Rim Damage?

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I hit a pothole and had to have my right front tire changed.

After the new tire was installed, there was a big pull to the right.

I swapped the front right and front left. Now there is a slight pull to the left.

Should the tire shop have noticed something in terms of the rim / balancing? What should be my next steps?
 
Thanks all.

Should the tire guy have noticed a bent rim? Would the balancing machine pick something up?
 
I had steering pull once from a different tire tread pattern. It was the same tire but an newer version with a completely different tread. Shop found a matching tire and steering returned to normal.
 
If the wheel was damaged but the damage wasn't too apparent I'm pretty sure it could be (sort of) balanced. Static Balanced and dynamic balanced, but possibly not road force balanced.

The size and location of the new weights might have been a tip that something was wrong.
 
You said you swapped the front wheels & tires. Did you inspect the wheel for damage? What did you see?

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