Hey guys, I was out wheeling a few weeks back and put a mean dent in my cragar soft 8's, right on the lip. I hammered the lip back a bit and it was fine, but now that it is cold out the air is seeping out. I filled it in with some automotive glue, like between the lip and tire bead (its still sunken dent isn't that bad now) but I cant really have this happen any night. If I was anything but a broke student I would spring for a new rim but right now I need to ride this out. Any caulking or anything I can ghetto rig up?

 

Sign up for the Common Sense 101 class....they'll teach u not to beat the heck out of your daily driver. Reliable daily drivers get lots of TLC.....not ragged on. LOL....just kidding (or am I).

 

Best I can tell you is that tire foam sealing junk... I normally wouldn't recommend it as its hard as hell to balance the wheel afterwords.... but it may be the only option in your case...best thing to do would be replacing the rim. Start saving $$$...

 

Ya I admit I put fun before common sense lol! But **** happens.


Im gonna try that foam and if that doesnt help I will source out another wheel.

 

Do you have a spare?????????

 

Lesson learned.....hang in there, something tells me u r gonna make it.

 

shove a tube in it...so long as the bead's not gonna pop from the rim and it's just about keeping in the air that'd fix ya up

 

DO NOT do this! Terrible and unsafe idea!

 

I'd say need more hammering as you didn't bend the lip right. Options fast one you get a new rim and the the old one for a spare, option two you break the bead and straighten the lip better with a hammer, wrench, punch and maybe a little heat depending on how bad it is. Put some bead sealer around the rim and tire and inflate worse case it still leaks.

 

Use a body mans flat block and a hammer. It will take time but you can get it back to straight again.

 

ya, people have only been doing it for 100 or so years...what the f was i thinking

well some people seem to think they'll blow but i've personally NEVER had a problem

 

there is no point in taking a risk. He should do it the proper way..

 

Nothing on my jeep is proper lol

 

then make it proper. Lol

 

It's a cragar soft 8...all over CL and the bay...just dole out the money and get another one...your out, what, 50 bucks max? Just eat more Top Ramen for a few weeks...LOL