Decisions With Tires/Rims, Need Some Help Options

[JoKeRkId613]

my front driver side tire is no good. the thing is, that rim is so bent that the tire cant stay on the bead right so no matter what tire i put on it, the same thing will eventually happen... the tire loses pressure and i end up filling it up over and over just to keep the car on the road.

so i have some options:

a. remove all rims and ride around in my stock 14s while i 'refurbish' my 18 adr cypher rims which are real nice. i would have to hammer them all a bit and repaint them. buy new tires. total cost maybe $20 for refurbishing materials and 200-300 for new 18" tires.

b. buy brand new 16" 7gc gt-s rims/tires. total cost around $500.

what would you guys do in my situation? i mean, obviously it might be better to go with brand new stuff, but a lot of people have those gt-s wheels and theyre 16s... i love my 18s and ive never seen them on the road here in miami. not even on 6gc. the only one ive seen is the guy with the orange celica. so most affordable is option a. but i want to know if its worth it. i have to hammer out all the bends in my rims cuz my car shakes like a mother cuz of them. i would appreciate some advice. im not rich, if it helps. lol. im a big fan of the gts wheels, but again, id rahter have 18s. i just wnat to make sure all the work to refurbish them doesnt go to waste because i dont know if theyll be as strong as brand new. thanks.

[CelicaZR]

I would go with (A) if you knew what you were doin.
I'm dont know if you can actually hammer them out
to how they were originally and I dont think they will
be as strong as they were.
Have you tried looking at getting just the one wheel?

[JoKeRkId613]

I would go with (A) if you knew what you were doin.
I'm dont know if you can actually hammer them out
to how they were originally and I dont think they will
be as strong as they were.
Have you tried looking at getting just the one wheel?

theyre all pretty bent. lol. i would have to get 4 of the same wheels brand new and adr just shot up their prices insanely.

[Vacchus]

my front driver side tire is no good. the thing is, that rim is so bent that the tire cant stay on the bead right so no matter what tire i put on it, the same thing will eventually happen... the tire loses pressure and i end up filling it up over and over just to keep the car on the road.

so i have some options:

a. remove all rims and ride around in my stock 14s while i 'refurbish' my 18 adr cypher rims which are real nice. i would have to hammer them all a bit and repaint them. buy new tires. total cost maybe $20 for refurbishing materials and 200-300 for new 18" tires.

b. buy brand new 16" 7gc gt-s rims/tires. total cost around $500.

what would you guys do in my situation? i mean, obviously it might be better to go with brand new stuff, but a lot of people have those gt-s wheels and theyre 16s... i love my 18s and ive never seen them on the road here in miami. not even on 6gc. the only one ive seen is the guy with the orange celica. so most affordable is option a. but i want to know if its worth it. i have to hammer out all the bends in my rims cuz my car shakes like a mother cuz of them. i would appreciate some advice. im not rich, if it helps. lol. im a big fan of the gts wheels, but again, id rahter have 18s. i just wnat to make sure all the work to refurbish them doesnt go to waste because i dont know if theyll be as strong as brand new. thanks.

You should forget the (A) cause 18'' is not easy to be fixed without loosing the strength.. I believe that soon they will be bented again and then you could not fix them again..
If i were you i would sell the 18'' to someone that would not mind to fix them (propably someone that would like to add some value in a car that wants to sell) and i would buy brand new 17''..

[Tech9ine]

I would go 16' gts rims... I'm a little biased though as those are the rims i have purchased. Plus IMO, i think 16' is the perfect size for our cars.... although lots of people will probably disagree with that.

[malpaso]

...
b. buy brand new 16" 7gc gt-s rims/tires. total cost around $500.
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I would choose "b" (same reason as others... I don't belive that those 18'' will endure (keep fine))

[DomGT]

(B) for reliability

thenagain Florida has no potholes...