If the brakes got hot enought to discolor the wheels, then the aluminum wheels and the tires are probably toast, excuse the pun. The heat may have changed the alloy wheel characteristics and weakened the rims, and quite possibly damaged the tire beads as well, according to the following articles:


http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4761/is_200506/ai_n17348964

http://www.alcoa.com/alcoawheels/south_america/en/info_pages/technical_desg.asp

do a search on google for the terms: aluminum, wheel, heat , failure, tires, etc.

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John

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