Straightening Steel Wheels??

[combatmatt]

Just got some steel wheels for my build. The outer lips are pretty banged up but for the price they'll work. Will probably hold air but need to know the best way to straighten the lips out withou having to pay $65 to get a shop to do it. Is it as simple as beating the crap out of em with a BFH untill they look right and grinding the rough spots or will i just make it worse? Thanks

 

[diesel4me]

They do have special "rim wrenches" at tire shops,but I have used a large adjustible wrench with good results..to BEND them back,hammering usually muckles them up even worse!..

 

[ryoken]

muckles

$8 word of the day.....

 

[K5Nate]

This is what I used to use at the tire shop I worked at, pretty much any tire shop should have one. I would imagine the adjustable wrench would work but this has an edge with a radius. http://www.alltiresupply.com/p-67-8130.html

 

[combatmatt]

Sweet! i knew there had to be an easier (on my wallet) way. time to un-fk my wheels.

 

[dhcomp]

Sweet! i knew there had to be an easier (on my wallet) way. time to un-fk my wheels.

For the price of that tool, i'd grind out a radius in a cheap adj wrench and call it good.

 

[combatmatt]

how big of a radius? 1/4 deep, 3/8or 1/2? I guess my question is what is the depth of the radius notch on the tool?

 

[four_by_ken]

Thats a neat looking tool. Never saw one of those before.

 

[four_by_ken]

A BFH doesn't fix everything.

Since when?!?!?!

 

[USSkoval]

I dunno, I've used a BFH to straighten steel wheels many many times with good results. Even a few aluminum ones too. You just have to hit the right spot.