I've been shopping around for some rims that I want 2 purchase in the spring .. & I keep reading about 1 piece or 2 piece or 3 piece ... what does this mean? What do the pieces consist of?

Is it higher maintenance?

tkx!

 

rims? I want to know because some wheels say this stuff and I dont have a clue of what it means.

 

there a few ways to look at that question.. how much u wanna pay cause 1pc are usually the least expensive while 3pc are most $$ 1pc is whole rim is one.. 2pc is outter lip was welded to inner part.. and it goes on.. hope this helped ya.. thinking not straight now.. but u know

 

1 piece the whole thing is one big cast. cheaper, unless it's forged casting 1 piece like SSR or Volk TE37.
2 piece the rim and the face can come apart. $$
3 piece the outter rim, inner rim and face can come apart. $$$.

 

I'm still not able 2 picture this in my head ... getting old!

What's the purpose or benefit to multi-piece rims?

 

Good question, how is a 2 or 3 piece beneficial. Or is it just for looks?

 

ok say you happened to hit a pot hole or something and bent your rim OMG this is the end of the world if you have a 1 piece rim, but now lets say you hit the pothole with a multi piece rim -( 2 piece )- well well looks like you can have the outter most part of the rim shipped out and fixed.

Ok timmy this is the moral of the story now pay close attention:
its cheaper to fix a multi-piece rim than it is it fix a 1 piece rim.

 

tkx dude ... but how many times do people hit pot holes hard enuff that their rims bend? I've never heard of such a thing ....

is that the only reason 4 the multi-piece rims?

 

i know if you hit a pot hole at like 30-40mph youll bubble your sidewalls on goodyear eagle RS-A's - happend to me 2 seperate times.

multi piece are stronger and lighter ?

 

my local tire store told me that 1 pc are better for strength. The way I understand it is that as the rim is one complete solid piece, when you hit a pothole the whole rim absorbs the shock. Makes sense to me.

 

I would go for the best looking rim at a good price, and not go for an expensive 3-piece. If you were talking about a Porsche, you may go that way, and be looking for extreme light weight. But I think the lighter weight may also be easier to damage. I haven't shopped in a very long time but I remember you can easily start talking about $500+ each when you get into those nicer rims.

 

o btw go check out http://www.bcautodesign.com for their addreesss

i was there yesterday they have over 100 rims in stock
really a great store to shop for rims its in the warden and 14th area markham.

 

I am fairly certain that it is possible to make multi-piece wheels (actually you can't properly refer to a one-piece as a rim - only a multi-piece wheel has a separate "rim") that is much lighter than a 1-piece.

3-piece wheels look nice, are very light, but cost a small fortune. Of course, there are a few models of 1-piece wheels that have fake bolts to make it look like you have multi-piece wheels.

 

Actually most racing lightweight rims are multipieces.

-Shing