THREE bent wheels :willy:
06-19-2018, 01:15 PM
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THREE bent wheels :*****:
AGH. Just had tires swapped before my first track day and they tell me that three of them are bent. They showed me the slight weeble wobble on the roadforce machine. Bummer. I have a friend who works for a Mercedes Dealer and said they have a wheel guy who can fix a minor bend.
Im 500% positive Im not the only one in this situation. What is everyone elses experience?
For the record they balanced out fine and I kinda think they were there when I bought the car as there was always a little bit of vibration. Now it drives like glass but I dont want to leave the bends if it could contribute to problems
Edit: if this should be moved to tech Im sorry, feel free to scream
Im 500% positive Im not the only one in this situation. What is everyone elses experience?
For the record they balanced out fine and I kinda think they were there when I bought the car as there was always a little bit of vibration. Now it drives like glass but I dont want to leave the bends if it could contribute to problems
Edit: if this should be moved to tech Im sorry, feel free to scream
Last edited by pouncer11; 06-19-2018 at 01:19 PM.
06-19-2018, 01:56 PM
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AGH. Just had tires swapped before my first track day and they tell me that three of them are bent. They showed me the slight weeble wobble on the roadforce machine. Bummer. I have a friend who works for a Mercedes Dealer and said they have a wheel guy who can fix a minor bend.
Im 500% positive Im not the only one in this situation. What is everyone elses experience?
For the record they balanced out fine and I kinda think they were there when I bought the car as there was always a little bit of vibration. Now it drives like glass but I dont want to leave the bends if it could contribute to problems
Edit: if this should be moved to tech Im sorry, feel free to scream
Im 500% positive Im not the only one in this situation. What is everyone elses experience?
For the record they balanced out fine and I kinda think they were there when I bought the car as there was always a little bit of vibration. Now it drives like glass but I dont want to leave the bends if it could contribute to problems
Edit: if this should be moved to tech Im sorry, feel free to scream
Last edited by frankmp; 06-19-2018 at 02:12 PM.
06-19-2018, 02:32 PM
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If it balances (it does) and the wobble is "slight" I'd just drive it the way it is and not worry about it. The only thing it could affect is the tire wear and I doubt that it will even affect that .
06-19-2018, 03:07 PM
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The wobble was on the inside of the barrel and its probably 2mm of travel total
06-19-2018, 03:21 PM
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2 mm is probably out of spec but if it's not causing any driving problems I'd just live with it.
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06-19-2018, 03:23 PM
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What year is your car? Did you buy new or used? Just curious...