Connecticut steel wheel repair

[bills69]

anyone know of a Connecticut steel wheel repair
need Z28 wheels checked out

[MosportGreen66]

Depending on where in CT you are, Westchester Wheel Repair in Verplank (near Indian Point) does a really nice job on straightening wheels. State of the art equipment too.

[bills69]

trying to determine bad new tires or wheel

[useless tony]

For starters, I've thrown out (I mean literally scrapped for weight) MANY sets of 1980's 14" Cutlass "styled steel wheels" as well as two full sets of 1980 Z28 steel five-spoke wheels. I had a wobble in three different cars (all running factory "styled steel" wheels) and was finally able to narrow my wobbles down to bent steel wheels (I built my own wheel checker using an old steering knuckle/spindle, brake rotor and dial indicator). I now run aluminum wheels.

That being said, if all you want is an assessment of tires/rims, not an actual repair of steel wheels (at this point you don't know you need a repair), take your tires/rims to any tire shop (one that is willing to work with you), have them remove the tires then have them spin the bare wheels on their balancer. Be present when they are spun. If a wheel/rim is bent, it will be obvious. If all the wheels run true, it's most likely your tires (or driveshaft balance, or u-joint or ...).

[Too Many Projects]

I agree with Tony but leave the tires on and spin them assembled first. If there is an out of round, or bulged sidewall on a tire, it will be the first place to start. It's possible one of the wheels wasn't balanced properly and be corrected at that time too.

Bent wheels will be evident with tires on too, but a bit less obvious. If a wheel is suspected of being bent, the spin balancer operator can use the depth gauge against the wheel and rotate by hand to watch how much the gauge moves side to side.