Mags that Crack

Bails · Jan 18, 2013

Thought I had a puncture , took the car to Bob Jane. When I went back said the leak was from a crack in the mag. They checked all mags and all show signs of cracking. The cracks are in the centre of the mag and in the opinion of Bob Jane are not from abuse !!

Mags are Victor Performance, and are supposed to be designed for Porsche ! Have order new stronger spun mags !! Be warned. will go to battle and see if I can get a refund on the Victor Mags , most likely cost more to get the money back then what I will get back.

tmann45 · Jan 18, 2013

Interesting, I assume these are the same as Victor Equipment in the USA market.

I was looking at them and wanted the 18 x 8 for some offroad tires but they would not sell the 8" width, had to go with the 9.5" width, said the narrower rim was not strong enough, so I did not get them.

What size are you running?

Bails · Jan 18, 2013

Yes these are Victor Equipment Mags, mine were the Zehn Mags. I was very surprised that they were cracked. I called the tire company they were most unhelpful. I will get the mags replaced and then proceed to get recourse for the faulty ones, my consumer experience will be logged on site of course.

Bails · Jan 19, 2013

My size was 20 x 10 and these are not strong enough even though they are advertised for Porsche !

OILSLURPER · Jan 19, 2013

I learnt some time ago that wheels (alloys) are classified as light duty and heavy duty. VW OEM alloys - many are light duty and not really suited to heavy off-road. Most drivers know little about this. It's a rating factor same as with tyres. Load rated wheels on 4WD = many go for steel wheels or get the correct specs on HD alloys if they go hard in the dirt.

tmann45 · Jan 19, 2013

Bails said:
My size was 20 x 10 and these are not strong enough even though they are advertised for Porsche !

Those are load rated to 1980 lbs according to their site:
Porsche Wheels | Victor Equipment | Inventory
Inputting style, finish, diameter, etc. will get you the info shown below.

I would be curious to see what the crack looked like if you could supply a pic or two.

And FYI Victor Equipment is a TSW wheel brand. WHEELS | TSW Alloy Wheels

Best wishes getting this matter resolved.

Hoodie · Jan 19, 2013

tmann45 said:
Those are load rated to 1980 lbs according to their site:
Porsche Wheels | Victor Equipment | Inventory
Inputting style, finish, diameter, etc. will get you the info shown below.

I would be curious to see what the crack looked like if you could supply a pic or two.

And FYI Victor Equipment is a TSW wheel brand. WHEELS | TSW Alloy Wheels

Best wishes getting this matter resolved.

4WD is different to street driving, with a smallish load and passengers you would be about 2.7t (6,000 lb) - suspend one wheel and you are at the load rating capacity!

tmann45 · Jan 19, 2013

Hoodie said:
4WD is different to street driving, with a smallish load and passengers you would be about 2.7t (6,000 lb) - suspend one wheel and you are at the load rating capacity!

Yes, and if you teeter totter between that suspended wheel and the one on the opposite corner, you are at 3000 lbs per wheel, 50% above the rating.

BrewDude · Jan 19, 2013

tmann45 said:
And FYI Victor Equipment is a TSW wheel brand. .

There's a reason why TSW stands for The Soft Wheel in the rim world. Owned a set of Hockenheim's on my Corrado back in the day and every one of them bent. Never owned another set again.

Bails · Feb 5, 2013

Well I have changed my wheels, had to go Victor Equipment again . The old rims were cracked on the inside bead on all wheels. Company sending back to importer to sort credit. Importer said they had not seen this before. Will be interesting to see if they give me the credit without a fight ?

Touareg MNE · Feb 5, 2013

This happened to my on my previous golf, but the rims were MaK. Bad quality.

Fourdiesel · Feb 5, 2013

Bails said:
snip Importer said they had not seen this before. snip

I wouldn't reasonably expect the importer to say anything else. Even if they HAD seen this failure before they are unlikely to admit it to you.

Bails · Feb 6, 2013

This is the new look, personally I prefer the black but they are not available now??

schootsie · Feb 6, 2013

They look like 21 or 22" rather than the 20" that bruk. What size are they, John

OILSLURPER · Feb 6, 2013

Bails, just a thought. Have you taken your beloved R50 to places perhaps where you should not? I'd agree that driving on some of our primary paved roads (including freeways/highways) and meeting up with potholes could probably stress a wheel, even induce a crack. I recall a while ago when some of the new cheap alloys were coming over here (I didn't say Chinese), there were cracking problems; going back maybe 8 years ago or so. They seem to have that sorted now.

Well Wheels are rated at 1980 pounds, thinking back I remember 2240 lbs to the ton. I believe the Treg weighs in at 2.7 ton , so Weight is 6050 lbs. Corner weight is 1512 lbs which I am told is how the calcs are done. Now these cracks are only recent so most loaded the car has been is trip to Frazer Island so if I add another 1000 lbs for luggage and passengers I should still be under.

No sharp rough roads , sand on F.I. I would think this is an issue that the rims although rated can't take the weight, however they are advertised as suitable for Q7 , the Pepper and Porsches. I would think a 7 seat V8 TDi Q7 fully loaded would be heavier that a R50 with 5 adults? Perhaps this is a sfety issue that needs further investigation before a family in a Q7 goes off road with broken wheels.

Bails · Feb 6, 2013

schootsie said:
They look like 21 or 22" rather than the 20" that bruk. What size are they, John

20" John with 275 x 40 Coopers. 21" dod not allow me to fit an off road type tyre.

dragline1570 · Feb 6, 2013

Bails said:
This is the new look, personally I prefer the black but they are not available now??

Bails

That R50 of yours looks great

regards
Drag

dragline1570 · Feb 6, 2013

Bails said:
This is the new look, personally I prefer the black but they are not available now??

Bails

Your R50 looks great, i like the silver mags over black but either way still a good lookin car.

Regards
Drag

OILSLURPER · Feb 7, 2013

Oh dear Bails, do you drive the R50 with the nice wheels today or ride the zoom, zoom bike instead? Bugger, I just drive the Caddy to work most days.....boring! Our local VW dealer principal has one of the last R50's...nice clean white. Just drives it around town...that's it, just town.....barely above idle I'd suggest too.

Bails · Feb 7, 2013

OILSLURPER said:
Oh dear Bails, do you drive the R50 with the nice wheels today or ride the zoom, zoom bike instead? Bugger, I just drive the Caddy to work most days.....boring! Our local VW dealer principal has one of the last R50's...nice clean white. Just drives it around town...that's it, just town.....barely above idle I'd suggest too.

Well the Sun is out so I think the Ducati will get a run. My R50 has seen a lot of dirt , and of course recently lots of sand. I tell you Oil it will be hard to part with this vehicle, I still can't find another car I'd rather , that's not to say I won't. I really like some of the features of the Jeep, but power train lets it down , the new V8 version of the R50 looks interesting but no 4 X Motion !

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