Is this rim fixable?

GlockLT4 · 08-07-2002, 12:44 AM

http://www.gulicks.com/vette/wreck/P8060012.jpg

I'll get some more pictures tomorrow.. any idea if this is fixable?

boblackhardtop · 08-07-2002, 02:54 AM

Yep. However it may cost you about the same or more than what the rim itself is worth. Also if the rim is forged, it will not retain its original strength, since such repair will involved heating which can alter the structure of a forged wheel. If it's cast aluminum then it won't be so much of an issue since cast wheels derived their strength from the thickness/bulk of the material being used, heating it will not affect the strength of the material as much.

737driver · 08-07-2002, 10:31 PM

Try the Wheel Collision Center in Bath,PA. Their web site wheelcollisioncenter.com. They have some good info there.

Bruce

savewave · 08-08-2002, 10:43 AM

:eek:

Ouch!

My guess, Curtis, is that the rim can't be repaired. It wouldn't hurt to check and find out how much it would cost, if it can be done.

But even if it could be fixed, I agree that it would probably cost more than to replace the rim.

Hope you don't have any suspension damage. Get an alignment for sure. :yesnod: