bent rim
well last weekend cruising around i got a flat tire, i suspected i had a leak because it went flat over the winter, but didn't think any thing too bad.
but after if went totally flat Friday night, stealth and i pulled it off, and took it down to pioneer and filled it full of air then took it over to the car wash and put water on it looking for the leak, and as we spun the tire he noticed the inner lip was bent
here are the pictures.
i quickly took a hammer and some wood to it, did do any thing
i thought about heating it up, but figured that was a bad idea..



but after if went totally flat Friday night, stealth and i pulled it off, and took it down to pioneer and filled it full of air then took it over to the car wash and put water on it looking for the leak, and as we spun the tire he noticed the inner lip was bent
here are the pictures.
i quickly took a hammer and some wood to it, did do any thing
i thought about heating it up, but figured that was a bad idea..



No, your usually dont want to bend aluminum more than once. Bend it one way then bend it back and its Fuqed.
Get a new rim, or if your tight on cash at the moment youc an get a brass drift and try to knock it back into shape a little bit.
Jim
Get a new rim, or if your tight on cash at the moment youc an get a brass drift and try to knock it back into shape a little bit.
Jim
If it balances out I would not worry about it. But if you really need it straigtened, there are some shops that can straighten it. They heat it and hammer it into place should cost arround $50, versus the cost of a new rim I think its worth it
well i took it down to a local tire shop today and said fix it...so i went back couple hours later and they did.
went i picked it up i asked how they did it and the guy said "secret"
so i don't care, its fixed, and it only costed $15.00
so I'm happy
thanks again for the help[sm=bounceybounce.gif]
went i picked it up i asked how they did it and the guy said "secret"
so i don't care, its fixed, and it only costed $15.00
so I'm happy
thanks again for the help[sm=bounceybounce.gif]
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