Looking for a wheel

@aceinsav, I know that the most available wheels/tires that match that, are available at Walmart, of all places, as they are in the automotive section, and sold as trailer wheels/tires.

However, not the "mag" wheel version, as you probably already know.

2nd however, you may want to ask the desk in the automotive section at Walmart....yes, ask the guy that was flipping hamburgers at McDonalds last week, and now works at Wally World...if they can ORDER the wheel you want, as the supplier of the wheels/tires they have in stock may be able to get the exact Mag wheel you are asking for.

If that fails, go to your local automotive tire store, and ask them if they can order the may wheel you want.

Can we mention things like PCD? Offset? Width?

N̈o? Yes?

I am new to sidecars too, but that short of a tire's mileage is intolerable. I would yank the tire, put it on a wheel balancing stand (HF has good and cheap ones) and put the offending wheel on it. A good spin and you will know right away whether the wheel is out of round or the spokes need trued.

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I am new to sidecars too, but that short of a tire's mileage is intolerable. I would yank the tire, put it on a wheel balancing stand (HF has good and cheap ones) and put the offending wheel on it. A good spin and you will know right away whether the wheel is out of round or the spokes need trued.

Oh, Steve.......oh, oh, Steve.....

It's a MAG wheel,  which means no wire spokes.   

Thanks for the replies, but I was hoping someone might know where I can find the exact wheel 

I have lifted and tested the wheel and found it is bent on the inside and outside lips at the tire, my guess is at some point in it's life it hit a really nasty  pot hole, this damage causes the wheel to sort of waddle, hence the premature tire failure

Posted by: @aceinsav

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Thanks for the replies, but I was hoping someone might know where I can find the exact wheel 

I have lifted and tested the wheel and found it is bent on the inside and outside lips at the tire, my guess is at some point in it's life it hit a really nasty  pot hole, this damage causes the wheel to sort of waddle, hence the premature tire failure

Ace, if you cannot find a replacement wheel, there are a few companies out there that specialize in straightening may wheels, which does take a specialist to do. It can be done "at home", but takes patience, and knowledge...and a big ass no-bounce hammer...but a specialty company can heat, bend, and true that Mag wheel back into shape.

My mom once had an alloy rim reforged after a particularly nasty Minnesota winter pothole interaction.  I don’t recall where it was sent to but it was still in service a bunch of years later when the car was sold.  

A quick search revealed this https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/wheel-repair-locations/

If you can't find the exact replacement, you might try a wheel repair facility.  Maybe they can straighten it.  I've used Stockton Wheel Service in the past with good results.  Not sure if they do this stuff anymore but it might be worth a call.  Or hopefully you can find a wheel service company on your side of the country. 

https://www.stocktonwheel.com/

Woody's Wheel Worx in Denver they've repair my Ural wheels and most recently a mag on my new rig BMW rig the PO dented off roading. Pricey but a good true wheel again

OK no luck on a new wheel yet but I have an interesting and most curious situation regarding said issue.

So I know the wheel is slightly damaged, most likely from a pot hole hit, after many miles on a new tire it causes irregular wear in one spot, this in turn causes the tire to hop once I hit about 62 MPH. Anything below that and you would never know there was a problem. NOW this is where it gets weird

I have done this on numerous occasions so it's a proven fact, if I take both of our big dogs for a ride of more than 30 miles (combined weight of about 170 lbs) or pull one of my trailers the same distance, the hopping will either stop completely or not start up until I hit 70 plus ( just for a while mind you) the farther I ride or the heavier the weight the longer it will last. For example I pulled my trailer with kayak for about 50 miles and now no bounce until about 70 and I have gone another 60 miles since. 

me thinks that either the weight in the car or pulling the trailer causes it to sort of scrub the tire due to the increased pull on the car and sort of scuffs it back in shape somewhat.

or, somehow the added weight is somehow shifting the toe in, not likely but I guess it's

possible 

So to those more learned than I, what do you think could be happing here 

Maybe the sidecar gods telling you never to travel without at least 170 lbs of your favorite monkeys aboard?  😎 

Will be interesting to read what the experienced crowd says.  My WAG is the added weight is forcing the spring and shock into motion rather than the whole sidecar assembly.  

OK just to clarify my above statement, the hopping stops even once said weight or trailer have been removed. Just want to make sure I'm saying it right 

Drove an old truck more than once and also had this same thing on my vintage Fiat last week.

The truck would sit in the yard for days and when driven the tires being old and hard would have exaggerated flat spots. 

Bump bump bump away we would go.

Till the tires warmed up and became flexible again.

The Fiat had one wheel parked on a high spot and did the same thing.

More weight warms tires quicker. 

Maybe a little like Brstar said.  I once drove a school bus that sat a long time and it was very cold when I took it for my road test.  The flat spots were very noticeable  and it was hammering along for some time until they warmed up.