so i bought some rims from sum guy about 7 months ago and to come to find out there bent and u can feel it when u drive.....so my question is that if its safe to drive at high speeds or not and what can i do to fix them i live in austin, tx so if anyone knows of some shops around here that can do it the same day would be great cuz i have no other rims.

thanks!

here is the pic pretty much the same on both sides of front rims

 

What's wrong with this story...

1. You bought rims 7 months ago...

2. you just realized they are bent?

3. You put bent rims on your car knwoing they were bent?

4. Was the car on cinder blocks before you got these rims?

5. you want to drive at high speeds with bent rims?


This thread is a joke isn't it?

Please say yes. If you're serious, please sell your car and buy a 10 speed...

 

If you bought the rims 7 months ago...how do you know you didn't do it yourself?

If you knew they were bent and put them on anyway....then why did you buy them?

Either way... bent rim at high speed is never good. Besides, only you know the extent of the damage to the rim and how it effects your handling.

You didn't state if the rim was bent on the front or rears, but either would create a dangerous situation at the limits.

 

No, it is not safe to drive on bent rims - it will cause accerated wear on the whole car.

 

First of all a-hole (elwood blues) i didn't want a sarcastic smart ass remark if your not gonna help with advice then go to another site and make fun of other people there grow up man, second i didnt know they were bent and since your "mr. know it all" come fix my problem and pay for it, thats why im here in this site so i can get some tips and advice not get pissed on by dumbass people because I dont know something. Now to further explain my question is that I did not know they were bent, there bent very slightly on the fronts not heavily, and by high speeds let me correct myself; no more than 80 if thats "high speeds" freeway/toll road driving, I've never bought aftermarket rims before and I thought it was normal but soon realized it wasnt, just asking on some advice to if anyone had this problem without getting a smart ass remark

 

Get your rims fixed. Driving on bent rims can cause many problems.

 

are they actually bent? can you see it? Were they balanced when the last set of tires was put on? Do they need to be balanced again?

 

How bad are they? Do they vibrate when you drive? If you could feel it when you drive, it's not safe.

Jason

 

Who is being sarcastic?

I just cant believe someone could buy used rims. not know they were bent, put them on their car bent, realize it seven months later, and not have the original wheels to go back to.

To me it seems sheer stupidity.

 

im not even gonna argue with that guy whatever man....anyways i can see its bent alittle bit and it does vibrate every now and then but when i get to about 70ish it kinda goes away and comes back, i drove outta town on them like 5 times (bout 500mile trip to and from) and had no problems but if its not safe then ill get some new rims at discount tire or sumthing as for balancing never done them since i had them but i was looking to buy some new rims here soon i guess but hey I'll learn from my mistakes I only spent 400 on them its alot but not like I spent like a grand or more so but thanx for the help for the most part