Kinkajou

I have had problems lately with the tires getting low on pressure.
I decided to check this out and found out that one of my wheels is broken. A little fracture runs just at the edge on the inner aspect of the wheel.

Whould you repair this wheel or no way you would trust a repaired wheel?

Jonnymac

Get a good used one. they don't cost that much $75-$100.

cmontel727

I would not trust that wheel

TOMS93

I wouldn't trust it either

Cadder

It can be repaired, or you can replace. Should cost about the same either way. The repiars, if done by a good shop, are very reliable.

Kinkajou

Has somebody used this stuff:
http://www.aluminumrepair.com/faqs.asp

It is suppossed to brace aluminum to a very high strenght, equivalent to mig soldering.
The wheel has been already been fixed, and for the meanwhile it will be a just for now solution until I get my hands on other wheels.

I have an offer of a C5 wheel set, but I doubt if handling will be good because it uses 17" on front and 18" at the back.

eschoendorff

OMG! I had the exact same thing happen to me on the same wheels! It SUCKS! I just bough a set of wheels and tires though - but I wasn't about to drive the car with a fractured wheel! Get a used wheel - or get a new set of wheels and tires. You'll need tires eventually anyway.

coupeguy2001

Hah! you need tires now bud!!!!

corvettedan22

Buy the new used one for 75$

Sell the cracked one on ebay for $50

Curveit

The C-5 Z06, and many of us forum members, run the 17"-18" combination. Possibly; if you're a hard-core autocross racer, i've heard there might be an advantage with 17" all around. I don't think you'll lose any handling if you go that route on the street.

rocco16

Looks like the perfect excuse to spring for some new, custom-made, three-piece Kinesis/HRE/Forgeline/Fikse jewelry.


Larry
code5coupe

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I ain't easily impressed....

C4DC

Only thing I'd use that wheel for is a garden hose hanger.

Goldcylon

For safety sake dont dork around just get another used wheel!! Holly crap!

todd_vette

I have the only sane use for that wheel...I am building a wall with BBQ pit out of old Vette wheels. That or recycle the thing.