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Well today sucked..

4K views 31 replies 21 participants last post by  suss6052 
#1 ·
Took the wife out for dinner tonight pulling into the restaurant parking lot I caught some ice that was left over and slid my driver's side front tire into a curb. The tire popped immediately and scratched the hell out of the rim. I placed the spare on it and immediately began cursing at myself for being so stupid! I am taking it into the Ford dealer tomorrow in hopes that they have a replacement tire for me. As for the rim I don't know what to do, its not chipped, bent or anything just scuffed up. Also the tire pressure monitoring thing wont go off, I assume Ford will figure that one out. Just wanted to vent on one of the most idiotic things I have ever done in my short adult life.

-Ryan
 
#15 ·
I curbed a wheel with 89 miles on mine. I took it to a wheel repair specialist and got it fixed, 100 bucks (of course, it was just cosmetic, not bent).
 
#18 ·
If you think turning radius is bad with a Mk3, just try Ti Handling Pack (18 in. wheels). It's painful to get in and out of my parking spot behind the house... my F350 long bed crew cab dually is not much worse!
 
#19 ·
Ugh. Stop reminding me. You should see me trying to maneuver into my alley when the driveway is full. I feel like Jimmy Fallon in Taxi when he tries to make a 78-point turn.
 
#20 ·
lol TPMS is the most useless thing. Last winter I hit a pothole and blew out the sidewall of my brand new winter tire. I pulled into the next street, had the car parked, and was already on the phone for a minute before the car alerted me to low tire pressure. It's a joke.

As for what happened, sorry to hear it. Everybody does this kind of thing at least once in their life...and at least yours was an accident and not the "I think I can powerslide into that spot..." type of thing. You should be alright to just get it buffed out on the wheel. As for the alignment, definitely get it done either way. It'll be worth it in the end instead of the possibility that it needs it and something gets ruined because you don't get it.
 
#32 ·
The cars with the Ti handling package actually have steering radius limiters that prevent the car from turning the wheels quite as far. This is intended to prevent rubbing under all conditions, however as a consequence of this they actually have a wider turning radius than the normal Foci that came equipped from the factory with 15-17" wheels.

People have put the 18" wheels on their cars without the limiters and have yet to find an issue, but then again they aren't simulating all the abuse that Ford did when they tested these cars in development.
 
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