[ProdigyCustoms]

Here is the problem. You take a 2 piece wheels that sell for lets say $2800 for 18 X 8 and 18 X 10, add $900 to $1000 to widen the rear 10" wheels to 12" and it makes those Frankenstein cut and welded wheels $3800. You are now in quality 3 piece wheels pricing territory.

So for the same money, or a few pennies more, you can get racing quality 3 piece wheels from a number of sources that are stronger and lighter then a wheel that has ben sliced and diced and had 2 big beads welded all the way around the rim shell, and has a center welded into it.

Compare the weight of a 2 piece welded wheels to a 3 piece wheels, it can be a big difference depending on the manufacturer of each wheel. But never will the 2 piece wheel be lighter then a quality 3 piece. And no way will the 2 piece wheel be as strong.

Structurally 2 piece wheels are fine, no disagreement there. Balancing..................2 piece wheels always take more weight. Every time we have mount 12" 2 piece wheels we spend lots of extra time dismounting, rotating the tire, re inflate, deflate, rotate tire. When you get a big / wide / heavy tire / rim combination like that. You can really throw some weight around. Tires are always off, I find 2 piece welded rims to be farther off then 3 piece. It does make common sense. Think about 2 big ole beads of weld around the outer most portion of the rim. That is weight. If a little extra or less material ends up in one spot......... If that slice is welded a couple thousands off........... Add a big heavy tire and it magnifies iany out of balance in a wheel.

Let's not even go into the the strength and serviceability of 3 piece wheels. Bend a rim shell, change it for a couple hundred bucks.

And the importance of wheel weight, or the lack there of, and where that weight is...........................that would be another novel!

And show me some high end super exotics that run 2 piece wheels? And Mario................Mario is building a super exotic!