Thread: Straightening a Sunraysia

i would tell you to use wood and a sledge hammer to carefully straighten the beed back...but.... i'll probably get flamed cos its probably illigeal...bla bla bla...

you dont want to dint the rim, so thats what the wood it for, get a nice piece of hard wood for the rim to sit under and another piece to sit on top of the bent bit and hit with sledge till straight. use a straight line to check how straight it is.

cheers phil

What Phil said is true, it isn't something I'd reccomend doing, BUT the hardwood and hammer method is a possible fix there. I would however first spin it on a axle to check that the centre isn't distorted either. You could be belting and checking and belting etc for an hour and then find out the centre isn't true anymore...
As long as the safety bead isn't damaged and the tyre isn't leaking/ seating unevenly and it is 'straight' I can't see a problem using it for a spare.

... Purely at your own risk, of course!


JC

Thanks for the replies

I'll give it a bash when I get the chance and let you know how I go

We have bent them here a few times. As said knock it out with a block and run it on a hub to check its true. You may have to stick a tube in it and use as spare.

Bash it straight............. ive done many and never had a problem.....

I used to Square Volvo rims on the rally car, so tyre off and belt the crap out of it... ready for the next event...

There is a bloke in town who straightens and repairs rims, even alloys I believe. On wellington street near jackson's budget cars place.

Originally Posted by Phoenix

There is a bloke in town who straightens and repairs rims, even alloys I believe. On wellington street near jackson's budget cars place.

Thanks mate I'll go check them out

they are hard to find because they are on a side road kinda below a shop. I'll find a streetview to show you.