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Old 07-28-2011, 12:03 PM
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Default Bought some dented Draglites, can they be fixed?

So i bought a set of 15x10's a few months ago. Today i went to pick them up with my DR's on them, and the shop left one on the balancer to show me. There is a rim repair shop i was going to bring it too, but will wait to see how they feel on the car. They will only be used for racing for now, althought i'd feel safer racing with strait rims and daily driving with a wobble.

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I have mounted and balanced 100+ weld wheels and they all roll like crap. Even right out of the box. I'd try them on the car before you took them to be fixed.
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They need to be balanced by the lug nut holes. They are a lug centric wheel not a hub centric wheel. This will help in balancing them.
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Originally Posted by wheelczar
They need to be balanced by the lug nut holes. They are a lug centric wheel not a hub centric wheel. This will help in balancing them.
True. I didn't watch the other vid
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My balancer tried both. Said they gave him identical readings. He compared them to the first rim that didnt wobble at all with both balancing methods.




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