainly wouldn't blame the shocks....did you properly torque the lug nuts?
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Old May 27, 2014 | 05:33 PM
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Yeah I'm doubting it was the shock. And I can't recall taking it off in at least 45 days. I'm just surprised it cracked considering it's gm made. You can feel it behind the spoke on each one.
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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:24 PM
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That is scary, lucky you heard it instead of doing a track day.
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Old May 27, 2014 | 11:45 PM
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MY c6 rims did the exact same thing. Broke in the exact same place even. Mine were aftermarket and I think just a poorly made wheel that had seen too much torque. I caught mine pretty quickly too thankfully.
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