Wheel Comes Off Skyline And Kills Little Boy

[qikz]

I do hope this owner wasn't using spacers. They put excessive stress on the wheels stud and cause these types of failures. If this is the case you can expect a blitz on wheels and their compliance, for obvious reasons.

[qikz]

I'm sorry, my wrong; the little fella was injured not killed however he is in a critical condition. Lets wish him well.

[br3ndan]

ER?

got link?

[qikz]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/813130...eel-strikes-boy

try that. I am hopeless at cutting / pasting linking things.

[Basti]

shit didnt realise this was for real. good luck to the little fella. but f**k, just cos it was a skyline doesnt mean they are inherently likely to spit wheels at you

[PM-R33]

Damn, that's not good.

No offence, but why did you post this in the Cosmetic and Styling section....

Edited May 14, 2009 by PM-R33

[qikz]

I'm happy for anyone to post it in an appropriate section. I don't post on the skylines board often but use it as a source of info. Put it where it spreads an extremely important message best.

Cheers.

[babyskyline]

Poor little guy. Hope he makes a speedy recovery

[MattD]

It says in the article, "Skyline Sedan". It was probably a grandpa spec R31.

[Grimnir]

Another article on it - SMH Link

And from another forum I frequent;

I drove past it last night, it was a white R34 GT-T, sporting what looked to be cheapish chrome 5 spoke 19s.

[johnsta2k]

dayum!! hope the lil fellas recovers fast

[inthisglass]

was the car alright?

[MATT_R33]

do wheel spacers really put that much stress on the studs and could possibly cause this to happen??

[RedEmblem]

He was waiting for the bus?

The wheels on the Skyline go round and round, round and round etc etc.

[Benzino33]

OMG,, that wud hav been scary for the kid and the dtiver,, hope the kid recovers. cant imagine my wheel comin off at 70kph,, i would think it would lead to a massiv accident

[OKBANANA]

do wheel spacers really put that much stress on the studs and could possibly cause this to happen??

That would all depend on the quality of the spacers and the type.

Floating Vs. Hubcentric.

Either way, safest option is to purchase correct offset wheels in the first place.

[moreno180]

crap dude that the f!

[217/r33]

damn that is scary! keep your car roadworthy people!