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One of the wheels on my sister's car is slightly out of round. NSR wheel, 18 inch alloy. Had it off the car for a look the other day, there are a couple of small (ca 4-5cm) flat spots on the inner side of the rim (that faces the car when the wheel is fitted).
I imagine she hit a pothole or similar.
You can feel it through the driver's seat when driving, but maoy between 70-75 mph and it's not bad even then.
Could the wheel be straightened, and what kind of place would do it? Or is a good s/h wheel a better option?
I imagine she hit a pothole or similar.
You can feel it through the driver's seat when driving, but maoy between 70-75 mph and it's not bad even then.
Could the wheel be straightened, and what kind of place would do it? Or is a good s/h wheel a better option?
The inner rim is always most vulnerable to road defects, because the 'spokes' only go directly to the outer rim. I had that on 19" rims with runflats. I went to a smaller diameter rim. Long term, that may be the best (but costly) option. Could you trust a second hand wheel? It could be best to replace with new. I assume there is no spare.
Personally, I have had straightened wheels worse than that & in person also straightened 2 wheels that were exactly like you describe with no issues at all.
Both served for well over another 2 years in my hands, and had no discernible effect on the car.
The way I looked at it was both were like that on the car when I bought them & had been there for an indeterminate length of time.
When the damage was done it will have been sudden under a lot of load & the wheel did nothing worse than buckle.
When I straightened them it was done gently by hydraulic pressure with warmth in the metal so less likely to produce worse damage.
Both served for well over another 2 years in my hands, and had no discernible effect on the car.
The way I looked at it was both were like that on the car when I bought them & had been there for an indeterminate length of time.
When the damage was done it will have been sudden under a lot of load & the wheel did nothing worse than buckle.
When I straightened them it was done gently by hydraulic pressure with warmth in the metal so less likely to produce worse damage.
Pica-Pica said:
Could you trust a second hand wheel? It could be best to replace with new.
Why would you not "trust a second hand wheel" everyone in the country does every mile on every day once the car has been driven out of the dealership.Do you buy a second hand car & immediately replace all 4 wheels & tyres before leaving the dealership?
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