1 Piece wheels VS. 3 Piece wheels...... Please help

[DDY RCKT]

One of the problems I see with 3-piece wheels is the hardware. Those bolts all along the outer rim do not work with all designs. What you have is a mix of fantastic designs for centers that work great with a shallow lip, some with a deep lip, some with the hardware, and some without. I don't see enough provisions for making the hardware more subtle, personally. Flush mounted hardware, shallow heads, etc. On some wheels, the big bolts work wonders. I love the way they look on my GM Prototype wheels. But a lot of the time they just look bad. Id say if there were more choices on how that hardware looked, the 3-piece wheel would be more popular.

That's just my opinion, though.

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by DDY RCKT

One of the problems I see with 3-piece wheels is the hardware. Those bolts all along the outer rim do not work with all designs. What you have is a mix of fantastic designs for centers that work great with a shallow lip, some with a deep lip, some with the hardware, and some without. I don't see enough provisions for making the hardware more subtle, personally. Flush mounted hardware, shallow heads, etc. On some wheels, the big bolts work wonders. I love the way they look on my GM Prototype wheels. But a lot of the time they just look bad. Id say if there were more choices on how that hardware looked, the 3-piece wheel would be more popular.

That's just my opinion, though.

Ditto, probably the main reason we are not looking at any three piece stuff is because of the hardware. My Dad does not like that look, plus he hates the prospect of keeping the areas around that hardware clean. If you are driving the car the area around these fasteners will collect dirt. Anyway, if that hardware could be done differently it may open up the market.

[jsr69]

Chris

PM with a price for some 18 x 12 and 18 x 9's in the FS905, 906, & 907.

I've gotten pricing on billet and other 3-piece wheels and agree that the 12" wheel is the same price. The cost savings for the initial purchase of the billet wheel comes in with narrower wheel that doesn't have to be widened. With that being said, I concur with all the advantages that you and others have stated.

I'm still a while out before needing wheels, but the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards 3-piece.

Let me know.

Thanks