I have a couple of vette rallies that appear to have a slight wobble. I noticed this when getting them balanced with new tires. Anything that can be done or are they junk?TIA.
Ron

i saw a company claming they can straighten your bent wheels advertised in like Chevy High Performance catalog. they were a wheel selling company, i dont know the name but shipping them back and forth would get expensive. but it can be done.

There are lots of companies that do wheel straightening. Steel is the easiest. Some places will even do alloy wheels. Do an internet search on "wheel straightening" and you'll get lots of hits. Maybe even someplace close to you. Or try the yellow pages.

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[This message has been edited by SilverLS6 (edited 06-17-2002).]

Thank-you for your responses.

Do you (or anyone) have expereince on the effectiveness of this or experience to say it is not worth the dollars vs new rims?
Thanks,
Ron

Ron,
Working at discount tire I get to see some of the most horrificly bent wheels you will ever see.

SilverLS6 is right, steel is easy to work with, assuming the bend is repairable. If just the lip of the wheel is bent, we have a tool we call the "dog bone". Basically we just bend the wheel back the other way, and it straigtens out with a bit of muscle.
If the inner barrel of the wheel is bent or if that bend on the lip actually bend part of the drop-center too, you might be looking at a new wheel. A steel wheel is not worth the money it costs to have something like that fixed.
FYI. If you ever bend an aluminum wheel they can also be fixed but it usualy costs around $130 per wheel.

Do you have any pics of the wheels in question?

-Matt

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I do not have pics, they wouldn't show anything...maybe 'bent' is the wrong word. They are out of 'trueness' - If I were to put a run-out dial indicator on the side of the rim, at the outermost point, I would guess that it has at least a 1/16" or better total indicator reading. When on the balancing machine, you easily note the "wobble" at lower speeds.

Does that help explain?

Once again Stockton Wheel (http://www.stocktonwheel.com/wheel_widening.htm) can fix you up

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