scudderfish
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 posted on 3/2/11 at 07:45 PM |
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Split rims. Why?
What is the advantage of split rims over standard wheels? Why would you ever want to take a wheel apart? Just curious....
Regards,
Dave
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 07:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
What is the advantage of split rims over standard wheels?
Weight
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 07:52 PM |
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Arent they stronger?
The joins make the wheel structurally more sound (from memory), and less prone to cracking under extreme loads.
I think thats why anyway, but i cant remember where i heard / read that. It certainly makes sense.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 07:58 PM |
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Because you're worth it 
You can change the offset without buying a whole new set of wheels.
[Edited on 3/2/11 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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snapper
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 07:59 PM |
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If you bend them you only have to replace the bent bit.
If you want to change offset. Just change rims.
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 08:00 PM |
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because you can make any offset and change how wide you want them just by changing the outer lip and they are just 
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scootz
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 08:00 PM |
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What ^^^they've^^^ all said!
It's Evolution Baby!
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balidey
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 08:02 PM |
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ease of manufacture (for a given number of offsets, widths, diameters)
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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mackei23b
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 08:11 PM |
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and.........................added BLING
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franky
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 08:43 PM |
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for that 1984 look
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smart51
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 08:51 PM |
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On old trucks, it was how you got the tyre off. Doing it any other way took VERY long tyre levers.
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 09:18 PM |
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Not had anything to do with split rims from cars, competition stuff but I've had a few old commercial ones to deal with over the years, farmers
have made a lot of trailers from old wagon axles & chassis, redundent WW2 stuff like bomb carriages etc & having not been apart for years
they're not nice to deal with! Also great fun when they put the axle in the wrong way round & the L/H thread studs are on the R/H side!
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dhutch
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 10:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
On old trucks, it was how you got the tyre off. Doing it any other way took VERY long tyre levers.
In terms of speaking in work mode, this.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 10:58 PM |
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I have a set, for their size they are super light but the rims are quite soft and easy damaged, also seem to need eternal polishing
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/2/11 at 08:25 AM |
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All to do with ease making up any combination of width and offset.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 4/2/11 at 10:42 AM |
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I assumed it was down to weight and manufacturing processes. Having 2 or 3 seperate components means you can make the each of the parts by a different
process. Meaning you can make them, lighter and stronger which is harder to achieve on a one piece wheel.
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