Rebuilding Volks Rays Split Rims - Help Appreciated

[ryst]

Well chaps,
Long story short, I took these as a part ex well over a year ago and got them for very little. They're in dire shape, but having researched the wheel, I've decided I am going to see what I can do at least, and I've made a decent start.

Anyways, if anyone out there has any experience rebuilding these wheels, it'd be appreciated if they could get in touch. Specs on the wheels are pretty hard to find.

 

[BigJoe]

Whats the craic with the edge? Looks like it has been shaved down, so much so that the bolt hoes are non existent.

 

[Ian A]

Something looks badly wrong with those centers.

 

[PoddyM]

Where the holes are shaved off, that's how it should be. There is a bracket that goes on either side for additional support. That's how rays made their older wheels.

 

[Bazmcc]

You'll need to check with a thread guage or a tap into the holes. They'll be either M6 or M7 probably. Titanium touch in germany can get you whatever bolts you need.
Torque settings for split rims will be about 16 - 18ft lbs. Use a decent bead of any all purpose sealer like sikaflex or tigerseal.

Simple as that. Or is there anything else you need?

 

[PoddyM]

These are 2 piece therefore won't need to be sealed.

 

[Bazmcc]

You should always seal anyway if you can as it stops the crap getting in and corroding your threads. Nothing worse than trying to drill a bolt out of a split rim.

 

[PoddyM]

If they are tightened up properly that shouldn't really happen tbh.

 

[Bazmcc]

Very true but then again, we do live in a country with crap roads and crap weather which is a bad combination for any rims.

 

[Gambit]

i would still seal with a high modulus sealent but certainly not sikaflex or tigerseal youll never get them apart again!

 

[ryst]

Yeah as mentioned above, the 'sheared' look is factory - two brackets place the face onto the barrel.

@Bazmcc cheers - email sent off to Titanium Touch. Also, just was hoping to see what type of sealant was recommended, a lot of people don't use it but then a lot of people don't live on our island. Thanks.

 

[Cro]

I'd love to see a refurbed or good set of those wheels all made together to see what this 'sheared' look is meant to look like, because I can see what people mean about it missing bolt holes around the outside.
And its probably the photo but they don't even look round anymore because of it

 

[ryst]

It's not visible when the wheels are built - the brackets sit behind the lip, looks completely normal.
There's two of the brackets, and the other pic is of a built rim.

 

[Gambit]

i wonder what their actual reasoning was behind it all

 

[BigJoe]

crazy Japanese people!

 

[PoddyM]

i wonder what their actual reasoning was behind it all

By doing this it means the centres can only go in one way and come out one way. It also provides additional support/strength.

 

[ryst]

Personally, I think it's pretty cool...not standard predictable wheels like BBS haha