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  1. 15th December 2016, 04:26 PM #1
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    Alloy rim out of round?

    Just bought a second hand alloy D2a genuine rim from the wreckers and took it to have a new tyre fitted for extra spare. Tyre shop tells me it is badly out of round. (oval). The tyre shop tells me they have seen it many times.
    I have not come across this before. Is it possible?

    The wrecker is reluctant to change it out as he has never heard of it before.
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  2. 15th December 2016, 04:32 PM #2
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    Absolutely, rims can become bent or warped in an impact.
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    Would an alloy rim that is out of round be likely to have a crack in it somewhere?? Just that an alloy doesn't have a lot of give in it.
    Just curious. Never heard of it before.

    Cheers,

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  4. 22nd December 2016, 08:21 AM #4
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    Alloys can be re rolled round again.
    Those real expensive bead lock alloys that all the cool kids have. They bend and go out of shape a lot. a company in Shepparton Vic does Walker Evans wheels all the time for winch trucks.

    I have a cracked 18" that will probably have to be binned though as it's missing a chunk. Not sure how that happened as these are road tyres and never go off-road.
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