Looking for a good used rear wheel

[CSXT802]

Long story short . Before I put my GTS away for the season I caught a rock with one of my rear wheels. I've been trying to figure out what to do about it. So I would like to see if any VCA members have a good used stock rear wheel 18x13 they are willing to part with.
Here are a couple pics of my damaged wheel.

 

[uvbnbit]

Why not get it fixed? less than $100.
Chip (Rim Repair and Restoration)

( I may have an extra wheel too. Will have to check)

 

[uvbnbit]

This Gen 2 wheel actually had a 2" part of lip missing. Put weld in and shaped it "by hand" (budget fix).
I wish I'd taken a before of the actual damage.

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[CSXT802]

I was thinking of having it repaired/refinished. I'm worried that a refinished wheel would stand out from the other 3.

 

[KNG SNKE]

If you wanted to go with black wheels I have a set.

 

[99 R/T 10]

Send it to Chip (uvbnbit), he will make it as good as new cheaper than a used wheel.

 

[CSXT802]

if your wheels were black chrome.........they would be on my already.

 

[CSXT802]

Why not get it fixed? less than $100.
Chip (Rim Repair and Restoration)

( I may have an extra wheel too. Will have to check)

PM sent. Thank you

 

[CSXT802]

couple more pics

 

[uvbnbit]

CSXT shipped me the wheel and I received it yesterday. Here's another pic of the lip without the tire:

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Here it is today. Added some aluminum and then reshaped (by hand) for "budget repair"

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[CSXT802]

CSXT shipped me the wheel and I received it yesterday. Here's another pic of the lip without the tire:

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Here it is today. Added some aluminum and then reshaped (by hand) for "budget repair"

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Thanks Chip. The "budget repair" looks great!

 

[CEJ]

CSXT shipped me the wheel and I received it yesterday. ... Added some aluminum and then reshaped (by hand) for "budget repair"

Chip, the repair looks great! How do you ensure that the wheel is balanced after the repair? Thanks.

 

[got one]

impressed! this thread is now bookmarked

 

[uvbnbit]

Chip, the repair looks great! How do you ensure that the wheel is balanced after the repair? Thanks.

If it was balanced before, it would be now. That's gonna be up to the tire installer to either put the tire back where it was and/or re-check/balance it. I can't ensure what someone else does. Hope this answers your question.

 

[CEJ]

If it was balanced before, it would be now. That's gonna be up to the tire installer to either put the tire back where it was and/or re-check/balance it. I can't ensure what someone else does. Hope this answers your question.

I was thinking (and may be totally wrong on this point) that a wheel without any tire on it would be balanced. In other words, there wouldn't be any "heavy" spot on the wheel as it is rotated. Anyone know if this is true? Thanks.

 

[uvbnbit]

Wheels are not always perfectly balanced (chrome wheels especially, can be 3-4 oz out!) and/or perfectly round. I've yet to see a wheel (even new from factory) that didn't have at least a few thousandths run-out. Factory tolerance for alum wheels is .030"! When I true wheels, i shoot for .010-.020".
If wheels were perfect then there would be no reason to "match-mount/index" the tire to the wheel. But to answer your original question, the amount of lip taken off compared to amount of alum added would not make a difference.
-Chip

 

[CSXT802]

I want to thank Chip Winters (uvbnbit) for fixing my wheel. He did a great job and gave a fellow VCA member a break on the price. So if anyone on here needs wheel repair done get in touch with Chip he'll take care of it. Here are some pics of the repaired wheel with the tire remounted.

 

[uvbnbit]

Thanks. Glad it was a satisfactory "budget" repair. We talked about repair options and CSXT wanted to go this route because he's considering black chrome down the road. I recommended he check price at local "well known" repair shop and they quoted $350 plus (when Viper was mentioned). Yes, I could've done a $250-350 repair, but didn't think it was necessary.

A quick tip to anyone that needs to ship a wheel anywhere:
Use a good, sturdy box just a bit larger (1/2"-1") than the wheel, and pack it well. He used a UPS store and shipping to me was I think $78. I shipped back to him from Post Office for $34 with $500 insurance. I've received wheels in boxes so large you could fit 2 wheels in them. This allows the wheel to move around,no matter how much packing peanuts/bubble wrap you use, even busting the sides. Most package delivery places base their rates on size and then weight (dimentional weight they call it-In case you didn't know).
I keep my shipping costs down by re-using good boxes and saving packing material when I can and don't "upcharge" shipping rates.