Can this wheel be saved?

[frankenbeemer]

Not my style but a nice set of wheels on the car I bought, except for this one:





Repairable? If so, any recommendations in Greenville, SC or perhaps Atlanta, GA?

[Jaxx_]

what explosive did you use?

[frankenbeemer]

Plastique? Actually this should be filed under stupid things the PO did. Just bought the car today.

[IRON-E]

Take a block of wood and a bottle jack and start jackin, since it's soft alluminum, it should get back to at least 90% of what it originally was like.

Good luck.

[frankenbeemer]

Take a block of wood and a bottle jack and start jackin, since it's soft alluminum, it should get back to at least 90% of what it originally was like.

Good luck.

Been thinking about that, but wondered if it might deform the other side. Trying to think of a way to keep the force only on the deformed area, or something like that. I think it could work.

[Galactodactyl]

Probably not.

[B-well]

no. it'll never ride like one would want it to. im sure it did WAYYYYYYY MORE than just bend that lip up. im sure it bent it out of round if not twisting as well.

[frankenbeemer]

Did some jacking just for the hell of it. I'm looking for a replacement wheel, so nothing to lose here. The wheel can be straightened, but the bead is now cracked, see pictures:

[Wishno87]

Have it welded.

[frankenbeemer]

Have it welded.

Recommend someone in the Greenville, SC area?

[Roysneon]

Local wheel refinisher is only charging me $80 to fix a crack like that. Should be no more than $150 to fix that wheel, probably cheaper and easier than finding and buying a single replacement wheel. Even if you're selling them, worth it in order to sell a complete set that needs no work imo.

[325ix]

I would save your money. You probably can't get much more for them than what you will pay to repair them.

[frankenbeemer]

I would save your money. You probably can't get much more for them than what you will pay to repair them.

I've got a brand new set of 16" tires I was going to run these on my beater and put bottlecaps on the vert. No intention to sell these.

Nobody has any recommendations for wheel repair in Atlanta, GA or Greenville SC? How about anywhere in GA, NC, SC, TN, or FL?

[jason952]

http://wheelwizard.biz/

used them before, when I went to clemson!

[goarmy]

yes

it can be turned to soda cans if recycled