Hey just wondering if anyone has a rear rim sitting around. I cracked one of the spokes on the rear rim from an SL and looking for a replacement if someone has one they want to get rid of cheap.
Looking for a rear rim
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WOW! glad you noticed it. How did it happen?
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Kinda don’t want to ask, but how did you do that? Hope you didn’t have to drive far.
JUST SAYIN
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Hey just wondering if anyone has a rear rim sitting around. I cracked one of the spokes on the rear rim from an SL and looking for a replacement if someone has one they want to get rid of cheap.
Gooseman, I'm sure you can find one closer than TX, and not sure if you want one off of an S, since it's an 18", but you are welcome to it if you want to pay for shipping, or if you are planning on MV or know someone close to you that is, I can send the wheel home, along with a stock tire if you want it as well. Has about 1400 miles on the tire.
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I am not sure what or when it happened but found it when I was cleaning the sling up. Changed back to my 18" stock rim but like the looks of these and also the 20".
I just saw some on eBay this morning. Some guy has two front (your style rim) and 3 rears all with tires (take offs) for sale asking $600 for all. Maybe you could talk him into selling one of the rears separately....
Or hopefully someone will have an extra. I have a set ThomSS gave me but they are the newer style, and I just put a new $200 tire on the back one for a backup.
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Reach out to Alamo Cycle Plex. They have take offs available. Can get a set of the 2016+ SL wheels with new tires cheap! If I remember right the 2015 SL wheels had a casting issue and cracks were common.
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If I remember right the 2015 SL wheels had a casting issue and cracks were common.
Uh Oh, this is the first I have heard of this, where and/or how are they cracking and can the cracking be found doing a visual inspection?
Bill
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Uh Oh, this is the first I have heard of this, where and/or how are they cracking and can the cracking be found doing a visual inspection?
Bill
Back in TDS a few people posted picture of their rims cracking/bending at spots and not being able to fix them due to safety concerns due to "crappy" rims.
To this day I haven't had an issue with my Early 2016's(really a 2015 carry over sling) but I meticulously check them every time I accidentally hit a pot hole. -
Back in TDS a few people posted picture of their rims cracking/bending at spots and not being able to fix them due to safety concerns due to "crappy" rims.
To this day I haven't had an issue with my Early 2016's(really a 2015 carry over sling) but I meticulously check them every time I accidentally hit a pot hole.I have banged the hell out of mine quite a few times, but no problems so far. (2015)
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I have owned pretty much every wheel from Polaris. I haven't run in to one I have had to worry about...but I was talking to a friend yesterday and showed him some of the photos that are online from the 2015 wheel damage...he's probably going to pick up one of the extra sets of 2016 wheels I have.
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I have owned pretty much every wheel from Polaris. I haven't run in to one I have had to worry about...but I was talking to a friend yesterday and showed him some of the photos that are online from the 2015 wheel damage...he's probably going to pick up one of the extra sets of 2016 wheels I have.
Can you provide us with some links to those pictures?
Bill
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Here's my favorite.
He tried to blame the wheel for coming apart and causing the accident. He forgot to mention he was piss drunk and showing off, and the wheel broke from going sideways across a ditch and berm.
I know of one guy that had a wheel failure that Polaris replaced, but that was very early 2015. Here's the link https://www.slingshotforums.com/threads/wheel-failure.3926/
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Ah, just a wee bit before purchasing the Grasshopper and joining that Forum, might be a good course of action to do a good visual..........................
Bill
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One person hit a brick in the middle of the road and busted the rim, pictures were on TDS
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Did Polaris do a wheel recall?
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No but they offered a group buy discount. Ask Bill
On second thought, don't ask Bill. I want to stay his friend
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Did Polaris do a wheel recall?
Yes, but the wheels were not equipped with ears...
So, none of the wheels went home when called.
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I bought an extra set of SL wheels and tires for $540....I hope they weren’t a recall blow out item....I’m the proud owner of two sets of SL wheels now...
So is there any way to tell what year the wheels are? Stamped Serial numbers or markings in the casting?
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I bought an extra set of SL wheels and tires for $540....I hope they weren’t a recall blow out item....I’m the proud owner of two sets of SL wheels now...
So is there any way to tell what year the wheels are? Stamped Serial numbers or markings in the casting?
Those are 2015s. The style changed in 2016
