i took them apart to get podwercoated, but i have no idea on how tight to make the bolts that go around the wheel to hold on the center pieces.

when i took them apart, it wasnt that tough to undo by hand(with a wrench that is)... i was able to loosen them all. right now, theyre just hand tight, but i was wondering if there is an actual spec.

thanks,
shane

 

bump..

let's get this guy some help

 

thanks for the bump.

i called around and nobody seems to know. one company i asked told me volk of japan wouldnt release that info. something having to do with people taking the wheels apart themselves and liability issues.

 

couldn't find much on the internet. how about calling some rim repair shops? these are in socal, http://www.fixarim.com and http://www.fixrim.com .

 

i want to know also, i am doing this next week and have been looking for this info.

 

keep your eyes on the marketplace section...i'm pretty sure you already seen it but theres a guy that took apart his Blitz101 rims and totally polished them up. i'm sure if you IM him, he can shine some light one this situation. i wanna clean mine too and would like to know this also, so if i beat you to it, i'll post here.

 

post up what the wheels look like when your done.....i have some volk racing group av's also....i thought they were 3pc wheels but i could be wrong....

i would like to know this info too cause i wanna take my wheels to polish up the lip

 

if the wheels are still assembled, get an appropriately sized torque wrench and find out yourself. crank the wrench to 10ft/lbs and as you begin to TIGHTEN it, see if it clicks immediately. if it does click, crank it up again and see when there is a light pause before clicking.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CB7.v2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if the wheels are still assembled, get an appropriately sized torque wrench and find out yourself. crank the wrench to 10ft/lbs and as you begin to TIGHTEN it, see if it clicks immediately. if it does click, crank it up again and see when there is a light pause before clicking. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i thought about doing this, but if the nuts/screws are siezed, i was afraid it might throw off the correct torque specs.

 

heres what they look like now. enjoy

 

looks awesome!!! gj on the powdercoat......what happened to the center caps?

mine are original silver but the lip is kinda dull....i wanna get the lip polished up

 

try mackinindustries.com..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stRodda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the bump.

i called around and nobody seems to know. one company i asked told me volk of japan wouldnt release that info. something having to do with people taking the wheels apart themselves and liability issues.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So what specs did you torque them to?

 

i have the center caps, but with the powdercoating being as thick as it was, it wouldnt fit flush without sanding down the edge of the plates... i didnt care enough to do that, and i like how it looks as is. also, i figured, not using them is security. right now, most folks arent gonna have a clue what wheels they are, but if i roll around twon with huge volk center caps, theyll get noticed quickly... not always a good thing. on top of that, the plates wouldnt clear my wheel locks.


i just did them very hand tight. i was able to loosen them all by hand, so i jus guestimated. havent had any issues yet. about a month after i put the wheels on, i went through and checked every bolt... none loose at all.

 

this is what they looked like when i got them. i wetsanded and polished the lips too... the clear was stripping.

 

i need those center caps !!!!!!