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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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I dunno Im getting mixed opinions about it. Some say no and others say yes. I just want to know after it gets repaired. Would my tire balance be the same ?
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is it metal or aluminum? blance is gonna be off no way to get back to exact specs agian..but i should have asked this before i answered
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is it metal or aluminum? blance is gonna be off no way to get back to exact specs agian..but i should have asked this before i answered
its the racing hart c4s
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it is repairable
Old Oct 14, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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i once had a worse bend (wouldnt hold air) on the inside of a Racing Hart Type C wheel. a wheel repair shop just hammered it back using a lead hammer. balanced perfectly fine afterwards. lowriders and classic car guys use lead hammers to remove wheels without damaging them.

since you're in socal you can hit up the same shop I went to. they're in Pomona. they guy charged me $20 and hammered it out in 5 minutes. felt like a fool because I couldve bought a hammer with that money and did it myself, but at the time I didnt know what a lead hammer was.
http://www.chromeyourwheels.com/index.htm

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Originally Posted by HKSpeed
i once had a worse bend (wouldnt hold air) on the inside of a Racing Hart Type C wheel. a wheel repair shop just hammered it back using a lead hammer. balanced perfectly fine afterwards. lowriders and classic car guys use lead hammers to remove wheels without damaging them.

since you're in socal you can hit up the same shop I went to. they're in Pomona. they guy charged me $20 and hammered it out in 5 minutes. felt like a fool because I couldve bought a hammer with that money and did it myself, but at the time I didnt know what a lead hammer was.
http://www.chromeyourwheels.com/index.htm
Yeah except he is liable for the repair if it breaks. If you do it, you are now liable.
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