2Smoker Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I just fixed my bent rim I was going to get an ITP replacement but I have it back to normal with no wobble. All you do is get a piece of chalk or a white colored pencil and jack the front end of the bike off the ground. Spin the tire around and hold the chalk so its hitting the highest part of the wobble out. When the tire stops you'll see a white mark on one end of the tire. Take the tire off and on the opposite side the white mark take a washer or 2 and put it behind the wheel stud to bring the tire out and get rid of the wobble. May take some fine tuning but I went from a barely drivable front tire to one thats as good as new without dishing out 100 bucks. Hope this saves you some cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtRider Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 something to think about. iv seen rims go for $20. front rims always seem like they get banged up the most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J..J. Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 A BFH has always worked for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Smoker Posted June 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 BFH..... BIG F______ Hammer? LAMO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 BFH absolutely. Ask BigBlue, I had to borrow his BFH out at Little Sahara when we were both out there once. I beat on that bitch for an hour, but it still holds air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 on my predator i had, i bent a .190 rim like the 1st week i had it. i used a 10 pound sledge to beat it back cuz a 2 pound sledge wouldnt touch it. i cant imagine the force it took to bend it. i dont even know how it happened. but yea, BFH is the way to go. i mean REALLY BIG FUCKIN HAMMER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 I get little dents in mine all the time, usually doesnt get into the bead area to bad, .190's are a pain to beat back but a BFH always works, It also helps if you have a Nac's Beadbreaker to pop the tire off if you gotta do some major work to them, just makes it a lot easier. The beadbreaker was the best item I've ever bought. It's gotten me out of some tough situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 (edited) This freaking rim that I beat on at LS was bad. We were busting some trails, up and down through the hilly shit. These shitheads were sitting in the bottom of a gulley and we had a big brake check, and this other guy comes bailing over the top of the hill behind me and slams into my rear tire, and it pushed the bead of my rim all the way out. It was like someone took a huge pair of pliers, grabbed the inside bead of the rim and just peeled it back, I could get my hand in between the rim and the tire. Blue's BFH helped beat on that thing. It took some serious coersion, but you should see it, I felt like an artist working the aluminum back into shape, I'll get a pic of the finished product. I'll definitely check into Nac's beadbreaker. Edited June 28, 2004 by sredish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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