73 replies to this topic

[miniadventure]

yea a little bit on the expensive side, but super light. My brain carnt compute how a wheel can be that light

[scotty_18]

May have to look into some

[mini93]

original idea was because they were split you didnt have to have a deep wheel well inside inwhich to seat the tyre when fitting, this means the inside of the rim would be larger and such allow you to fit bigger brakes... but bit different for mini wheels, they dont seem to be used for this purpose

[jim4eva]

just a bit of fun really theres a section for 10's but i think we should have one just for split rims because they the real mccoy lol

do you own a set of these?

[JustSteve]

What sort of weight would you be looking at with some force racing 3pc splits?

[benpopham]

10 x 7 Spectrums half way through a refurb

[station wagon]

Some pics of my gorgeous wheels!!!!!!! They are 10inch mini special/exacton alloys converted to split Rims by force racing so they are now 6inches wide and sooooo yummy!!!









enjoy

YetI

Hello Yeti!

Nice wheels you got there. Had any problem with them yet? I'm thinking about converting my exacton to 7" wide splits but i heard it was dangerous to use inner tubes with radial tires. Did you checked sidewall temperature after a good ride? Thanks

[maggies_minder]

im sure ive heard of split rims sheering all the bolts??

[yeti21586]

not had any issues yet.............. pushing it in and out of the garage lol

not Got Vini running yet.

and maggie the bolts should be fine if not im going to be moaning lol, although there is someone in the Zcars side of things who had some snap on this splittys think they were mb splits

YetI

[yeti21586]

@ station wagon, there shouldnt be any problem running tubes, as long as you check theres no sharp bits on the inside etc and dont pinch the tube when refitting the rim to the rest of the wheel (i did this on one wheel grrrr) lots of 4x4s run tubes and motor bikes etc so i cant see an issue equilly im not an expert and i will see when i come to run on it. but Carl did say running tubes was advised as there is no Guarentee that the wheel is air tight.


YetI

[robbie-woods]

hmmm some lovely wheels here

[Piersp]

these are my 10x7 force racing split rims

[yeti21586]

are you running tubes in yours piersp?? if so have you had any problems etc and what are they like to drive on, i havent had a chance to drive on mine yet

cheers


YetI

[Piersp]

i dont use tubes in them, they hold the tyre pressures fine, i check them every week for the past 2 months and they havnt gone down., they handle really nice for the tyres that are on them.

thanks

[Mini 360]

im sure ive heard of split rims sheering all the bolts??

Would take some epic effort to do that Considering split rims are fitted to many many racing cars all over the world I think they are fine enough.