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mounting a tire on a barely-bent rim!

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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Syzle
I had the same problem. I had a rim that was cracked a tiny bit. At first I tried to rig it up so it'd hold air. I had my buddy put a tire on for me since no local shop would do it after seeing the crack. I drove on it for awhile realizing that I didn't want to junk those wheels because of one crack (the wheels were discontinued). I was driving down the interstate one day and the tire went flat almost instantly and came almost completely off the wheel, and the back end slid out a little and I skidded to a stop.
I hear ya, this rim has no crack in it, so I don't think that would happen. The inside lip is just sitting a few millimeters up from where it should be -- perfectly lined up with the inside wall of the tire. Being that it only sits a few millimeters away from the tire at the very worst spot, i think it'll be alright, if it were cracked that would be a diff story. thanks for looking out though.
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Default Re: mounting a tire on a barely-bent rim!

contact keystone in williamsburg, they usualy charge $125 to fix a rim, will repaint as well and make it look better than new
Old Feb 15, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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Default Re: mounting a tire on a barely-bent rim!

well if you need 4 lug or 5 lug wheels I have 18" rims for sale with relatively new tires mounted and balanced, if your repair doesn't work. Enkei RS-5 18x7 universal 4 lug or my buddy's Racing Hart GT-5 19x7.5 5 lug.
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