Bent a wheel... what to do?

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 09-04-2009, 05:38 PM

Well, ever since I purchased these wheels I've had some strange vibrations in the steering wheel. At first, I thought it was just my wheel bearing getting worse, but I replaced it and my problems persisted. I thought I had just dropped a weight since it was just some vibration at 50+ mph, so I drove like that for maybe a month and just today I took it into the shop to have it rebalanced, and it turns out that the wheel has a side to side wobble that can't be balanced out with the static machine.

Not a big deal, I'm just driving on rotas. However, the particular set of rotas I have seems to be extra rare. I need a 5x100 17x7.5/et48/56.1mm Rota Subzero in White, which I can't seem to find for sale anywhere.

Is a somewhat bent wheel fine to drive on if I throw it in the rear so it doesn't shake the steering wheel? If not, what should my course of action be?

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van_dutch · 09-05-2009, 11:50 AM

Is the wheel actually bent? I see that they said it couldn't be balanced out on a stantic machine, but did the shop say anything about a road force balance? I would find a shop with a Hunter Road Force balancer and call them about it.

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 09-05-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by van_dutch

Is the wheel actually bent? I see that they said it couldn't be balanced out on a stantic machine, but did the shop say anything about a road force balance? I would find a shop with a Hunter Road Force balancer and call them about it.

yeah, the wheel is clearly distorted, you can see the tire shaking from side to side when it's being spun on the balancer

van_dutch · 09-05-2009, 10:19 PM

Are there any wheel repair shops in your area that you could contact? I would also suggest contacting Rota and/or the guys at wheeldude.com to try and find a replacement.

DrD · 09-06-2009, 05:05 PM

Is this them?
http://www.wheeldude.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=1164

grippy monkey · 09-06-2009, 07:20 PM

^ no it's not.... he's looking for et48 not 20

the question is OP... were these wheels bought new?

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 09-06-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grippy monkey

^ no it's not.... he's looking for et48 not 20

the question is OP... were these wheels bought new?

Nope, they're used, and it's been a few months since I bought them so I can't very well return them. I guess I'll try and find a shop that can straighten wheels.

I'm actually really considering getting those et20 ones, but I know I'd have to pull my fenders.

09-04-2009, 05:38 PM	#1
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Scooby Specialist Member#: 160814 Join Date: Oct 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: h8mvmt.com Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon PSM	Bent a wheel... what to do? Well, ever since I purchased these wheels I've had some strange vibrations in the steering wheel. At first, I thought it was just my wheel bearing getting worse, but I replaced it and my problems persisted. I thought I had just dropped a weight since it was just some vibration at 50+ mph, so I drove like that for maybe a month and just today I took it into the shop to have it rebalanced, and it turns out that the wheel has a side to side wobble that can't be balanced out with the static machine. Not a big deal, I'm just driving on rotas. However, the particular set of rotas I have seems to be extra rare. I need a 5x100 17x7.5/et48/56.1mm Rota Subzero in White, which I can't seem to find for sale anywhere. Is a somewhat bent wheel fine to drive on if I throw it in the rear so it doesn't shake the steering wheel? If not, what should my course of action be? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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09-05-2009, 11:50 AM	#2
van_dutch Scooby Specialist Member#: 198633 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: MA Vehicle: 2004 WRX Black	Is the wheel actually bent? I see that they said it couldn't be balanced out on a stantic machine, but did the shop say anything about a road force balance? I would find a shop with a Hunter Road Force balancer and call them about it.

09-05-2009, 10:19 PM	#4
van_dutch Scooby Specialist Member#: 198633 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: MA Vehicle: 2004 WRX Black	Are there any wheel repair shops in your area that you could contact? I would also suggest contacting Rota and/or the guys at wheeldude.com to try and find a replacement.

09-06-2009, 05:05 PM	#5
DrD Scooby Guru Member#: 22412 Join Date: Aug 2002 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Albuquerque, NM Vehicle: 2012 Legacy 2.5GT Ice Silver Metallic	Is this them? http://www.wheeldude.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=1164

09-06-2009, 07:20 PM	#6
grippy monkey Scooby Guru Member#: 131067 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Inglewood! Vehicle: your "stance" sucks	^ no it's not.... he's looking for et48 not 20 the question is OP... were these wheels bought new?