Straightening wheels
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1999 AMG C43
Straightening wheels
i have the original set of staggered monos that came with my car sans the spare as i cracked the lip on one of my front rims badly and dont think it should be repaired.
so my question is about straightening the rims. i feel like my rims may not be "true" anymore and have thought about having them straightened. my reasons behind this are that 1. my rims require a lot of weights to balance and 2. i had really bad tire wear on one of my tires. granted it could have been the ball joint i replaced but for some reason i feel like the rim might have something to do with it.
can or should we have these rims straightened? is it worth it or better to just move on?
my options are to buy a used set of MB rims or maybe just go with a cheap aftermarket set. my thoughts are that if i do buy used used MB, i might shy from the 17 monos and go with those turbine style ive always liked.
so my question is about straightening the rims. i feel like my rims may not be "true" anymore and have thought about having them straightened. my reasons behind this are that 1. my rims require a lot of weights to balance and 2. i had really bad tire wear on one of my tires. granted it could have been the ball joint i replaced but for some reason i feel like the rim might have something to do with it.
can or should we have these rims straightened? is it worth it or better to just move on?
my options are to buy a used set of MB rims or maybe just go with a cheap aftermarket set. my thoughts are that if i do buy used used MB, i might shy from the 17 monos and go with those turbine style ive always liked.
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Most alloy wheels can be repaired and/or straightened. You just need to be sure that those doing the job have a top notch reputation. In a certain way I would prefer that solution than cheap copies from unknown manufacturers. Those can be outright dangerous IMHO
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FIrst take it to a good shop.
LesSchwab told me my front wheel was bent. Another shop told me its not.
Try a high end shop for tire balancing but for that money you can probably have your wheel straightened. I called once locally and it was $70 per wheel to straighten.
LesSchwab told me my front wheel was bent. Another shop told me its not.
Try a high end shop for tire balancing but for that money you can probably have your wheel straightened. I called once locally and it was $70 per wheel to straighten.
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They can be straightened, there are some really good people out there that do it correctly. These guys are like "old blacksmiths" they know the heat that different wheels require need and how to "press" the rims. My friend In Kansas City is one of the best I have ever seen, he has been doing it for 30yrs and I have seen him do 12"- 28" dia. and some very expensive Mercedes, Porsche, BMW wheels that looked like 'basket cases" and came out great.
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First, take the car to a quality tire shop and have the wheels checked for runout. If they need to be straightened or otherwise repaired (curb rash, etc) check with Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists (AWRS). They have a mobile service but since the monoblocks have a machined lip they will send them out to a specialty shop. Turnaround is about 10 days. I had the wheels on my son's C43 done by them. IIRC the price was $180 per wheel.
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First, take the car to a quality tire shop and have the wheels checked for runout. If they need to be straightened or otherwise repaired (curb rash, etc) check with Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists (AWRS). They have a mobile service but since the monoblocks have a machined lip they will send them out to a specialty shop. Turnaround is about 10 days. I had the wheels on my son's C43 done by them. IIRC the price was $180 per wheel.
Thanks buddy, I will go with AWRS on this one as they are close to me. hopefully they will just straighten, not really looking to refinish these at the moment.
18 mono dreams is the title of another thread i started way back when, but right now im just dealing with winter rims so the 17s are fine. i'll have a set of those 18s one day though. i see them online right now for around 1300 completely refinished
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