Repairing Aluminum Rims

Alljackedup408 · January 27, 2008

Some nice person loosened some lugnuts on my truck... and i was fortunate enough to pull over just intime with 1 lug nut left in my tire. Ive got 38 inch mickey thompsons on 20 inch Weld Racing Rims - Cheyennes. A couple bolt holes are messed up on the rim. Does any body know who can fix them? Preferablly in florida... becuase the rim is not light and would be expensive to ship. Please let me know asap. Thanks.

Towed home from the monster truck show

Draenor · January 27, 2008

I'd check the phone book.

I see the metal shavings,but I dont see what the damage is.

hubbycap · January 27, 2008

I'd check the phone book.

I see the metal shavings,but I dont see what the damage is.

Looks like the studs filed the bolt holes when the wheel was squirming back and forth on the studs. If this is a shank-style lug nut wheel, a machine shop that has a milling machine and a qualified TIG welder could fill the holes and then a simply re-bore. If this wheel uses taper-seat lugs same thing, just add the chamfer operation for the lug seat. Probably cheaper than wheel replacement.

Indy · January 28, 2008

There must be a place in Daytona or Orlando. Try 411.com

Zembonez · January 28, 2008

There must be a place in Daytona or Orlando. Try 411.com

Try Wheels America. I think they have Florida loactions. 888-873-7561

hubbycap · January 28, 2008

There must be a place in Daytona or Orlando. Try 411.com

Try Wheels America. I think they have Florida loactions. 888-873-7561

Miami is Wheels America's FL location. I deal with several wheel refinishers and do straightening myself. I know of no national refinisher that does lug seat repair.

Zembonez · January 28, 2008

There must be a place in Daytona or Orlando. Try 411.com

Try Wheels America. I think they have Florida loactions. 888-873-7561

Miami is Wheels America's FL location. I deal with several wheel refinishers and do straightening myself. I know of no national refinisher that does lug seat repair.

Thanks Fred. I never tried to get a wheel center fixed. Didn't know if they could or not.

hubbycap · January 28, 2008

There must be a place in Daytona or Orlando. Try 411.com

Try Wheels America. I think they have Florida loactions. 888-873-7561

Miami is Wheels America's FL location. I deal with several wheel refinishers and do straightening myself. I know of no national refinisher that does lug seat repair.

Thanks Fred. I never tried to get a wheel center fixed. Didn't know if they could or not.

My pleasure. It seems that lug seat repair is the "third rail" of wheel refinishing. There is possibly a well-reasoned fear of litigation in this area. The other reason is the flat-rate-based pricing structure of cosmetic work and the avoidance of expensive time-consuming and exacting structural work. In most cases it would simply price itself beyond the price of replacement.

Alljackedup408 · January 28, 2008

thanks guys.. yeah i definitly wanna see if i can get em fixed.. cause these rims are 20x10... and are about 800 dolalrs a piece... i dont mind spendin a lil to get em fixed. if you have any more ideas let me know! thx

hubbycap · January 28, 2008

thanks guys.. yeah i definitly wanna see if i can get em fixed.. cause these rims are 20x10... and are about 800 dolalrs a piece... i dont mind spendin a lil to get em fixed. if you have any more ideas let me know! thx

Brian, I can't see from your pic what the damage is in the lug holes. I can imagine however, from the shavings on your tire, that is probably a job that a good machine shop could handle and your best avenue for remedy.

Alljackedup408 · January 28, 2008

Im gonna go over to my buddies shop in a lil... and i will take some pics of the lug holes.. hopefully. I was told stockon wheels repairs aluminum rims.. but they are out in california. and shipping would be outrageous.

overlord1 · January 29, 2008

Do you think someone was trying to jack your wheels and didn't have time to finish the job or do you think someone did this maliciously to cause damage? Either way scum like that don't deserve to be living

Ranger · January 29, 2008

Are the wheels new? It's possible that it came loose from the lugs wearing in...the same thing happened on my 2500HD but I was lucky enough that I was only going 20-25 mph before I noticed the wobble.

Alljackedup408 · January 29, 2008

Rims have been on truck for over a year. I found a shop that was actually like 40 miles away... they can fix them... its 90 bucks to fill the holes with aluminum and redrill them.. all need it... so... i got away pretty cheap.