Fix rim with a hammer?

[lbreevesii]

Not going to hurt anything. Won't hurt to warm them up a bit first though.

I took a wheel to some guys to have it brought back into round. It was warped and had a similar effed up spot on the outside. they put it on their stand and wailed on it with a sledge.

[Dalejandrino]

Honestly, it depends on how soft the of the rim is (different companies use different compounds and techniques). We had a Ferrari owner come to the shop one time with his POS 328GTS with a bent front rim. I told him his only option was to buy a new/good used rim. He asked if I could hammer it back out. I said maybe but, alloy wheels usually crack when you try to hammer 'em back out. He said if he had to buy a new rim anyway, we might as well try. I said sure, why not.

Covered the area with a few shop rags and went to town with a rubber mallet. After some working ("light" hits, no beating it to death), I got it back enough to hold air and look pretty close to strait. I've also hammered the inner barrel of a Borbet Type A back into shape using the same method.

Both rims happen to be a relativly soft aluminium. It won't work on all rims and they're likely to still have some balance issues after the fact. If you have another set of rims... Try it, it's not like it isn't already jacked up,

Thanks for the advice. If only I had another set of rims... hehe

[AutoXinE30]

Honestly, it depends on how soft the of the rim is (different companies use different compounds and techniques). We had a Ferrari owner come to the shop one time with his POS 328GTS with a bent front rim. I told him his only option was to buy a new/good used rim. He asked if I could hammer it back out. I said maybe but, alloy wheels usually crack when you try to hammer 'em back out. He said if he had to buy a new rim anyway, we might as well try. I said sure, why not.

Covered the area with a few shop rags and went to town with a rubber mallet. After some working ("light" hits, no beating it to death), I got it back enough to hold air and look pretty close to strait. I've also hammered the inner barrel of a Borbet Type A back into shape using the same method.

Both rims happen to be a relativly soft aluminium. It won't work on all rims and they're likely to still have some balance issues after the fact. If you have another set of rims... Try it, it's not like it isn't already jacked up,

[jeffnhiscars]

I had 2 like this (with rash) and just had a bend fixed from when the car got t-boned. The last one they called me to come pick it up before I got home. Each wheel ran $130-140 plus re & re the tire if it was still on. Discount where I bought the tires would have removed & replaced them for free if I stopped by. The repair shop was doing a late model Porsche wheel that was owned by the local Porsche dealer so that was all the recommendation I needed.

They have some high tech equipment to ease the bent out since aluminum is very brittle. You ruin one wheel you ruin the set. Last one had cracked paint which disappeared when they fixed it.

Nuff said

[MR 325]

Buy new, better looking wheels?

This would be my recommendation, that or put stock wheels on.

[ButtJuice]

Buy new, better looking wheels?

[Dalejandrino]

Right up until you hit a curb. Where is this wheel mounted on your car? front? rear? left/right?

All smart-ass remarks aside, if you try to straighten that, it will crack.

i wasnt fish tailing!!! ha its on the front passenger side

[Swanny]

[Exodus_2pt0]

Keep the hammer in the tool chest and use a stiff rubber mallet. There is a lot of material missing, so nothing is going to fix that besides adding more metal and grinding smooth again.

If he hits it with ANYTHING to try to bend it back it will crack. Aluminum doesn't like to bend twice.

[Gregs///M]

Keep the hammer in the tool chest and use a stiff rubber mallet. There is a lot of material missing, so nothing is going to fix that besides adding more metal and grinding smooth again.

[MattAvino]

Are you Jeremy Clarkson?

[Bryan///]

Im just messing. But seriously. Hammer? What do you think if wheels need to be balanced precisely with a machine

[Exodus_2pt0]

no I didn't fishtail, although I have before and I know how to counter-steer well enough to not run into anything 8)

Right up until you hit a curb. Where is this wheel mounted on your car? front? rear? left/right?

All smart-ass remarks aside, if you try to straighten that, it will crack.

[Dalejandrino]

You mean fish tailed uncontrollably like a noob and fd up your reps? Hammer away

no I didn't fishtail, although I have before and I know how to counter-steer well enough to not run into anything 8)

[Bryan///]

You mean fish tailed uncontrollably like a noob and fd up your reps? Hammer away