I hit a pot hole and bent my rims, anyway to fix them? i know hitting them with a hammer will mess them up more, maybe a rubber hammer? idk any ideas?

 

Depends on how bad the damage was. You may just want to take them to a wheel shop.

 

yup and pay them like $200 each wheel. I might as well buy a new set

 

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chances are he didnt bend all four wheels. Unless you buy your wheels used or at les schwab a new set of wheels will cost more than 800 bucks.

 

That's why I'm a fan of cheap wheels. Say I bent a rota, I could get a replacement new for ~$120-130 shipped.

 

i only bend 2, there not bad, but i wouldnt drive on them, would tryin to bang them down with a rubber hammer damage them more?

 

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You want your wheels to be as smooth as possible to prevent tire damage and keep it driveable. The only way to achieve this properly is with specialized tools (i.e. not just a rubber hammer), but go ahead and knock yourself out, you'll most likely need new wheels anyway.

 

machine shop

 

The wheels will never be the same again no matter what is done to them.

 

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Yea haha

 

same thing happened to me

 

i did that and the rim woulnt even hold air so i took it to a hole in the wall
4 30$ the unbent it? they were konig tantrums * i think i spelled that right*
4 months now with no problems

 

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i bent 2 of my blades and had em fixed at a local wheeel shop for a bout 40 bucks each. when i took the rim to get a new tire mounted and balanced, the tire guy had no problems balancing it, im driving on them blades to this day. no problems what so ever.....

the wheels can be repaired.........

 

what kinda wheel shop though? or machine shop? how would i go about finding one?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekslammed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what kinda wheel shop though? or machine shop? how would i go about finding one?</TD></TR></TABLE>

the guy that fixed mine, all he did was wheeels, car wheels, motorcycle wheels, you name it. he did all sizes too, ive seen 24's in his shop. the shop wasnt the cleanest place, looked more ghetto than it did professional, but i didnt mind, the quality of his work was

are their not any wheel repair shops in your area ekslammed? if not try by calling your local auto dealerships. thats how i found another wheel repair guy in my area. the guy who fixed my bent wheels i found from word of mouth, but this other guy i found was found by calling my local auto dealerships. i guess he repairs wheels for almost all the dealerships around area, i think the name is alloy wheel repair?? im not sure........i forgot, ive only heard of him, but never done any work with him

 

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what kind of rims are they ? maybe someone have two laying around...

 

****, at least you BENT a rim. I hit a HUGE pothole in the rainy season about a year and a half ago and bent one so far it split. The ******* pothole took my tire too.

 

i got 18" bronze falken swirly's! there not that bent, they will prob seal, just want to be safe

 

Man... Couples days ago, I was riding with my friend, (98 dx, LOWERED) to go to our friend's house... They just paved the roads, so there is gravel and rocks... omg... we heard noises, clanks, etc etc. Pulled Over, and I guess the road chewed up one of his Alternator belts.... lol...

 

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Fixed.

 

Yeah atleast you didnt crack one, I've had that happen before, look in your yellow pages, Around here there is a place called Wheel Wizards, they fix, weld and cnc new wheels, Im sure there is a wheel shop around there

 

i am just goin to sell them as is and let someone else deal with them

 

believe me, I paid alot of money to get my wheel fix from a bent wheel. Its not the same anymore. You should just go out and buy a new wheel. It had small leaks thats undetectable by the ppl who fix my wheel.