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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath
I hit a highway median in the snow in my last car (coincidentally what lead me to winter tires lol). I had a strange noise the body shop said they couldn't hear/feel. I didn't know anything about cars at that point so I took it to the dealer and told them I had a crash. Turns out had a bent wheel and destroyed bearing.
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Alloys do break if the impact is hard enough. Aluminum doesn't bend or stretch too easily. Steelies won't break but if they bend far enough the result is the same, the bead of the tire breaks and you're done. If the rock cuts the tire, as it seems it did for you, then the damage to the wheel is not relevant.