Thread: "Performance" rims

On inspecting my BB6 17"rims fitted with I could not find any faults .
I have some theory why alloy wheels can fail but can not come to any sensible conclusion with these wheels crack if everything is done right .


So I ask the question has any one with the new design type of Performace BB6 17" wheel using the Oem wheel nuts NOT had a problem , I see there are over 600 lookees here so just trying to get some idea of the size of the problem if any .

For no good reason I actually have over four sets of these rims, my first set was the original thin spoke version. I cracked one of these rims after one of many reasonably hard days out 4wdriving, they were secondhand when I brought them and they had been well used both on and off road.

My second set of BB6's was the last version ever made, these ones were version 3, which is the version that was redesigned to use the standard OEM wheel nuts and had the much thicker spokes like the version 2 model. This set of rims has been bashed, beaten and bounced off of rocks, trees etc many many times without a problem apart from a few scuffs and gouges out of them.

I have read that a few of the version 3 ones have cracked even reportedly with limited off roading while, as I have said, mine that have taken a serious beating have not had any problems.

By the way the version 3 set have only ever had 265/70 BF Goodrich KM2's fitted that have quite a tall and reasonably flexible side wall.

I would be interested to find out what size tyres those who have had BB6 rims crack have had fitted at the time?