nacker

Alright, get this, .....

i purchased 03 type s (17" )wheels from ebay, and put them on my 03 tl.

I purchased new tires(sumitomo 215/50) had them balanced and the car aligned.

Upon balancing the tires, mechanic tells me that one spoke is slightly dented in. But says it is not major. So i continue the installation.

The car rides awesome, i can take turns a bit quicker now, feels great except traveling in da 50-65 mph range.(where the steering wheel starts to tremor). Traveling outside of this speed range is ok, I can travel 70mph and up with absolutely no tremors.

The defective wheel was placed in my rear right. I cant replace the wheel immediately.

I guess my question(s) are/is:

Can i ride on my wheel being in this condition?

Has anyone ever experienced this?(a lightly bented wheel that rides ok)

Can a wheel shop fix the wheel?

On another note, can it be the tires?(Keep in mind the mechanic, did say the the dent is NOT major. So i kinda trust his judgement.)

Let me know what you guys think, any type of feeedback is greatly appreciated. I would hate to put the old set on, since it will set me back some more.

nacker

Whoa, attn: moderator, i was recieving some errors, and i posted three times by accident. delete other two below this one

mushutofu

If the rims are not bent too bad then I belweive they are fixable.

bartolo

When it comes to our alloy once they get bent it does throw off the entire design/balance scenario for that wheel7tire . You must take it to a professional wheel shop they will able to tell you.

bartolo

oh btw...the reason I posted is because i just got a new set of Sumitomo HTR+ in stock size also for my CL-S '03 to replace the weak stock mich's. I think they are great in all areas so far

Tom Blasing

The bend in the rim shouldn't be hard to fix but it will take a pro to do it. As long as there is no cracks in the metal it should be fine to have done.

Years ago I hit one of those lane barriers that look like a Baby Moon hub cap and put a bend in the bead area of a Polycast (center and spokes was urethane coated magnesium and the out rim was steel) rim on my Talon. The wheel shop, I think, charged me about $80 to straighten it.

nacker

Thanks guys, really appreciating the feedback. i used to think those wheel shops were gimmicks. maybe ill do a search for a decent wheel repair shop in miami.

thanks again

richard