Originally Posted by ant_8u (Post 3678553)

Just bought some stock wheels to put on my car during the winter months

I took the wheels to get refurbished prior to fitting - and got told they're buckled

The refurb company said the fronts are both fine, but both rear wheels are bent at the centres

They said since the centres are bent they're basically junk, as any attempt to straighten the centres will just crack them

They said bent rims are easy, but bent centres are serious

Has anyone else experienced this?


The refurb company (biggest and best in the uk) said its very rare that a wheel will bend at the centres

I asked them what they think caused it and they say it could be due to hitting a large pot-hole at the very least


I thought the stock wheels were meant to be pretty strong
Has anyone else had this happen at all?

Is this due to width and offset, or design, or something else?

Originally Posted by johnspeed (Post 3679092)

I have had a bent spoke on a rear rim to cause it wobble on the tire machine and the lip was not even bent ..Go figure?

Originally Posted by Another P (Post 3679111)

How do you bend a some without bending the rim??