3 Piece Wheel Advantages?

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Apr 17, 2002 | 12:35 AM

DsC5

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3 Piece Wheel Advantages?

What is the advantage to a 3 piece wheel, e.g. HRE? It seems to me that a 1 piece would be stronger. Also - is there any real advantage to the high $$ aftermarket wheels besides cosmetic? Don't get me wrong, the HRE's and others are some great looking wheels, but does it really make a difference? :seeya

Apr 17, 2002 | 12:58 AM

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Re: 3 Piece Wheel Advantages? (DsC5)

CCW I think can geive you a great advantage. They are lighter, stronger and come with a large variety of sizes over stock rims. They are also much less expensive then "cosmetic" wheels.

Apr 17, 2002 | 03:22 AM

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Re: 3 Piece Wheel Advantages? (DsC5)

If you curb your wheel, with three piece wheel, you only have to replace outter section :cheers: Three piece wheels are cheaper to repair.
Curb a one piece wheel you replace whole wheel :mad

Apr 17, 2002 | 08:20 AM

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Re: 3 Piece Wheel Advantages? (UFOVette)

They are not always lighter but most of the time heavier, and i think the only disadvantage of a 3 piece wheel is that it will look smaller than a one piece because of the a small center then around that the bolts then the lip, where in the one piece you have the lip and center only, so you have a bigger gap between the center and the lip which shows that the wheel is bigger.

Apr 17, 2002 | 10:01 AM

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Re: 3 Piece Wheel Advantages? (DsC5)

one of the adavantages is the ability to make custom widths and offsetts

Apr 17, 2002 | 11:14 AM

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Re: 3 Piece Wheel Advantages? (DsC5)

Mine are way lighter and I couldn't get a a size that would work with the tires i want to use.

Apr 17, 2002 | 03:43 PM

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Re: 3 Piece Wheel Advantages? (Slammed Vette)

One big advantage of the 3 piece wheel is it allows you to change the rim width without buying a complete new set of wheels. I recently changed my HRE 547's from 11" to 12" in width. The cost was $210 for the wider inner ring. If you bend an outer ring its a $190 relacement cost. Considering that these wheels list for over $1200 each....this is an important point.