These 19's have been very strong. I owned 18" MAS Italy rims and those were much easier to bend. Seeing that I live in Boston, I am prone to potholes everywhere and beingunable to avoid them all the time, I do hit some nasty ones. They have held up incredibly, i've got away with a very very minor bend, if that. Sometimes I hit potholes so big that I stop to look if my wheel isnt falling off.

I don't know what you mean by tire problems, but my toyo proxies have held their own. There is no rubbing being dropped about 3 inches.

These wheels are top notch from other wheels i've owned (mille miglia and MAS) and would recommend them. Some say that 19's are not daily drivers, but for me that's all I do and they've been great.