Gerbil

I have searched all over, had no luck... The wheel in the picture was discovered to be bent during my balancing/wheel alignment. They came from the turbo donor I've talked about before.


Need to find a replacement at some point...

Also, as promised, there is an updated pic of my car on my page.

Thanks

zxguy1986

mail@konigwheels.com

Include foto. Bet if you tell 'em it's the best wheel you ever owned, the original designer will contact you. He probably has three spares under his bed just in case.

Or ask to redeem your Konig lifetime wheel warranty. See what happens. You never know. They do cool stuff.

OK, seriously. Ought to be a Konig style number on it somewhere. Look for that.

Gerbil

Emailed, can't find any info otherwise. All I know is, these look d@mn nice on my '89 turbo.

zxguy1986

I can understand the warp here. The total cross sectional area of metal transferring loads to the axle is reduced to the five elbowed arms. Plus the elbows don't make for a linear transfer - and if it's an alloy, it's softer than steel would be. They aren't designed for our northeast potholes and speed bumps in any case.

Gerbil

Well I found them, don't like what I found though. They are CSA Boss Silvers that were painted black. They were bought from Mullins Wheels in Australia. If I can't get it bent back, not sure what I can do.

Not sure how the original owner got his hands on these wheels.

zxguy1986

Got an idea. There are people who earn a living straightening stuff to within fine tolerances. They use lasers and finely tuned vises. Take the warped one to somebody who can re-align it. (or find a good used one on Ebay...?) Then you have a set of 4.

Shine 'em up and sell 'em on Ebay or your local bargain news and buy a set with more metal between axle and rim.

Or drive on 'em, avoiding bumps and pot holes. They do look good, I agree. Wish there was more just plain science in the design... Did you ask the orig mfr for help? They should owe you. I am sure they have dealt with this problem before.

Delecroix

Yes, there are people out there that straighten wheels for a living, but it's definitely not cheap. I know around here it starts at $130 or $150 a wheel, and there are no lasers or super fine tolerances; just practiced techniques that work and work well.

iamericgee

I am getting my Konig privat wheels redone they have a warp in it they are charging me 125 a wheel

zxguy1986

Wow. I know a metal working shop here that would do it for much less. They fabricate metal rails, etc., for buildings. They can do anything, seems to me, as long as I am exact when I tell 'em what I need. They can work to a 1/64" tolerance. Maybe it takes more than that to un-warp an alloy wheel.

If the wheel alignment guys would give exact out-of-alignment numbers for the wheel in question with the car on the rack, could you take those numbers and the wheel to a metal shop? $125 per wheel is a specialist rate, sounds like. Just guessing.

Gerbil

Not sure, I've been quoted $155 over the phone for the job. Not many choices in my area for this sort of thing. I plan on bringing it in at some point this week to get a more accurate (and hopefully cheaper) estimate.