Really dented up my wheels this weekend. One of my rear wheels is so banged up that the bead broke and the tire won't hold air. What are the stock rims made of? Tin foil? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
I need to get some replacement wheels fast. We leave for Hatfield McCoy in less than 2 weeks. I had ITP steel wheels on my Foreman, they were an improvement over stock, but still dented.
I'm a little leery of the cast aluminum wheels. It's very rocky up where we ride and I think aluminum wheels might break instead of bending. At least I can beat the dents out of a steel wheel...
Does anyone have any recommendations / ideas / suggestions (other than stop riding so fast over rocks [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] )

Thanks!

 

If it is just an edge that is bent, I have taken a 2 foot 2X4 and a sledge hammer and you put the end of the 2x4 angled right on the dent and bang the other end of the 2x4, most times you can bang the dent out almost all the way and they hold air fine after that.


Nocando

 

Wider tires all the way around, preferably something with built-in bead guards. Something like the ITP 589 is a good tire, but heavy, and pricey. I went with 27" Bearclaws, 10's in the front and 12's in the back, run about 3 psi in 'em and haven't hit the rims since.

 

Currently running 26" Bearclaws, 9" front, 12" rear @ 5psi. The other 650 running Mudlites has the same problem.. his rim's are all beat up after this weekend.
Found some ITP Delta X wheels at ATV Direct in Kentucky. Steel wheels that claim to be "incredibly durable and guaranteed not to bend". I think I'll call them tomorrow and see if they're available in the Cat 4/115 bolt pattern.

 

..kwc....dont be afraid of the CAST ALUM..i have itps and run ina lot of rock and mud.and have not had trouble......i run mud bugs. 10,s in front and 12,s in rear....the r awsome in mud and dont ride quite as rough as 589.s on hard pac.....but i do agree the factory rims suck .they dent easy...have good ride at hatfields

 

I put a serious bend in the rim on my 99 AC the 4th day I had it. The guy at the shop just beat it with a hammer and some insight and and bent it back. Never another problem with it the rest of the time I had it.

For strength, I would go with ITP deltas. They are stronger than stock and in the case that they did get a bend in them, you could beat it back out. Aluminum you won't be fixing if they screw up.

If I was buying rims, I'd get aluminum for the weight savings (already have deltas). I've never messed up my aluminum stockers, so its not something that worries me.