Ruined My Steels :(

[Hayward691]

So... Slammed a kerb earlier and fooked not 1 but 2 steels!!!
Didn't have a spare either so found myself, partner and kids stranded in a car park for over an hour!!!

Managed to find someone to give me a lift home and pick up some alloys to get home...
Not had a chance to check for other damage but I hope I haven't knocked the tracking out!!!

Rear wheel...


Front wheel...


Need to collect my wheel trims from the bush tomorrow...

[btcctroy]

Hammer and a good chisel will sort that.

[planetc]

I've straighten far worse with a hammer to get people home before now. Steels are great in that respect, you can salvage something that will hold air with some creative hammer work

[Cavalier342]

I don't have any photos but struck a kerb once in the auto, on black ice, and the buckle was far worse then that but the air didn't escape Unlucky mate, these things happen.

[TurboDan]

Yep as said they will easily straighten out again with a few hits with the hammer.

I reckon theres a good chance you might have bent the wishbone at the front though as that must have hit hard. When i did this in my cav i bent the wishbone. Get the tyre pumped up and straighten the wheel and see how many fingers you can fit between the wing and wheel on both sides.

[Hayward691]

Will be on it tomorrow after work... I'm just assuming if bent everything until I've had a proper look... But will defo add that to the check list
I wanted to replace the wishbone anyway as the ball joint has been dead for a while...

I went up at about 30... Coming off a roundabout and the sun blinded me...

[Rage]

regularly using a hammer to sort out steels never had one come back unless they have hit something else