Bent Rims

Yaemish · 04-03-07, 07:28

Last summer I found that two of my after market universal wheels were bent. The bends were only noticeable on the Hunter Road Force Balancer. I couldn't visually tell. I was thinking about getting them fixed, anyone have experience with getting them fixed?

I was also looking to buy new ones, I was thinking a non-universal pattern would be stronger and less likely to bend. Is this true? Thanks in advance for the responses.

Monte78Carlo2k1 · 04-04-07, 09:35

I know there is a place thats near me ,wont help you in anyway, but they wanted to chare $100. Thats about half of what I paid new for one wheel. I opted to just buy a brand new one and keep the bent one for a just in case senario. Not going to say dont get it fixed just weight your options out thats all.

BigJimZ28 · 04-04-07, 10:25

did they balance out?

Diesel1 · 04-04-07, 03:16

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Originally Posted by Yaemish

Last summer I found that two of my after market universal wheels were bent. The bends were only noticeable on the Hunter Road Force Balancer. I couldn't visually tell. I was thinking about getting them fixed, anyone have experience with getting them fixed?

I was also looking to buy new ones, I was thinking a non-universal pattern would be stronger and less likely to bend. Is this true? Thanks in advance for the responses.

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Yaemish · 04-04-07, 03:18

I had the guy measure them today. The two from the hunter are definitely bent but a third was outside of the 30% spec they need to be in for a proper balance. I've had them on 50 series tires so there is a bit of rubber on the road. I'm thinking that they may be too cheaply made for the weight of the Cadillac. For $300 I could have them all fixed, but how long will that last? I have only driven on them for 6 months at the most.