Round Bent
My rim is bent - do i repair it or is that not safe?
My designated driver crashed my car the other day. it's not horrible - i've got some minor body damage and i need a new door.
BUT when he ran over the curb, the rim got bent backwards an inch and a half and all of the air escaped. the tire's still good and if at all possible i'd much rather bend the rim back to round (think 2 lb sledge and a set of vice grips) and let the tire reseal itself than buy a new rim and have it not match the wear on the other 3.
i need to know if it's safe to bend a rim back or if it will cause a blowout or a slow leak if it's not completely round. i'd much rather look bad and drop like 200 on a new rim than have a blowout on a highway going 95 mph a week down the line..
is there a margin or error i can play with? will the soft, elastic rubber of the tire help seal any imperfections in the roundness of the rim? is this safe, or even common practice? experience is definitely welcome here.. thanks in advance
I disagree with the other posters to a point. repaired rims can be just as safe as an original rim. However, get it professionally done. Dont just bang the crap out of it with a sledgehammer. If you have an aluminum rim and you smash it with a sledgehammer, your gonna break the rim in half. I hit a pothole and bent an aluminum wheel. It still held air, but i wasnt going to trust it. It took me 6 months to find an aluminum rim repairer (i would have just bought a new wheel, but they were discontinued... #*$%#@&$@$ enkei!), and to have it repaired, and repowdercoated was $200 even.
So if its an aftermarket wheel and you cant find a replacement, it can be repaired, its probably going to cost you the same though.
If its an OEM aluminum or steel wheel, and the car is a very common car, you might want to look at junkyards or online owners groups for people parting out their cars.
Now not knowing what you have kinda limits the solutions though.
The only time you should ever use a sledgehammer to repair a wheel, is if your in a ralley race, and you have no other options. If you a full roll cage, arent worried about body damage, arent worried about personal injury, arent worried about other motorist, or their insurance companies, use a sledgehammer, otherwise, get a replacement or have it professionally repaired.
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