So i ran over somthing and got a flat yesterday. Decided to get 2 new tires not just one. I took the wheels off my car and took them to discount tire. There they slapped on some new Yokahama tires that i love. The guy there told me that one of my rims is bent. I have had tyhis su****ion for a while now seeing that i keep having to add air to this same tire every week. Because of a slow leek. So i'm sure that this slight bend in the rim is causing a slow leek in one of my tires. All the rest hold air fine. So my question is: can i get the rim fixed somehow . I mean the bent is soo minor i didn't even bother taking a picture of it. mainly because i can't find it. SO are rims repairable. Or would you guys just recommend getting a new rim? which option is smarter and cheaper? here are the new tires

 

there are places that fix rims, call around locally and ask. or you can just look the rims up online and buy 1 rim to replace urs

 

Put soapy water on it to confirm that it's actually leaking where you suspect it is. Sometimes small rim leaks can be stopped by taking the tire off (on one side anyway, if they do it that way it is not necessary to re-balance the wheel) and putting sealer on the bead and the rim.

 

My old rims got bent driving over a pothole. I told the guys at Tires Plus to go ahead and try using a mallet to bend the rims back into shape to hold a seal. They said it would probably shatter the rim. it ended up working. Your rim may shatter, or it may be fine. I'm pretty sure they told me that if it's made of aluminum it will probably shatter.

 

Steel rims can be bent back into shape. You should not try it on alloy rims.

 

Well, put it this way... what have you got to lose? A rim that cannot form a seal on the tire is just as useless as a broken one.

 

i know for a fact that alloy rims can be repaired, we have local shops that do it, you can also ask mbrent about this also cause there are shops there that fix rims