Originally Posted by highenddetailing

hello everyone.. i just came back from seeing the rims.. and ugh, im no at too happy. there was an issue with one of the rims. it had some bending to it on the lip. the owner assure me that mounting and balancing a tire on that rim wasnt going to be an issue. that he had driven his hhr that way, and they had just put extra weights on the rim to balance out that bend. i wasnt sure if to believe the guy or not.. so i told him that i was intrested in the rims, but obviously theres a concern about that particular rim.. and that if he wanted to close the deal, it was better of if we met at a tire shop, let the tire guy mount and balance the wheel..and if theres no issue than i would definetly buy it. i snapped two pictures for you guys to see. hopefully some of you guys can guide me into the right direction and let me know if its worth it or not buying these rims. can it be fix? if so, will it break my piggy bank? and lastly, can i just mount the tire and run the car with no issues with the rim being this way?

here's the pics:

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy

did you guys see a gas mileage drop when you put these on? I have a panel with 18" SS cobalt rims and I noticed a drop in MPGs vs my 16" steel wheels.

Originally Posted by skyline26

yes mpg will drop, bigger and heavier rims, the 2.2 wasnt made to lug those around
i found that out the same way