Ok, How bad is it? The tire initially went down to 15psi (after the impact) but I put it back up to 35 and rode it home. Seems to be holding.... BTW: F*ck Minnetonka BLVD
Yep. Depending on how hard and the angle of the hit, the sidewall of the tire may be damaged. Might not bubble right away, but could be weak. If you get the wheel fixed, when the tire is remounted is the most liekly time for the sidewall to let go. If it holds through that you're probably good.
Precision wheel in Plymouth? don't you mean Hopkins on Excelsior? Don't go there, if you want to see thier work I can show you a crappy straightening job, even better than that the wheel that I had to ahve straigntened was not retrunable due to the fact that they mounted it (it was bent new in the box) without checking to see if it was okay, do not go there!
Is the wheel bent out or round, or is the lip just bent out? Can't tell from the angles you've posted. If it's just the lip, you could probably do a credible job of getting it back into place with a few shots from a dead-blow hammer.
No, do not attempt to straighten yourself. Aluminum is weak enough the way it is. Get it straightened properly, or for a little more get a new wheel. Wheel straightening usually runs around 150 bucks for what I see thru Lexus. You may be better off getting a new wheel.
Actually, PWS now answered and quoted $140. New is 150-200 based on web pricing, but supplies are low/non-existant since Rota stopped making teh whell last year apparently...
that was back in 05...smacked a curb pretty bad =) snapped the back tire clean off the cv shaft knuckle
If it's the actual body of the wheel, I wouldn't do it, but if the lip is just bent out a little, I'd have no qualms about doing it for myself. I probably wouldn't touch anyone else's wheel.
I think its just the lip. I'll check again tonight though. Another quick question for those that know Rota: Is the color royal (=polished lip) black or Gunmetal.
