05-08-2021, 07:13 PM | #1 |
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Hit a pothole..
So I hit a pothole that felt pretty bad a few days ago. I'm not losing air pressure or anything like that and I can't see any bubbles or visible signs of a bent rim, but I'm feeling a little wobble on the steering wheel at highway speeds (70+).
Is it possible that something like this can be fixed by road force balancing the wheel? How can I check if it is actually bent and would something like that be able to be fixed or do I need a new rim? I have the 666m wheels. Thanks
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I would take your car to a good tire wheel shop.
Have them put the wheel on a good road force balancing machine. Go from there. They should be able to see if the wheel is bent, warped or just can have some weights added.
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Check for bent or damaged suspension parts first. If you don’t see anything take it to a good shop. A simple wheel balancer can tell you if it’s bent but a road force balance is even better. Most likely it’s the wheel. I hit one on the belt the other Day and Thought my front end fell out the car. |
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05-10-2021, 04:30 PM | #6 |
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Thanks guys. I put it up on a jack and spun the wheel today. You can visually see that the rim is a little bent. I wonder if this can be repaired. Don't feel like shelling out 1200 on a rim right now.
What do you guys think? Repairable or buy a new rim? https://youtube.com/shorts/ty2XeEVxC_Q?feature=share
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I also threw on my winter wheel and while the wobble is gone I still feel a slight vibration at highway speeds. I'm not sure if it was like this before but now I'm looking for it and it's there.
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Was it obvious that it was bent? Nothing seemed obvious when I looked.
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Update: went to Proformance industries in New Rochelle. They fixed it and so far so good. They also said my winter wheel that I put on was 1 oz off so rebalanced that as well. So far pretty good. Will get a better idea when I'm on a newly paved road.
Highly recommend them based on my research. Didn't damage the face of the rim either when fixing the inner barrel. I will get an alignment now to make sure I'm all clear. Does it matter where I take it to? RCT Performance in Long island was around 125 the last time I checked. I'm on a stock suspension. I think they use a Hunter machine. Will they have the correct specs? If anyone can recommends a better place let me know! Thanks
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As for the control arm, it wasn't bent, it just had play. The thing is though 2 mechanics kept telling me (one a BMW "specialist" the other has suspension specialist in his Instagram bio) my suspension was perfect and the control arms had no play and I had a massive drive train issue scaring the shit out of me telling me they can try a rear diff replacement or something I took it to the dealer and it turned out to be the control arm, which is a 150$ part lol |
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