Mismatched rims bad for car? Help.

[Mrthemike]

Hey guys, I ran into a pothole last year so one of my winter rims is busted. Tire is fine.

Aside from aesthetics is there anything that can go wrong with the vehicle if I have 1 rim different from the other 3? Size would obviously be the same as it would fit the tire...

Rim, wheel, whatever.

 

[BlueAHR32]

Not in the short term. And even less if you don't push the car. I can see it throwing off the ABS a little bit and traction control (if wheel is on the front), but only if the wheel weights are drastically different. Miss-matched wheels wouldn't be good in a racing situation but on the street I don't see any problems with it.

 

[Mrthemike]

Eh, i just got a set of steelies for the winter instead.

 

[BlueAHR32]

Eh, i just got a set of steelies for the winter instead.

haha welcome to the club man. Bent three winter wheels last year, switched to steelies this year, never looking back :biggrin: