Originally Posted by fastfunfor2
My srt has 2 bent front wheels. I've been aware of it since last May, when the car had 10k on it. We bought it "new" with 60 miles on it and had never even hit a pothole, especially not on both fronts. Surprisingly, they both have a flat spot on the inside edge coincident with the valve stem. 2 dealerships looked at it and would do nothing, which I can understand. Has anyone else noted the same spot on your wheel being bent? I wondered if it might have been damaged during the mounting of the original tires, possibly by a machine that installs the stem. A shot in the dark, I know, but if a lot of wheels were found to be bent in the same spot, we might have a case.
At speeds above about 40 it has a noticeable vibration which worsens if you step on the brakes. I'm tired of it, but a repair will have to wait.
The outfit that works in & around Greenville is Elite Rim Repair. Phone number is 864.414.2360. I saw these guys working 1st hand at the Land Rover dealer on Laurens Road. They were repairing and touching-up the wheels on several pre-owned Land Rovers that had been purchased & were being picked up later that day. Their work was 1st class and the wheels looked like new. For straigtening, they have to take the wheel/tire combo to their shop.