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Car crashes after all four wheels fly off (www.odt.co.nz)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As someone who does my own basic maintenance on my car, this is why I triple check everything when putting wheels back on.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know, to have all four wheels come off makes me think he only put the lug nuts on intending to tighten it after, but forgot to do it.

The description of what happened makes it sound like a cartoon .

EDIT: Actually just reading it again, I can't tell if the wheels fell off or the tyres came off the rims?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Consider that this was written by a journalist, who are often not that bright, what I suspect happened is aftermarket rims were fitted to the vehicle, and didn't fit.

Either way, it would have been the entire wheel most likely.