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The organization I'm interning with has a Mazda5 minivan in their fleet. They got it used and had to replace the wheels as one was cracked and bent because of it hitting a pothole. From looking at it, the crack doesn't seem to go all the way through, but the bend is pretty bad.
Is there anyone in the area who could possibly fix it?
The car actually does have 4 17inch steelies on it now that a repair shop bought and put on. They are 17 by 6.5 like the original, but something makes me think that the offset must be off because when full with people, the inside of the fender rubs against the tire and chews it up. I looked at the offsets on the old wheels and they are 52.5mm. I took the steelies off to check them for markings of an offset and saw no obvious indication of the offset, just a couple of "606"s etched in and a single "708" etched in.
I'm not sure how offsets work, but if the offset is bigger does that mean the wheel sticks out more? The new wheels definitely have a different offset that causes the tire to rub.
Is it fair game for me to go the shop and demand that we get new wheels? They were the ones who picked the wheels out and they obviously got ones that make the tires rub and get destroyed. Also to add to my case in accusing them of being negligent in picking the new wheels, they failed to install hub centric rings so the wheels weren't properly centered.
What do ya'll think?
Is there anyone in the area who could possibly fix it?
The car actually does have 4 17inch steelies on it now that a repair shop bought and put on. They are 17 by 6.5 like the original, but something makes me think that the offset must be off because when full with people, the inside of the fender rubs against the tire and chews it up. I looked at the offsets on the old wheels and they are 52.5mm. I took the steelies off to check them for markings of an offset and saw no obvious indication of the offset, just a couple of "606"s etched in and a single "708" etched in.
I'm not sure how offsets work, but if the offset is bigger does that mean the wheel sticks out more? The new wheels definitely have a different offset that causes the tire to rub.
Is it fair game for me to go the shop and demand that we get new wheels? They were the ones who picked the wheels out and they obviously got ones that make the tires rub and get destroyed. Also to add to my case in accusing them of being negligent in picking the new wheels, they failed to install hub centric rings so the wheels weren't properly centered.
What do ya'll think?
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