Can a pothole cause a rim to be bent?
Potholes can wreck a rim, but there are several different techniques to straighten rims. The ‘cold roller’ technique leaves the affected area of the rim weaker than before, other techniques do not. It is often easier to bend a rim from the inside. Custom rims look great but the lighter they are the more susceptible the rim is to being bent.
What happens to a car wheel in a pothole?
Wheels: Scraping your rims never looks good, but even the worst curb rash can’t damage a wheel like a pothole can. Hard angles in potholes apply impact force to wheels in ways they weren’t designed to handle, leading to bends, chips, or cracks. A bent wheel won’t roll smoothly and may not be able to form an airtight seal with a tire.
Do you need to replace a tire in a pothole?
However, a tire with a sidewall bubble or separated tread needs to be replaced right away. Cars with low-profile tires are particularly prone to pothole damage. Make sure your tires are always correctly inflated to help prevent these types of issues.
Can a bent wheel make a car roll?
A bent wheel won’t roll smoothly and may not be able to form an airtight seal with a tire. Chips are usually easy to notice since they look like a chunk missing from the rim where it meets the tire. However, cracks can be subtle hairline fractures along the wheel circumference or in one of the spokes.
Potholes can wreck a rim, but there are several different techniques to straighten rims. The ‘cold roller’ technique leaves the affected area of the rim weaker than before, other techniques do not. It is often easier to bend a rim from the inside. Custom rims look great but the lighter they are the more susceptible the rim is to being bent.
Can a bent rim be repaired on an alloy wheel?
It depends on the level of damage to the rim and the type of wheel you have. If you have steel wheels, and a bent rim is your only issue, you can usually have the wheel repaired. If you have alloy wheels, there is typically no way to repair a bent rim.
How much does a set of bent rims cost?
Still, if you can sell your individual wheels for $100 or $200 each, that’s $300-$600 you can put towards a set of aftermarket rims, most of which can be purchased for $100-$250 a wheel. Heck, you might even make money on the deal! (well, almost)
What happens to your tires when you hit a pothole?
A pothole strike can damage your shocks or struts, or harm your suspension. After hitting a pothole, check for any of the following signs of pothole damage. A bulge on the tire sidewall. This is an indicator that the tire was pinched between the edge of the pothole and the wheel causing the internal plies to be weakened or severed.