Well I had a slow leak in my front left tire so i instead of paying .75 cents every 3 days to fill it up i decided to get it checked out today from Town fair Tire since they have free flat repair. Well anywho their was a huge line so i figured ill wait the 2 HOURS !!! since i had to get it fixed anyways. Well any who. they take my car in. take the rim off and 3 minutes later i hear them call me over. And my damn rim is cracked. Im not happy one bit. So now I either have to get a new rim or get it welded to fix the probelm. Has anybody here have experienced welding rims? Please explain if so. Heres a pic of it.



and so basiclly i waited 2 hours missed one of my classes for school all for them to change my tire and put my spare on. Atleast i have my OEM rims so i have a full size spare.

Edit: crack is on the inside of the rim. Thats why i never saw it before.

 

What size rims are you running and what profile tire? I was sketchy running 215/45/17 on my Z24 in New England. The roads in Mass and NH suck for custom wheels if there isn't enough rubber to protect them.

 

215/45/17 < that is exactly my size

 

A good shop can fix that little thing no worries, In michigan such a place is weldcraft... over by you I'm not sure. good luck

 

do you know how much that place would cost? im just looking for a ball park figure of what im looking at. they dont even sell my rims on www.wheelmax.com n e more so its not like i can just buy a new one.

 

There has to be a rim repair place in Mass somewhere. Check the phone-book. If the wheels are aluminum, any machine shop or good welding should be able to hook you up.

 

http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/ call em up ... or e mail

 

atleast i have a full size spare tire.

 

Contact the manufacturer of your rim and ask for new retail source. Replacing the wheel for what, $150?, seems a lot easier then paying for an aluminum welded repair.

 

That totally looks like a ricer now

j/k

 

how much did each rim cost? they don't look very expensive so it might be better to just buy another one dude. i wouldn't have them weld it. you might not care, but safety is a must for me. welding a rim just doesn't sound right.

 

Trust me man get another wheel off E bay, that things lokks fudged and I wouldn't personally put a rim cracked that bad back on my car.

 

I would just try to find another rim. 1 replacement can't be that much money.

I thought your car was red?

 

haha. damn camra phones. so much more convienent tho then taking out the digi and uploaded it.

but ya i got a hold of wheelmax.com and they said this


I searched but i can not find the direct link to sport max. i found like 2 other distrubtors and thats it. .

looks like i'll be getting it welded

 

I guess I'll say it. Sounds like you got a cheap ass wheel.

 

word

 

got my rim fixed for free. . I had my old mans friend do it whos a welder for pratt and whitney (aircraft parts). also i weight my rim and it came in at 17.5 lbs for a 17" rim. here are some shady camra phone pics. ill update more later when i upload them. looks just like new im so happy.

outside of rim whree my first pic was.




pic of the inside of the rim.