Repaired steel wheels / refurb / Minilites

[George4th]

I just spent a couple of days wire brushing and priming my old steel wheels, luckily found an old Ikea sink as a wheel mask!
Anyway wheels as follows
No 1 - OK
No 2 - OK
No 3 - Peg holes slightly enlarged
No 4 - Rim welded + large dent
No 5 - Peg holes very enlarged

The question is what is acceptable, also I am going to be using TTR rear UJs , would alloys be better suited?

Welding to rim

Dent

Large holes

OK Wheel?

Any advice gratefully sought!

Thanks
George (4th)

[AHM]

Before you do anything else, take them to a tyre place and see if they run true and are within balancing limits - if not you are wasting time.

Chances are that if it is welded or bent it is worse than you think - I've got a perfectly restored wheel that is egg shaped!

[George4th]

I was wasting my time as I went to our local tyre fitter and all could not be balanced
So its TTR after all

George 4th

[richboyd]

George, don't you appreciate sound advice (like that from AHM)?

[StressCraxx]

George,

There are some wheel specialists who can straighten steel wheels if they are bent. The downside is further investment with no guarantee of success. I had my K/O wheels straightened many years ago. They were much easier to balance after that, but the wobble eventually returned. I replaced with panasports.

Regards,
Dan

[AussieJohn]

You can rebuild steel wheels, a friend rebushed the holes then replaced the outer rims with new ones which he bought from Germany, they are like new and are probably truer than original. Not a cheap way to go but still an option.

[George4th]

Thanks to all. The thing is I don't think my French tyre fitter tried particularly hard to balance the wheels. I think he only tried two and then gave up. His comment was that they would require a lot of weights mmmmmmmmmmmm So I don't think they are that bad.
Having said that we do want the car to be very usable so have ordered a set of Minilites from TTR.
My steel wheels will be sold in due course

George (4th)