Will a bent rim damage rotors?

Question

I have a slightly bent rim on my truck and am delaying replacement as long as possible. The bent rim is so minor that they were able to balance it well enough to where I almost can't tell. Right now I have the rim on the front and when I brake, the truck shakes a little bit. Can this damage my front brake rotors if I keep driving on it?

Also, the shaking while braking only happens when the wheel is on the front. The shaking stops when I put it on the rear. But I don't want to keep it on the rear all the time because I'm trying to keep the tires rotated.

Answer 1

if it is a slight dent and if the wheel was able to be balanced, then you should be ok. but if it is not correctly balanced, which a large dent will make very hard to do, it will vibrate at high speeds or when you brake, and that can stress the rotor to the point it will warp. now if you say they did balance the tire and it is done correctly, and you still get a shudder in the front end, your rotors may be warped already. i would say change the rim as soon as possible, then if its still shudders, you will most likely either need new rotors, or if the dent is from the truck hitting while driving, you may need to have the alignment checked, cause if it hit hard enough to dent a rim, it may have thrown the alignment off some. but like i said, id change the rim, then rotors. that should take care of the shudder.

Answer 2

If anything, the bent rim will more likely cause premature wear to your tire due to the fact that the bent rim is out of round. This will cause a wobble effect and wear your tread unevenly. If you insist on driving on a bent rim, at least put it on the back of the vehicle so you don't feel the shaking in the steering wheel.

If you feel shaking only when you apply the brakes, you may already have a warped rotor or rotors. You may want to have your entire front end checked out. Shaking could also be bad ball joints, tie rod ends, or bearings.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

The rim being bent does not have much to do with rotor damage or wear. The out of balance condition won't have much to do with it, either. The impact itself may have damaged the rotor or suspension pieces. The shake under braking could be an out-of-round condition of the rim or could be a warped brake rotor. Have a mechanic take a look.

Answer 4

As long as it isn't so bent that it is hitting anything it won't hurt anything. If I were you I would move that wheel to the rear and it won't be nearly as noticable, in fact you may not be able to notice it at all on the rear. The biggest concern I would have with the bent rim is handling and ride quality and placing the rim on the rear of the truck will make a huge difference.

Answer 5

no ! but it sounds like your rotors are warped , this happen from everyday wear and tear,if you think it the wheel , mount it on the back , see what happens, if the tire store was able to balance it the rim ain;t the problem. you need to have a brake job, or have them check the front end for wear.

Answer 6

Warped Rim

Answer 7

The tire might want to nevertheless inflate, in spite of if it does theres nevertheless a danger you broke a belt interior the tire (you'll understand it once you arise to velocity). like you reported except the alignment it really is going to have harm something. likely it warped a brake disk yet not likely to a substantive volume.

Answer 8

As long as it isn't touching it your OK. I'd swap front to rears to be absolutely sure.

Answer 9

no it will not, like other said, you prtobably already have rotor or front end problems

Answer 10

Most likly it will...