cracked volk gt-n FIXABLE?

[wangan_cruiser]

as the title says.

well bought this rims from a friend and checked it......then stored it for 4 months in a nice storage in the house. its been sitting there then my decided to use the these wheels and we bought tires for the wheels.

as soon we installed then drove the car and everything is fine. then left for a party and the next day told me his wheels are cracked. he said one of them wheels have multiple cracks in each spoke. so i did inspect all four rims then found 3 out of 4 wheels have cracks. i took a pic and want to show this cracks if they are fixable and this set of wheels can be salvage.

they hold air fine. here are the pics.



http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture001.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture002.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture003.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture004.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture005.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture006.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture007.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture008.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture009.jpg

http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss295/wangan_cruiser/volk%20racing%20gt-n/Picture010.jpg


i didnt took pics each wheel, i just focused it to the cracks.

[gotta240]

WOW!!!! I'd say they are TRASH now. Are the lips bent? Did the wheels hit MASSIVE potholes? WTF?!

[juicyjay]

damn bro thats like an accident waiting to happen

[urmyhero4now]

First..You might want to work on your grammer and explanations a bit. Not trying to be an ass just saying, it was kinda hard to understand who was saying what LOL. Second, How did you not see that they look as if someone tried to repair the cracks with gold paint? From my understanding that cant be fixed.

[wangan_cruiser]

First..You might want to work on your grammer and explanations a bit. Not trying to be an ass just saying, it was kinda hard to understand who was saying what LOL. Second, How did you not see that they look as if someone tried to repair the cracks with gold paint? From my understanding that cant be fixed.

sorry if u cant understand it. i just posted it in a hurry.

i need to see more inputs with people who ACTUALLY have an experience. not something FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.


thank you.

[DrifTGeeK510]

to be honest BRO those dont look fixable they are multi piece so you can call volk about replacing the faces maybe

[mad-ass]

Yup, those are GONE, they would make a hella nice coffee table though!

[JeremyR]

yeah dont risk your life, your cars life, or others people life on the road by driving on these dude...time to get your money back.

[wangan_cruiser]

to be honest BRO those dont look fixable they are multi piece so you can call volk about replacing the faces maybe


thats what i thought but then i hope volk can make em


yeah dont risk your life, your cars life, or others people life on the road by driving on these dude...time to get your money back.

yea its for my bro, but then we dont know yet.

Yup, those are GONE, they would make a hella nice coffee table though!

LOL damn

[jinxtacy]

If they're 17s I'd be interested in buying them :)

[DrifTGeeK510]

lol hmmm he must have faces already just check the bolt pattern for the face maybe you can just reuse the hubs/outer barrel

o and by the way as big as day it says 18 on the back of the rim

[Mitsubayati]

lol hmmm he must have faces already just check the bolt pattern for the face maybe you can just reuse the hubs/outer barrel

o and by the way as big as day it says 18 on the back of the rim

lol . . . beat me to it!

Yea, rims were clearly painted over in the cracked areas. Someone tried to pull a fast one for sure . . .

[DriftReady_S14]

Wassup Mark. Sorry someone pulled a f*ckn' fast one on ya but I don't understand how you weren't able to see the cracks?! Even if they weren't visibly cracked, how did you not see that they were painted over? Did you buy them at night?

[Def]

I'd say they aren't fixable with that amount of damage(no way to get a weld to penetrate all the way to the inner part of those spokes), but if they were, the cost of the repair would probably be about the same as a new face in the first place.

[kris]

Def is right. If the center is cracked the best thing to do is see if you can get new centers otherwise u have some real spiffy hose reels on your hands

[Dustxking]

Dude i dont know how u didnt spot any of those cracks did you buy those in the dark in a tunnel? So no one could see anything?

I noticed thouse without even looking at the pictures. get your money back and get some new wheels throw those things away and i cant believe the shop that mounted up the tires even didnt notice it. The guy who mounted those should loose his job.

[mad-ass]

Call up Volks when you get chance. They can sell you just the centers.

[azndoc]

Yeah looks like someone tried to fix them before.

And no I would not try to have them fixed.

Just get a new face.

GL

[jinxtacy]

lol hmmm he must have faces already just check the bolt pattern for the face maybe you can just reuse the hubs/outer barrel

o and by the way as big as day it says 18 on the back of the rim

Haha I missed that. I thought the GTNs would be a good match for the 240 and I can go get a set of CE28s for the RX7. No such luck. :bash:

[gotta240]

Everyone is telling you just to get new centers, but i'd inspect the barrels first. Seems like those cracks were started by a heavy impact.

[Om1kron]

um... fuck that. throw them away.

[sincity_sil80]

that... suks!!!!!.. i like the coffee table idea tho haha

[ChristopherL]

A couple years ago I had someone telling me that Volk Wheels were guaranteed to never crack and if they did Volk would replace them. Obviously not if you slammed them into a wall or something but just from driving on them. Look into that. Otherwise toss them.

[datfiat]

Did you store them next to some rota wheels? maybe they got the aids from the rota's and just plain died? Those centres are, simply put, garbage.Just put hem in the trash or do what ever but don't try fixing them. the outers might be of some use if you find some badly gutter rashed rims and swap the centres into your good outers rims.I hope that made sense.

[nathanong87]

some fucking friend. punch that fool in the face

[ManoNegra]

I'd say they aren't fixable with that amount of damage(no way to get a weld to penetrate all the way to the inner part of those spokes), but if they were, the cost of the repair would probably be about the same as a new face in the first place.

I've seen magnesium wheels with similar damage (Porsche BBS racing wheels) repaired
but you're right, I don't think it would be cheap without a hook up.

[Chrischeezer]

you can replace the face..
don't even have to remove the tire

[MambaSic]

if the spokes are gone. the barrels are gone. U would think. Maybe not. haha

[JeremyR]

some fucking friend. punch that fool in the face

quoted for truth!

[FRpilot]

thats what i thought but then i hope volk can make em



nice Drifter X wheels! I just had to open this thread when there is a mention of GT-N. His car inspired me to get a set of GT-Ns way back in the day, and I still have my set to this day.

actually, it's Rays Engineering that produces these wheels. "Volk Racing" is a name for marketing purposes.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this, but GT-Ns were discontinued a while ago. I'm pretty sure, since I haven't seen it at rayswheels.co.jp in a LONG time.

you might be out of luck on getting replacement faces, unless you find a set of shitty offset ones, buy those and replace the face. Shitty offset ones are probably front wheel drive and 4x100, so it will be harder since you have to find 4x114.3.

I know ADR makes a knockoff of these wheels, but i'm not sure if the knock offs are 1pc or 2pc. (Jon/SilABC had a set of the ADRs) if they are 2pc, you might be able to get away with taking the face off those and replacing them on yours. However, being that it's ADR and knockoff, i wouldn't be surprised if they are actually 1pc cast to look like 2pc with "glued on" bolt heads. :ROFL:

If that doesn't work, your only other option might be to get them repaired, and rewelding those spokes, but like someone has said might cost a fortune.
BTW, the face are cast, and the wheel barrel is forged. not sure if that information would help with estimating cost.

Good Luck.