Can a bent rim cause uneven tire wear?

Can a bent rim cause uneven tire wear?

Bent wheels can cause minor to severe vibration, uneven tire wear, damage to your steering column, or even a sudden blowout. Once our Certified Wheel Technician has examined your wheel, we will restore it back to a “true round” condition.

What damage can a bent rim do?

However, a bent or damaged wheel can be very dangerous, and expensive. Bent rims can pinch and pop your tires, leading to blowouts. They can also cause mechanical issues, and problems with the handling and control of your vehicle, which can lead to dangerous situations.

Can you balance a tire with a bent rim?

Install Centramatic balancers and your problems go away. Only replacement or repair will fix a bent rim. Balancing beads or the much more expensive Centramatics can smooth out the ride but still not correct the problem.

What happens if you drive with unbalanced wheels?

The common symptoms of out-of-balance tires are uneven and faster tread wear, poor fuel economy, and vibration in the steering wheel, the floorboard or the seat that gets worse at faster speeds. Balancing also contributes to ride comfort: Imbalanced tires will wobble or hop up and down, which causes vibration.

Does a bent rim affect alignment?

A bent rim is one of the causes for disrupting a vehicle’s alignment more than many other identified causes. Apart from affecting the alignment of the vehicle, a bent rim can also cause the flattening of tires too often than is comfortable for you.

What are the symptoms of a bent rim?

Symptoms of a bent rim or wheel are often very similar to an unbalanced tire….They include:

• Vibration in the steering wheel or seats, depending on which wheel is affected.
• Uneven tire tread wear.
• Increased road noise (such as droning or thumping heard in your vehicle cabin)
• Decreased fuel efficiency.
• Poor handling.

Can an unbalanced tire cause damage?

Unbalanced car tires can cause damage to different parts of your vehicle. For example, driving with tires that aren’t properly balanced puts undue stress on your shocks, bearings, and wheel assembly. Increased fuel costs. Driving on tires out of balance may cause your fuel costs to rise.

Is your wheel bent or unbalanced?

Unfortunately, our wheels aren’t invincible and that stray curb, unexpected speed bump or massive pothole in the middle of the road can really put a damper in…well, in your wheel. Symptoms of a bent rim or wheel are often very similar to an unbalanced tire.

What happens when your tires are unbalanced?

Because the tires are unbalanced, they are spinning or rotating unevenly. This exerts pressure on a certain section of the tires causing vehicle and steering wheel vibrations as well as uneven tire treads. What you may not realize is that this uneven movement of the tires requires more power to roll the car.

What happens if I have a bent rim on my car?

What Happens If I Have A Bent Rim? If not caught in time, a bent rim can cause the tire to leak air, which leads to decreased fuel economy and poor handling. It may even result in a flat tire or blowout, which can be pretty dangerous, especially at highway speeds.

Can discount tire fix bent rims?

While bent rims generally need to be fixed at a dedicated wheel repair shop, Discount Tire locations are sometimes able to use a special tool to pull the bent rims back into shape on some steel wheels. Unfortunately, other materials like aluminum (typically used to manufacture OEM and aftermarket wheels) aren’t sturdy enough for this service.