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I'm having a really frustrating experience with these wheels. It took four trips to different shops just to get them balanced so they wouldn’t vibrate, and during that process, we found one was out of round. I paid for a replacement, and things were okay for about a month. Now, I’ve got paint issues on two of them and two with bent barrels. That’s 3 out of the 5 wheels I bought with some sort of problem. 2 are unusable and according to my local repair shop they aren’t repairable either.

Is it normal for two of these wheels to have bent barrels after less than 6 months and under 4,000 miles? I did hit a small pothole at 35mph with one of the damaged wheels (the replacement for the one that was out of round, pictured), but I’m honestly shocked that was enough to make it completely ruined and do so much damage to the wheel.

LMR's only solution seems to be to have me keep buying new wheels, but in my opinion, wheels should last the life of the car, except in major accidents. I can’t justify spending any more money on the same wheels when I’ve never had to replace any other wheels in 18 years of driving.

You’d think that after paying full price for five wheels, LMR would try to make things right or at least work with me on a solution, but instead, they’re just refusing to help. Now I’m out $1600+ and have to go buy a full set of new wheels that I can actually trust.

I honestly feel like I’ve been scammed, and I’m stuck with no real options while LMR seems to just brush me off.

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I'm having a really frustrating experience with these wheels. It took four trips to different shops just to get them balanced so they wouldn’t vibrate, and during that process, we found one was out of round. I paid for a replacement, and things were okay for about a month. Now, I’ve got paint issues on two of them and two with bent barrels. That’s 3 out of the 5 wheels I bought with some sort of problem. 2 are unusable and according to my local repair shop they aren’t repairable either.

Is it normal for two of these wheels to have bent barrels after less than 6 months and under 4,000 miles? I did hit a small pothole at 35mph with one of the damaged wheels (the replacement for the one that was out of round, pictured), but I’m honestly shocked that was enough to make it completely ruined and do so much damage to the wheel.

LMR's only solution seems to be to have me keep buying new wheels, but in my opinion, wheels should last the life of the car, except in major accidents. I can’t justify spending any more money on the same wheels when I’ve never had to replace any other wheels in 18 years of driving.

You’d think that after paying full price for five wheels, LMR would try to make things right or at least work with me on a solution, but instead, they’re just refusing to help. Now I’m out $1600+ and have to go buy a full set of new wheels that I can actually trust.

I honestly feel like I’ve been scammed, and I’m stuck with no real options while LMR seems to just brush me off.

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We are sorry to hear that! hope they find a solution for you!
 

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We are sorry to hear that! hope they find a solution for you!
Thank you.

I had heard nothing but good things about LMR and yet it feels like they’re looking for any excuse to get out of helping rather than acknowledging my poor experience.

I’ve asked that they help me get to 4 functional wheels for the price of 5 that I already paid and their response was to highlight the language on their warranty that they feel lets them off and that they will take no further action.

They’ve previously put these sets on sale for $600-$700, I can’t imagine it costs them even $100 to have one of these wheels made, yet they can’t do anything to help? If one person doesn’t buy from them because of my experience that’s way worse than just sending me a wheel to make things right.
 

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I'm having a really frustrating experience with these wheels. It took four trips to different shops just to get them balanced so they wouldn’t vibrate, and during that process, we found one was out of round. I paid for a replacement, and things were okay for about a month. Now, I’ve got paint issues on two of them and two with bent barrels. That’s 3 out of the 5 wheels I bought with some sort of problem. 2 are unusable and according to my local repair shop they aren’t repairable either.

Is it normal for two of these wheels to have bent barrels after less than 6 months and under 4,000 miles? I did hit a small pothole at 35mph with one of the damaged wheels (the replacement for the one that was out of round, pictured), but I’m honestly shocked that was enough to make it completely ruined and do so much damage to the wheel.

LMR's only solution seems to be to have me keep buying new wheels, but in my opinion, wheels should last the life of the car, except in major accidents. I can’t justify spending any more money on the same wheels when I’ve never had to replace any other wheels in 18 years of driving.

You’d think that after paying full price for five wheels, LMR would try to make things right or at least work with me on a solution, but instead, they’re just refusing to help. Now I’m out $1600+ and have to go buy a full set of new wheels that I can actually trust.

I honestly feel like I’ve been scammed, and I’m stuck with no real options while LMR seems to just brush me off.

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Ouch, seems like they may have changed to a sub par supplier since many of us have gotten our sets. My finish is still perfect after 3 years and I've never had any issues with potholes or balancing.

I'd rather them raise the price than lower the quality
 

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Ouch, seems like they may have changed to a sub par supplier since many of us have gotten our sets. My finish is still perfect after 3 years and I've never had any issues with potholes or balancing.

I'd rather them raise the price than lower the quality
To be completely honest, the paint issues are from tire installs, LMR told me it’s the shops fault, but I’ve been using the same shop for a long time and I’ve only every had painted wheels. No previous issues. The difference is clearly in the quality of their product IMO.

I could let the paint stuff go if not for the other issues. I don’t expect a top tier product at this price but I expect it should work like a wheel, meaning I can put it on the car and drive it on public roads without expecting the wheels to be consumables that last less than the life of the last oil change.
 

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I've had mine since April of 2023 and just crossed 28,000 miles on them with 0 issues with balance or paint.
 

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I've had mine since April of 2023 and just crossed 28,000 miles on them with 0 issues with balance or paint.
These are the first wheels I’ve had to have road force balanced.

Just pulled the trigger on some Apex VS-5RS wheels to replace them. I checked LMR and unless I missed it they don’t state any testing or load rating for the SP2 wheels which is pretty sus.

I’ve spent more on less but the feeling of wasting money really sucks.
 

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Is it normal for two of these wheels to have bent barrels after less than 6 months and under 4,000 miles? I did hit a small pothole at 35mph with one of the damaged wheels (the replacement for the one that was out of round, pictured), but I’m honestly shocked that was enough to make it completely ruined and do so much damage to the wheel.

LMR's only solution seems to be to have me keep buying new wheels, but in my opinion, wheels should last the life of the car, except in major accidents. I can’t justify spending any more money on the same wheels when I’ve never had to replace any other wheels in 18 years of driving.

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I've had 19x10 square set of Gloss Black LMR SP2 for nearly 30K miles, driving on horrid SF bay area roads and over a dozen track days. I put them on in early 2022, and they have performed flawlessly thus far for me.

It seems you're having very bad luck with this car/wheels combo in particular since you've never had other wheels bend in 18 years. Especially considering these are rotary/flow forged/formed...

I wonder what is different between our situations that makes the outcomes so polarizing.

Maybe try a brand that has a better warranty like Apex? Good Luck!
 

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I've had 19x10 square set of Gloss Black LMR SP2 for nearly 30K miles, driving on horrid SF bay area roads and over a dozen track days. I put them on in early 2022, and they have performed flawlessly thus far for me.

It seems you're having very bad luck with this car/wheels combo in particular since you've never had other wheels bend in 18 years. Especially considering these are rotary/flow forged/formed...

I wonder what is different between our situations that makes the outcomes so polarizing.

Maybe try a brand that has a better warranty like Apex? Good Luck!
I did get some Apex wheels. Nearly 3x as much but 4lbs lighter each and so far seem much sturdier.

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19x10 - Gloss Graphite - I found a tire dealer with a Hunter Revolution Tire changer.
The tires are Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 285/35ZR19
Springs are Steeda Minimum Drop (1/2")

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19x10 - Gloss Graphite - I found a tire dealer with a Hunter Revolution Tire changer.
The tires are Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 285/35ZR19
Springs are Steeda Minimum Drop (1/2")

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What struts/springs are you on?
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