Being in the automotive business I’ve seen body shops do this, they get approved and paid for a new OEM part from the insurance company and then either repair the part in question/install a used or aftermarket part and keep the difference.
margins could be very thin in body work especially...
FYI you can buy a large dye to clean up the threads on this from Amazon. You just need to find out the size/thread pitch.
Judging from the picture, the damaged part is pretty far out from where the nut sits and shouldn’t have an effect on the integrity of the axle/hub.
Axle Spindle Rethreading...
Bank of America just offered me at 4.3% 72 months for 30k, it’s really easy to apply… I had approval letter with a confirmation number within 30 minutes. My dealer happens to be in their network so I can walk in right away after approval and buy the truck.
That rate seems really high, dealer...
not gonna lie, until now I thought those flares looked silly in every picture I had seen of them, but with your wheel/tire combo they look great! Any more pics?