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[Kielan]

Dafuq man, how'd you manage that?

Had no choice but to hit an insane pothole, it was that or crash into a tree/oncoming traffic.

[FunfGang]

Aw man, that sucks :/ That had to a gnarly pothole, hope you can find some place soon.

[Dudermagee]

Cracked a wheel today. Fucking JOY. Anyone know of a place that I can ship it to and have repaired? Or just have experience with a decent place? Need it done sooner than later.

aw man wtf

[Kielan]

aw man wtf

I can't catch a break.

[Dudermagee]

Nigga can't catch a break.

Fixed

Don't worry man, these little things tend to happen from time to time.

[andybob]

That sucks dude. How bad is it? Might just be able to take it to a local welding shop that has equipment to weld aluminum.

[Dudermagee]

Have to install my coils this weekend...

[Kielan]

That sucks dude. How bad is it? Might just be able to take it to a local welding shop that has equipment to weld aluminum.

Not super bad, but it's not holding air as well as it should.

I was thinking that, take the tire off, take it to a place, have them weld it, put tire back on.

[Kielan]

Not super bad, but it's not holding air as well as it should.

I was thinking that, take the tire off, take it to a place, have them weld it, put tire back on.

I found a place like 5 minutes from my apartment, so I'll hit them up on Monday and see what they say. They say they weld aluminum on their site.

[andybob]

Not super bad, but it's not holding air as well as it should.

I was thinking that, take the tire off, take it to a place, have them weld it, put tire back on.

That's what I would do. When I used to work in a shop we had a cracked wheel I noticed while changing tires and we sent it to a welding shop and had them fix it up. As long as the wheel isn't bent too bad you should be fine.

[Dudermagee]

Ugh really need to get my receipts together and get my car appraised

[andybob]

Ugh really need to get my receipts together and get my car appraised

For insurance reasons?

[Dudermagee]

For insurance reasons?

Yerp

[Kielan]

That's what I would do. When I used to work in a shop we had a cracked wheel I noticed while changing tires and we sent it to a welding shop and had them fix it up. As long as the wheel isn't bent too bad you should be fine.

There is only really a slight bend, so I'm guessing there was a hairline crack there before and I just didn't see it. So it should balance out. How much do you think it'll run me?

[andybob]

There is only really a slight bend, so I'm guessing there was a hairline crack there before and I just didn't see it. So it should balance out. How much do you think it'll run me?

I don't think too much. Try and get the bend straightened out if you can so they don't have to deal with it. That way all they have to do is run a bead and grind it down. Tell your tire shop to use some bead seal when they re-mount the tire so you don't get any leaks and you should be good to go.