Out of round wheel

Old 11-14-2011, 01:12 AM
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I have 15x15 Weld Alumastar 2's. One of them has become out of round (for lack of a better word). You can just see the wobble when the wheel is on the balancer spinning. It still balanced with a lot of weight (4 strips of stick on's) and I don't have a vibration (hard to tell on the track).

Is there an economical way to repair this? Am I out $500? Or should I just leave it alone?

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Old 11-14-2011, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ssym
I have 15x15 Weld Alumastar 2's. One of them has become out of round (for lack of a better word). You can just see the wobble when the wheel is on the balancer spinning. It still balanced with a lot of weight (4 strips of stick on's) and I don't have a vibration (hard to tell on the track).

Is there an economical way to repair this? Am I out $500? Or should I just leave it alone?

Steve
Did you put a run out gauge on them and spin them while on the balancer?
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Old 11-14-2011, 06:43 AM
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The shop guy used the sliding tool that measures the rim size. You could see the run out in-and-out and a little up and down. We ran the rim on the machine without the tire after it was hard to balance.

We did not measure it. I was in a hurry. Mounted the slick and I am running it now with the extra weight.

Maybe not a good idea?
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Old 11-14-2011, 07:54 AM
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a LOT of times this happens and it just looks bad and measures good. Best bet is to measure the run out of the wheel only when you have time.
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After getting a measurement the wheel is good. It was only the lip moving up and down about .125".

Tires are a little flat spotted because I let it sit on the ground.

Thanks for the thoughts.
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