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Old 03-19-2025, 11:17 AM   #1
Bumbleboy92
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Drives: 2022 Camaro 2SS 1LE
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Location: Houston, TX
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1LE Wheel Bent, Questioning whether to fix

Was informed one of my rear wheels had a bend in it, imagine my surprise getting this photo. Haven’t tracked the car and no pot holes I can recall. Alignment’s been straight since I bought the car 2 years ago and no wobble or unsteadiness in the drive, I’ve never even got a tire to leak or plugged. No clue when it was bent, I do know the previous owner had records of having the OEM tire changed on that corner and then it leaking within the same month. I’ve put on the PS4s’s since.

I did find someone selling a single wheel with curb damage for $280, my go to shop would charge $160 to clean up the damage but they told me they don’t do wheel repairs for this type of bend.

My options are:

1) $440 ($280 used wheel + $160 curb rash fix) - only hesitation is driving hours and it potentially also having a bend.

2) Get it fixed from a shop for $150-200, my experience in old bent wheels repairs has not been good. I’ve been able to have a noticeable difference after the repair but maybe I just went to bad shops as it’s happened only twice before on regular 18” wheels

3) Leave it be as it’s driving fine and has been for who knows how long

Let me know what you’d do, thanks!
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