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13th Nov, 2013 at 11:16:23am

Hey guys.

I have 12 alloy wheels, 2.5 sets..

I was told a 'couple are bent'.

So; what's an easy way to tell which are the good wheels at home?

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13th Nov, 2013 at 11:26:05am

With a DTi/dial gauge on the rim.

Fit the wheel to a car, stick the dti onto something off the car and put the pointer on the rim of the wheel. Set the indicator to zero and rotate the wheel. If it's out of shape the needle will move from zero.

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i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

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13th Nov, 2013 at 11:43:38am

OK, I guess a less-accurate method is to do it with something that doesn't move and just see if a gap appears?

As I don't have a fancy pants tool.


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13th Nov, 2013 at 12:22:32pm

fit it to a hub and spin it you should see even a slight bend with the eye imo

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13th Nov, 2013 at 12:24:55pm

What i would do is take them to your local tyre bay and get them to spin them up on the balancing machine. You'll soon see any bent ones. Might cost you £20, but you'll have it done in less than 30 min start to finish.


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13th Nov, 2013 at 02:39:44pm

I agree with tom on this one, bent wheels usually are miles out of whack for ballance weights.

Some clever machines even tell you if the wheel is damaged.

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13th Nov, 2013 at 04:59:31pm

I can't get them all to the tyre place - all the wheels have tyres fitted and even nicky's impreza only first 4 in it.

Also, they like to charge me too much - £25 to swap over 2 tyres the other day :(

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13th Nov, 2013 at 05:03:23pm

sounds like it would be worth your while getting a dial gauge. They aren't that expensive and will be useful when you build your engine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200816986555

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*
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