Rob WS6

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I bought these rims the other day, they were advertised for sale with finish defects but no bends or cracks. While cleaning them up really well, I noticed what looks like a bend on one of the front wheels. Mounted it to the rear and let it spin, and the vid is what I see. My question to you is: would you mount tires on this and use as is?

ss performance

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No I would not use it. You would likely feel that as a vibration or shake, also the tire might not seat properly.

hardbones

Nope...

leadfoot4

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I have a similar situation....I was taking off my "good" wheels and tires for the winter, when I noticed one of the tires had a nail in it.

I took it to a "friend", who works at a dealership that has one of the new fangled, hi-tech tire machines, as well as a road force balancer. He told me, "No problem, I'll take care of it for you". Long story short, I think somebody got a little "too enthusiastic" with the pneumatic arm with the roller on it, and initially pushed against the rim, instead of the bead of the tire, and tweaked the rim. They supposedly got it straightened, but it has a little "hop" in it, but about half as much as the wheel in the video......

Rob WS6

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Are you driving on it? Can you feel it?

I have no intentions of using this wheel as-is.

hokeplaya05

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i would not run it, and i would want my money back...especially if it was advertised as not bent

leadfoot4

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If you're asking me, I haven't put the "good" wheels back on the car for the summer season. I have a set of old "scuds" I put on it to sit through the winter, in the cold garage. The weather finally seems to be getting spring-like, so I was thinking of putting the summer wheels/tires on this weekend and see what happens.

My good wheels are Intro "5 Stars", which are a 2 piece wheel, a CNC machined aluminum center, welded into a spun aluminum shell. In case I have an issue, I sent Intro an e-mail yesterday, asking if the center can be cut out, and re-welded into a new shell. I'm waiting to hear what they say....

Rob WS6

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Dropped them off today, turns out one of the rears has a bend too. $200 to fix both, rather be safe than sorry. I hate when people misrepresent the **** they're selling.

Rob WS6

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Got them back today, talk about quick turnaround! Did an awesome job, nice and straight now.

leadfoot4

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Who did the work for you? If I can't get Intro to replace the shell, I might need to send it out for straightening.....again.

Rob WS6

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Wheel Works in Burlington, NJ. (609) 387-4488

He was even able to get most of the bend out of the front of the lip without damaging the chrome, though he said that's not always the case.

leadfoot4

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Thanks!!