[W126 Coupe] Jack's wheel saga.

[Shayegan, Richard]

Same, but I think it's because the us 380 is too weak to burn out those
back tires but can get up to a high enough speed to do some cornering
work. Now my dad's 540, that thing will wear out the back tires. I think
the backs had 2/32 when we replaced them and the fronts had 4/32.
Richard

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Chiappinelli, Joseph
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:49 AM
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Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Jack's wheel saga.

Not suggesting there is no benefit, just questioning the cost/benefit
relationship. By the way, for whatever reason, my front tires have
always worn more rapidly than my rears on the four 126 models I've owned
over many years. 

J.Chip

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Sharan Bains
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:24 AM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Jack's wheel saga.



The tool for those OZ wheels IS held by certain refurbishers. Tools
required 
to open almost every other multi-piece wheel made by BBS, OZ and Ronal
etc, 
ARE readily available, since they usually require 12-point sockets or 
12-point spline bits, which are available anywhere and everywhere.

It's just these OZ 3-piece wheels that have a rare fastener head - but I

managed to source the tool, so with a little effort, anyone else can
too.

My original statements still hold true, namely :

1) components can be replaced or re-furbished on multi-piece wheels
rather 
than having to dish the whole wheel
2) higher quality AND lighter metal is used, meaning lower unsprung
weight 
=> better handling
3) they look miles better than a single piece wheel

Fine, point 3 is subjective. But points 1 and 2 are fact. It's why all
the 
tuners, AMG, Brabus, Kleeman fit multi-piece wheels to their products.
It's 
why BBS, OZ Racing etc, the best wheel designers in the world invest so
much 
money on developing multi-piece wheels.

Aftermarket wheels are always heavier and lower in quality.

To suggest there is no benefit to multi-piece wheels is about as true as

suggesting front tyres wear out quicker than rear ones on a RWD car. It
just 
doesn't stack-up.



Talbir





>From: "Chiappinelli, Joseph" <joseph.chiappinelli at mirant.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Jack's wheel saga.
>Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 07:29:12 -0500
>
>Ah...the "benefits" of multi-piece wheels.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
>[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Sharan Bains
>Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 4:09 AM
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Jack's wheel saga.
>
>
>Hi Jack,
>
>The tools required to open the 3-piece OZ Racing AMG wheels are not for

>sale
>anywhere in the world.
>
>Only a few wheel refurbishers have the tools required. The attached
image
>shows the tools set that I have - I was lucky to get in touch with a 
>contact
>on the inside to acquire these tools.
>
>The fastener heads are 8mm 10-point and the fastener nuts on the rear
are
>10mm 10-point.
>
>BTW, in a previous post you said the wheel shop had the wheels split -
how
>could this be possible if they do not have the tools to undo the
fasteners 
>?
>
>Some cowboys grind out the original OZ fasteners and replace them
standard
>ones - beware ! The fasteners used by BBS and OZ are bespoke for 
>multi-piece
>wheel usage - the fasteners have a tensile strength of 10.9, i.e. they
can
>withstand a force of 150,000 psi. Standard fasteners should not be used
on
>multi-piece wheels - only ever use the original fasteners. You can see
the
>numbers '10.9' engraved on each fastener head.
>
>You'll need to find a refurbisher who has the tools set for these
fasteners
>- someone who does AMG/Porsche wheels for a living. I don't think
you're
>going to find the tools anywhere.
>
>Talbir
>
>
> >From: "Jack Emery" <jemery at wn.com.au>
> >Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> >To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> >Subject: [W126 Coupe] Jack's wheel saga.
> >Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:00:26 +0800
> >
> >When I went to collect my wheel I was told that the repairer had no 
>wrench
> >to fit the little stud bolts around the rim.His whole business is
wheels,
> >but he said he had not seen these wheels before.
> >The studbolts have 8 flutes in the head. Does anyone know where to
get a
> >wrench, please?
> >      Jack OZ
> >
> >
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