Thread: Important BB6 wheel info

Originally Posted by Duck's Guts

Just spoke to Performance Wheels.
After a short discussion, they very nicely offered to replace all 5 of the BB6's with the new design that uses the OEM nuts. Including courier delivery from SA to NSW.
Only negative is that they will be at least two weeks away as they need to be manufactured.

Thanks Performance Wheels... excellent aftersales services and standing behind your product!
That is one reason to Buy Australian! Oi oi oi!

That's fantastic service

I'm preaparing A big trip to the Kimberly from Melbourne in a few months, and was reminded by a fellow LROCV member about the cracking issues that historically have occurred on the Performance rims.

I've been checking the rims regularly for the presence of cracks, but seen nothing. However the checking has always been on the outside of the rims.

Last weekend I decided to remove the spare, which was previously a running wheel and take a look behind.

I was a bit shocked to see fine hairline cracks in the area where the spokes meet the boss.



I pulled two other wheels off the car and took a look behind those also. They both showed the same hairline cracks forming near the junction of the boss and the spokes. It seems to me likely that that the cracking begins on the back side of the spokes and works it way to the outside over time. When you see it on the outside, it's pretty much ready to fail.

These BB6 wheels were bought new in March 2013, and have travelled about 30,000 km mostly on bitumen, but also a reasonable amount of off-road. However they have not been treated harshly.

Seeing these cracks forming in these wheels has made me lose confidence in these for the upcoming trip. I won't be running on BB6 wheels to the Kimberlies, and have already bought the replacement set.

If you have BB6 wheels it would be worth your while taking a few wheels off and looking at the spokes from behind.

Are they the new design wheel with the fullsize OEM wheel nuts ?

His were purchased in March 2013 , not sure but I think these would have been before the new wheel using the OEM wheel nuts were available .
Be a bit of let down if these were the new type .


Just had a look at my paper work and my new type using the OEM wheel nut were purchased in May 2013 , so will be interesting to see what BSM wheels are . Glad I kept my 19 inch rims now .

I'm pretty sure these were the new design. They certainly use the OEM wheel nuts, and ifrom memory its over 9.5 turns on the nut. I looked at all of this at the time.

Originally Posted by BSM

I'm pretty sure these were the new design. They certainly use the OEM wheel nuts, and ifrom memory its over 9.5 turns on the nut. I looked at all of this at the time.

If they used the LR oem nuts and not the old nuts as supplied from BBS then they will be the new design , Should be 42mm off set
I think the before wheels used countersunk w/nuts that came with the wheels and these were subject to cracking


Ah well better check mine out , seems to have a bad decision to go to these .

Yep 42mm offset.

I agree. A real disappointment.

Hi All,
Sadly performance wheels as a company closed down last year, so no more free replacements....