Help identifying these wheels
09-05-2018, 08:54 PM
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Help identifying these wheels
the wheels pictured are 19" 3 piece wheels that came with my 996. They are a nice style but in pretty rough shape, they also have ssr cast into the wheel. I tried researching them but don't see any model on the ssr web site that look like this and doesn't seem to be s factory wheel. I only wad able to find them on an m3 forum from 5 yrs ago. Any help appreciated
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05-16-2019, 03:42 AM
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These guys are based out of California and can probably help with replacement parts.
https://www.threepiece.us/
https://www.threepiece.us/
05-16-2019, 10:29 PM
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Are you sure they are three-piece? I would guess they are two-piece.
Originally, a multipiece wheel allowed motorsports teams to change barrels in order to tune the offsets of the tires. Ease of repair (i.e. replacing only a barrel), I don't think was ever a driving factor but certainly is a side benefit. In most cases though, if the barrel is damaged it is likely the center is also damaged, nullifying the piece-meal repair. A three-piece wheel with a damaged barrel should have the center crack tested.
While three-piece wheels have fallen out of favor, they are still popular.
Some two-piece wheels were created for a similar reason, but most are really just trying to resemble the three-piece look.
While three-piece wheels have fallen out of favor, they are still popular.
Some two-piece wheels were created for a similar reason, but most are really just trying to resemble the three-piece look.