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2006 VW Jetta GLI 10000 miles.4 cynlinder.

I recently hit a curb pretty good and busted 2 tires and cracked two rims......After replacing the tires and rims, my front passenger tire is now crooked. The top of the tire leans into the car. I am unable to take the car into the shop for a couple of weeks and am wondering if it is ok to drive short distances...slowly. If I go over 45mph it pulls real bad and is making horrible noises when I hit speed bumps............Any ideas???

Thnx.
Jan 23, 2007 at 3:27 PM
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[quote:bbbd0a24a0="cristinanew"]2006 VW Jetta GLI 10000 miles.4 cynlinder.

I recently hit a curb pretty good and busted 2 tires and cracked two rims......After replacing the tires and rims, my front passenger tire is now crooked. The top of the tire leans into the car. I am unable to take the car into the shop for a couple of weeks and am wondering if it is ok to drive short distances...slowly. If I go over 45mph it pulls real bad and is making horrible noises when I hit speed bumps............Any ideas???

Thnx.[/quote:bbbd0a24a0]

Hey christina
Sounds like ya definitely tweeked something in the front end. I would not recommend driving the vehicle more than 5-10 miles per day as that tire will wear out very, very quickly if you do and avoid highway speeds for the same reason!!

Chris

p.s. I also recommend a 4 wheel alignment when you get the repairs done!
Jan 24, 2007 at 7:10 AM
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[quote:dfb525fe58="carundell"][quote:dfb525fe58="cristinanew"]2006 VW Jetta GLI 10000 miles.4 cynlinder.

I recently hit a curb pretty good and busted 2 tires and cracked two rims......After replacing the tires and rims, my front passenger tire is now crooked. The top of the tire leans into the car. I am unable to take the car into the shop for a couple of weeks and am wondering if it is ok to drive short distances...slowly. If I go over 45mph it pulls real bad and is making horrible noises when I hit speed bumps............Any ideas???

Thnx.[/quote:dfb525fe58]

Hey christina
Sounds like ya definitely tweeked something in the front end. I would not recommend driving the vehicle more than 5-10 miles per day as that tire will wear out very, very quickly if you do and avoid highway speeds for the same reason!!

Chris

p.s. I also recommend a 4 wheel alignment when you get the repairs done![/quote:dfb525fe58]

Thanks a lot for your input!!
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Jan 24, 2007 at 3:12 PM
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You're very welcome!

Chris
Jan 24, 2007 at 3:15 PM