glad to hear your ok and everything worked out fine. to tirerack for makin a costly mistake, but for resolving the problem.
i should make a mental note of this for when i get rims.

 

That's good of TireRack to step up for the damages, but I would not put the entire blame on them. I gotta say, whatever shop put the wheels on and didn't notice that they didn't sit on the hubs correctly before torqueing them is pretty bad. Anyone who actually used a torque wrench and had experience with one would feel something weird.

Also when you went back to have the torques checked, it should have been quite loose and obvious by then. While it is a good idea to recheck lugnut torque after some miles, if everything is installed properly they should not change by that much.

It doesn't really surprise me, given the way most tire shops do their work. One reason why it's a good idea to learn to do these things yourself when you have a chance.

Anyway, I'm glad that you are okay and everything will end up okay with the car!

Peter

 

Ivanizm-
Dude glad you're all right. Tire Rack did the right thiig in the second place because they messed up in the first place. If you had gotten hurt, it would have been a mess in more ways than 1. Glad to know you stuck with it. That's the only reason I don't want to put after markets on mine. There are so many intangiblles and unless you know all about the the centering rings, changes in road height for springs, different shocks, etc., I'll keep mine essentially stock. I'm going out right now and check my lug nuts.
later and stay safe
cruise safely but with attitude

 

After doing some rear brake work on my '64 Volvo 122S some years ago, my shop did not bother to torque the lugnuts. Two days later while driving 25 on a city street, I felt a big thud, and watched my left rear wheel roll past me while my dragging brake drum put out a shower of sparks. I retrieved the wheel, jacked up the car, put it on, and drove off. Volvos used to be durable!

Two days later, the shop replaced the drum and chewed up lugs. No harm done beyond potentially killing me.