I got cut off leaving my bank and it was either the bimbo with her head buried in her purse or the curb... that's why I have rash on one wheel now. The stock wheels... well, I had some fun in the snow and decided to hold a slide even though I was going to drift over into the deeper snow that was plowed into the median. Problem is, there was a concrete median under that snow...

On a day-to-day, if you're careful, you'll never hit a curb. Even parallel parking in the city, I've never hit one in the good car. Ya just have to be careful.
My beater car though? Half the time I bounce the curb just because I don't care and it saves me 0.05 seconds of parking time.

 

When parking don't get so damn close to the curb that you rub...that's what does it...



Basically...curb rash=someone in need of parking lessons

 

Be very careful the first day you get the new wheels mounted. Until you know your cars new width to the exact inch each time you park it exercise extreme caution. I have a slight touch of rash on one wheel, happened the first day I got the wheels and second time I parked with them, never happened again.

 

usually curb rashes are caused by drunk drivers

or if there is a real big pot hole

 

your solution

just dip them in chrome and youll be good

 

as I said, I can never recall curbing my tires on any car I have ever owned..


but seeing it seems to be such a problem, I was left with 2 directions of thought.

1 = it's common because our curbs are too high for the larger diameter wheels, so there is no protection (tire sidewall) for the rim.


2 = you all are really bad drivers..... :mrgreen:

 

I think part of it is the wide turning radius of the LX front suspension, also the length of the car is a factor.

I curbed up two rims on my RT when I still had it making narrow turns out of an ATM drive up once, and in a parking lot with a narrow angle turn out of its parking lot. The car was simply too long to negotiate the turn without hitting curb, and the first thing to make contact with these rims/tires seems to be the rim, not the tire.

I didnt have the problem when I had the stocker rims on my RT, because the 18's had enough sidewall to hit curbs first. Not that I park by hitting curbs, but the LX'es are big cars and you're bound to get too close at some point, especially where I drive where there are lots of tall old curbs that love to chew up rims.

My SRT8's rims were already rashed up when I got it, so now I dont worry about it.

as I said, I can never recall curbing my tires on any car I have ever owned..

but seeing it seems to be such a problem, I was left with 2 directions of thought.

1 = it's common because our curbs are too high for the larger diameter wheels, so there is no protection (tire sidewall) for the rim.

2 = you all are really bad drivers..... :mrgreen:

 

I have a few knicks on my front right side Razorstar rim. Although it came from a HAMMER my father in law used to loosen a bolt which was over-tightened. I had a flat, and needed to change the wheel. He didn't hit the bolt every time.... I was less than pleased....:wtf: He will not be allowed within 10 feet of the Magnum. :wink:

 

Dad-in-law never heard of a breaker bar eh?

 

I Curbed My Axis Rear Wheel Sliding Around A Corner Before And Screwed Up Tha Alignment !! Ha Ha

 

^LMFAO....gotta love the inlaws

 

I always thought the dubs with short sidewall tires were ridiculous. They are prone to damage. A simple pot-hole, or tight turn in a drive-thru restaurant can be a wheel killer. Until you have owned 20"+ wheels (for more than a years time), you really can't understand how many hazards there really are. Curb rash is only one possibility . . . I hit a median island (better that than a head-on collision) and because of the short sidewalls . . . cracked a wheel.

In addition to my 300C (with 22's) I own several other vehicles. . . all with 15", 16", and 18" wheels. I never need to worry about curb rash or wheel damage with them.

I must say that the 22's definately get peoples attention and make the car stand-out. They are not practical, just like vertical doors aren't either.....I think they are more of a fashion statement.

 

dont park too close to a curb. make wide right turns and you will be okay lol

it will take you awhile to get used to.

 

dont park too close to a curb. make wide right turns and you will be okay lol

it will take you awhile to get used to.

The person that I got the SRT rims off of aviously had problems
becuse there was a couple curb rashes on them....................

NOT SAYING ANY NAMES:roll:..................................J/K:Na_Na_Na_Na::mrgreen:

 

Curb rash is avoidable, BUT you need to be hyper-conscious of all the gotchas. In the past, my wife messed up many a rim at various drive-through banking and eating institutions. Never had a problem with parallel parking tho. Just don't take too much for granted, or rush yourself, and you should be OK. I actually worry more about damaging the SRT front-end on parking stops than rims. It's a good thing that damage there can't be seen easily, cuz mine aint pretty. I think it's worth the extra care, and time tho. Those CSRT8 rims are mighty pretty.............

 

I curbed one of my wheels as I did not notice that one lane at my local bank is slightly more narrow than the others... Was in a hurry, wasnt paying attention, use the drive thru lanes rarely to begin with but had NEVER had a clearance issue before... Pulling out, hit the pasenger curb...

Really sucked, I was there to drop a whopping $30.00 check in the bank, and the stop cost me much more in damage!

 

a lot of new tires have rim protectors on the sidewall its supposed to proctect you rims.

 

There are allot of drive throughs that make you cut it hard and have a curb on both sides. I actually got paranoid enough in one and made the line behind me back up.:doh:
Sure I was a jacka$$ for a few minutes but I have been rash free!!

 

well I don't do drive thrus very often, I have my own parking space at work.. and I can't remember the last time I had to parallel park or even park on a street....


so I should be ok... of course, as I said.. I can't recall having ever curbed any tires on any car I've owned.

 

It was a first for me too, when I put 20's on my RT.

Not having to deal with curbs on any kind of regular basis should help, though. Just stay out of the tight drive thru's or narrow ATM openings. And for GODS SAKE never go in a car wash that has one of those metal wheel guide thingies - those are murder!

so I should be ok... of course, as I said.. I can't recall having ever curbed any tires on any car I've owned.

 

I curbed my front 2 SRT8 wheels pulling into a car wash drive thru a couple months ago. One had a nice 8-10 in. gash along the lip. I came across a thread on CF and finished them up about a week ago. It was very easy and they came out looking brand new. I can take pics if anyone wants but their are plenty on the link.

http://www.chargerforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61618

 

oh no, that's a motal sin right there.. a drive thru car wash....

no freaking way...

hand wash or no wash....

on the few times I have been forced to the local "car wash" because Everette my detailer was on vacation, I told them to hand wash it..

do not put it thru their machine, if they did I would sue their ass right after I kicked the $hit of it...

i'm a good tipper though so they did as I asked.. and the next time I was there about 4 months later they remembered...

drive thru car wash..... never, ever, ever........ they should call it, drive thru scratch the crap out of my paint wash....

 

I don't have :mrgreen:

I also learn how to park a long time ago!!

 

1. got used driving around seven months on stocks, then curbed my new wheels at a drive thru at a bank (the bank was closed)

2. old man was getting onto my lane and had to move to the left and ended up curbing again but only the tire guard was messed up

other then that i usually park like 2 feet from the curb

 

Without a lot of :blah:,
I've come to the conclusion this is a 20" (or more) / shallow profile tire issue.

My sidewalls always "took it in the shorts" -- you all have to admit "scrubbing" a tire now and then on a curb --
you're really good or lying if you never had the experience. (But the tire profile was tall enough that the wheel was unaffected).

I never rashed a wheel until about 6-8 weeks ago: my 20" SRT wheels (after 17000+ curb rash free miles!) AND I did it twice within about 3 weeks to both rear wheels!

My 2 cents -- sh#t happens, but it's more likely with low profile tires.

(And no, it has nothing to do with being drunk . . .)

 

marc, ill give you bubble wrap with the wheels. glue them on and i think youll be able to avoid curb rash

but in all seriousness, just take turns slowly.. for some reason, when i make a sharp right turn in a parking lot, my rear right tire hits the curb.. so take wider turns

or when your tires wear out and your ready to purchase a new set:
1) make another burn out video for us
2) buy a tire with a sidewall protector (see photo #2 http://www.tirerack.com/wheels-techpage-1/150.shtml )

 

and yes, do not take your car to the scratch wash.. not only do they scratch your paint, but your wheels too

 

Bottom line is you have to revert back to the time before service in your car. No drive thru anything, no auto car washes, no anything. Get out of the car and walk to the store. In the snow/ice states, unless you walk, you have a much greater chance of scraping your wheels, even 16" wheels by sliding into things...yep, even at 5mph.

I noticed here in California some of the curbs are so tall you can play handball against them. WTF is up with that? :roll:

But I can say, I've never scraped any set of wheels on my Magnum (knock on wood knock on wood knock on wood).

But I did in a Durango 4x4 with stock 16" wheels. Go figure.

 

I would typically chalk it up to careless driving and not knowing the points of your car.

4 20 Foose = 0 rash and I park within an inch of curbs.
4 20 SRT = 0 Rash Same
4 18 RT's didnt have a mark on them until pops droped a frame tool on one

I have once run the tread of the tire into the crub, not the side.

Know your car, know where your parking take your time

Watch for the gotchas

Drive thrus around here are the big ones. No drifting in the snow

-Robert

 

I use a dremel tool with soft abrasive tips to smooth out any curb rash, and then polish the area with the rubber brush that you can get with it. If that works for you, using a heavier touch to get her smoother, and a lighter touch to get it smoothest, the brush will polish it out the best that can be done. Then get some clear coat, mask of the rest of the wheel and tire, and spray sparingly (to keep the aluminum from oxidizing over time). From there, allow it to dry for a day or two and then use mildly abrasive polish to remove "the line" where your clearcoat meets the factory clearcoat. Good luck on repairing the wheels.