How bent is too much?
curtis73
04-18-2006, 08:23 PM
I was given some 15x8 steel wheels that are a better offset than my 15x7s on my 73 station wagon. I put them on a balancer just to spin them and see if they were bent. Two are perfect. One of them is bent a little on the lip but the bead seems to be straight. Another has a little bend. Its hard to tell how much, but just visible by the eye.
How much will be noticeable. I'll be putting big tires on it; 255/70-15... will that make it less noticable since there's more sidewall, or more noticable since its more weight at a greater diameter that will be off?
I plan on putting a dial gauge on it next time I spin it, but how much will be noticable?
How much will be noticeable. I'll be putting big tires on it; 255/70-15... will that make it less noticable since there's more sidewall, or more noticable since its more weight at a greater diameter that will be off?
I plan on putting a dial gauge on it next time I spin it, but how much will be noticable?
CapriRacer
04-20-2006, 06:57 AM
If you can see it, it's probably too much.
But the question is hard to answer as this all has to do with how sensitive the vehicle is - and a 1973 station wagon could go either way.
But the question is hard to answer as this all has to do with how sensitive the vehicle is - and a 1973 station wagon could go either way.
curtis73
04-20-2006, 12:09 PM
Understood, thanks. Maybe a junkyard trip is in order to get one more. Maybe I can get four straight ones and keep the bent one for a spare.
drdisque
04-20-2006, 08:45 PM
it also depends if the lip is bent or the wheel has some real runout to it.
curtis73
04-20-2006, 09:40 PM
Like I said, one lip is bent and one has actual runout. I'm trying to figure out a way to actually measure it with my dial gauge. I might just use a stick on a fulcrum to see how much it is.
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