Is this rim fixable?

[JET]

No need for heat, it will be easy to get the bent part back to flat, the trick is getting the curve back in. It takes a big ass whack to do it. It is like a ball joint, you can smack it around all day and it won't move, but a few big smacks and it will move around.

[4g63tcrazy]

But it is aluminum and I don't want it to crack. I think some heat will help a little bit with that wont it?

[TkrPerformance]

Precision Wheel in Hopkins.

http://www.precisionwheels.com/

[Goat Blower]

Heat it up and it will help to keep it from cracking. Even if it does, it can still be fixed. I had a similar bend to that in a more expensive rim along with a crack. I bent the lip back, brought it over to MAP and little Brown welded it up nice and neat for me. I had a friend come and match the paint and now you can barely tell. A replacement rim for mine was $550. Total to fix this with mount/dismount tire, welding and paint was $120, and about three hours of my hammer time.

[4g63tcrazy]

Thanks Mark I'll see if I have the time to make the drive and maybe they can do something with it. If not then I'll just be heating it up and use a hammer and rubber sheet.

[JET]

I have bent a couple of wheels back and never had an issue with cracking without heat. Usually the crack will happen on the initial hit.

[4g63tcrazy]

True but it's not gonna hurt anything so I might as well heat it up.. I'll post pics after and see how it goes.

[xveganxcowboyx]

Ok, thanks. You just said expert and I'm unsure of whether it should be welded or tossed. Just want a good opinion.

[4g63tcrazy]

About a half hour with a torch and a sludge hammer with some sheets of rubber I'm pretty sure I got it fixed. It won't be as straight as it was obviously but I got it as straight as I could.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/fixedrimzzz001z.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/fixedrimzzz002z.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/fixedrimzzz005.jpg

[twack]

looks damn good to me