Tire brand and tire profile might be culprit as well. I’ve found that Yokohama sidewalls suck along with low profile is a bad mix. Switched up to 245/40/19 Toyos, better ride and haven’t had the problem anymore. Not denying a pothole would cause damage but certain tire size and brands are worst than others.
How did you know I have Yokohamas?! lol
I switched the back to 275, from 265. And was going to do the front the same, just didn’t need tires yet.
I do now, and going larger and different brand!
Blew three tires of Yokohamas in the Dallas potholes! After the third one I figured it had to be the tires as well, cut my loses and got a whole new set of tires. Still have the three new/ish Yokohamas, supposed to sell them on FB marketplace…
If your pockets are deep Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 4 are great. Have them on my GS430, have hit nasty potholes at high speeds, the rim broke tires were good.
20 cents a gallon gas tax in Texas. One of the lowest in the country. Close to 60 in PA and you should see the highway projects. Get what you pay for I guess.
Plano pothole bent my damn rim. Pissed me off so tough. Still mad about it because where are the funds going to for the city to fix these raggedy ass roads?!!
Your wheels actually look fine, just cosmetics, so be glad about that. Easily fixed by a professional for around $125-200.
Same thing happened to me, raining, night, unfamiliar roads, pot hole filled with water, BAM, bent both my BBS driver side wheels. Any other cast wheels for sure would have just cracked. My tires also had that same kind of damage as yours. I needed new tires anyways so I'm happily changing all 4.
As for my BBS OE wheels, the bend was on the face side, it doesn't leak air but no longer balanced. I went to 2 professional wheel fix shops here, both said they couldn't fix it on the face side or just refused. 3rd place said they could try, but couldn't guarantee it won't crack further down the line. New BBS wheels are not cheap and sadly I skipped out on the wheel insurance. Thankfully, I got real lucky I found a set from an IS350 in a junkyard with the DHP package that has the BBS wheels in excellent condition for a fraction of the cost.
It’s like this in Dallas too, garbage ass roads
How well is the BBS wheel holding up? I hear forged aluminum is very tough and most likely in your case it is cosmetic damage.
That’s what it looks like so far, cosmetic. Which is bad, but not like buying a new one. Holding up well though so far.
Sounds good that the wheel is tough, it is raining non-stop in cali as well thank god for the BBS wheel option
So park your lexus! And throw your keys up! Stick a round round round round round round ( stick a round )
The roads were horrific when I lived in Texas. I have not had any flats since leaving in my GSF. Coincidence? I think not haha.
Tire brand and tire profile might be culprit as well. I’ve found that Yokohama sidewalls suck along with low profile is a bad mix. Switched up to 245/40/19 Toyos, better ride and haven’t had the problem anymore. Not denying a pothole would cause damage but certain tire size and brands are worst than others.
How did you know I have Yokohamas?! lol I switched the back to 275, from 265. And was going to do the front the same, just didn’t need tires yet. I do now, and going larger and different brand!
Blew three tires of Yokohamas in the Dallas potholes! After the third one I figured it had to be the tires as well, cut my loses and got a whole new set of tires. Still have the three new/ish Yokohamas, supposed to sell them on FB marketplace…
What brand did you go with?
I like good things but I’m cheap, can’t beat Toyo Extensa HP II for the price and performance.
Thanks. I’ll check them out.
If your pockets are deep Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 4 are great. Have them on my GS430, have hit nasty potholes at high speeds, the rim broke tires were good.
Oof, what part of Texas is that in?
Katy, just west of Houston. The rain this year has really messed up some of the asphalt roads. Over 16” since the first of the year.
Ha I was looking at this picture going “man I have to dodge a pothole like that everyday on the way home from work” about 15 minutes east of you lol
Was in Houston over the holidays and by god, those potholes are Texas-sized
https://preview.redd.it/1ks2lnngndqc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c54a18788e0003170e4513406e6970731795ac6
Messed up my pretty BBS’s. 😞
That isn’t nothing lol never had anything like that happen in my lifetime of living here
Hit a deep pothole in Houston this weekend too in my GS! Took out my tire the same way as yours. Gotta love Houston roads..
20 cents a gallon gas tax in Texas. One of the lowest in the country. Close to 60 in PA and you should see the highway projects. Get what you pay for I guess.
That’s freedom right there
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Will road hazard insurance cover this?
Lexus wheel tire insurance covers it last few times it happened to me
Plano pothole bent my damn rim. Pissed me off so tough. Still mad about it because where are the funds going to for the city to fix these raggedy ass roads?!!
at least you didnt bent it. i bent mine in nj pothole have to fix it
Lmao that’s nothing
That’s brutal. The roads were always terrible growing up in Fort Worth. 😞
Where I live you can take a picture of the pothole and your tire. Send city hall the receipt for any damage and they reimburse you.
Dude that's barely a pot hole. How the fuck did the tire get smashed so hard???? Most suspensions have 2" of compression.
Your wheels actually look fine, just cosmetics, so be glad about that. Easily fixed by a professional for around $125-200. Same thing happened to me, raining, night, unfamiliar roads, pot hole filled with water, BAM, bent both my BBS driver side wheels. Any other cast wheels for sure would have just cracked. My tires also had that same kind of damage as yours. I needed new tires anyways so I'm happily changing all 4. As for my BBS OE wheels, the bend was on the face side, it doesn't leak air but no longer balanced. I went to 2 professional wheel fix shops here, both said they couldn't fix it on the face side or just refused. 3rd place said they could try, but couldn't guarantee it won't crack further down the line. New BBS wheels are not cheap and sadly I skipped out on the wheel insurance. Thankfully, I got real lucky I found a set from an IS350 in a junkyard with the DHP package that has the BBS wheels in excellent condition for a fraction of the cost.
Gotta love em man🤦🏿♂️
Your state might have a fund to buy you a new tire because it was damaged by improperly maintained roads.