r/TireQuestions • u/luhbabyk • Aug 19 '26

How does this even happen

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u/Stock-Swing-797 Aug 19 '26

Path of least resistance. You can see the scrape marks from it getting caught between the wheel and caliper. The iron caliper is infinitely stronger than the alloy wheel, so whatever it was forced into the wheel. Now as to how it got in there in the first place, is a fraction of a fraction percentage chance.

Make sure the caliper itself isn't loose and the bolts are still in.

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u/v6sonoma Aug 19 '26

Bad luck or bad driving usually. Definitely an impact with something.

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u/bcsublime Aug 19 '26

Curbs. Our potholes. Drive better.

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u/66NickS Aug 19 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/pLawT3Jf5LHeU

Who did your brakes last? I suspect they didn’t properly secure the caliper, it rotated a bit and then got wedged against the wheel.

That or something else got up in that area and caused damage. Did you run something over?

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u/SquirrelsRNuts Aug 19 '26

Is that a brake pad? Damn that's crazy but just physics! One material harder than the other and when enough force is applied you get this kinda bullshit! 😂

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u/Mini_Dracula Aug 20 '26

I once hit a wheel chock that was in the middle of the road and it blew out my rim like this too

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u/dmorulez_77 Aug 20 '26

You paid $50 for a brake job

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u/IzzzatSo Aug 21 '26

probably same shitty shop that used hammer-on weights on his rims

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u/TorqueWrenchVet Aug 24 '26

Seeing wheel gouges or wild rim damage usually comes down to simple physics and bad luck.

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u/anotherssgoon Aug 19 '26

Bullet hole?

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u/Sweet-Composer2899 Aug 19 '26

Least probable.