My brother who lives out in CA was nice enough to go pick up 4 VX rims with tires for me.

I've had three deals that fell through in the last couple of months, 2 guys decided to keep theirs and 1 guy flaked after I drove 4 hours to meet him.

They all look awesome aside from the crappy paint job.

Did notice a bend on the backside of one of the rims,

Let me know what you guys think. It still holds air, would it be OK to put on my car as-is?

 

it will work but tap it with a hammer

 

make sure when you put new tires on they use a lot of tire glue on the bead on the bent side, I would recommend not bending it back the cast material likes to crack and break, you can maybe try with a plastic mallet but dont hit it too hard or it could crack. if it holds air just leave it as is

 

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Yup.. And why did you drive 4 hours for vx wheels?

 

I mistyped before. They were HX rims and tires that I drove 4 hours for.

Had one hell of a deal with nearly new tires. Unfortunately it was 4 hours away but in my eyes it was still worth it.

 

i wouldnt have driven that far for those wheels.... and i would NEVER have bought them with that damage.




personally, i wouldnt use them on my car.... for peace of mind. it also looks like the tire is bulging at that edge too.

 

I've seen worse that held air, use it but i might be a good idea to get a new wheel

 

wow 4 hours thats crazy... the farthest ive driven for parts is like 1.5 hours

 

I live all the way out in Maine and there aren't really any good parts that I have found any closer than the Boston area.

 

I wouldn't use it. It will work, but it'll beat the hell out of your suspension. A wheel shop will be able to fix it, but it might not be worth it for a vx wheel. Did you try a junkyard? I know the one around here has a couple and they want 50 bucks a piece for them. Kinda pricey, but it's better than beating your suspension.