Signs of Bent Rim?

[w3accord]

can someone give me some signs on how i can tell if my rim is bent. also any solutions that i can use to fix the problem if it is bent.

[kommon_sense]

I would expect the car to become increasingly unstable at speeds. Of course it could also be that the wheels are out of balance...

[The Ruler]

lift up the car and let the wheel rotate freely, now look
closly sideways of the rim. if it's bent you can see it.

[w3accord]

i'm just wondering cuase my steering wheel gets shakey at around 60-70 mph, but i wouldn't say its unstable in anyways. so it should be visble bent to?

[The Ruler]

so you don't consider shaky as > unstable?
yeah it could verywell be visible.

[JAYMAN320]

Originally posted by w3accord
i'm just wondering cuase my steering wheel gets shakey at around 60-70 mph, but i wouldn't say its unstable in anyways. so it should be visble bent to?

if your car is steering wheel shaky at high speeds, its time to get your wheel balanced.

[w3accord]

Originally posted by JAYMAN320


if your car is steering wheel shaky at high speeds, its time to get your wheel balanced.

so this is probably the problem and not a bent rim? how much is this gonna cost me?

[ID10T]

the only way your car can wobble is if the wheel face is badly bent out of shape wrt to the wheel cylinder...the impact would have been massive! bent rim lips can only cause loss of pressure. and if you are getting them rebalanced, watch the wheels while they spin it to see if it wobbles.

[JAYMAN320]

Originally posted by w3accord


so this is probably the problem and not a bent rim? how much is this gonna cost me?

i usually get it done for free, but im guessing no more then $20, if not cheaper. ask around, people charge differently, peace