Advice please, difference in rear wheels!?

[Dan_csl]

My RC341 has the ridge his just seems to have a line in the paint that makes it look even deeper, so guess its just the pics that make it more pronounced.

Yeah it is a V shape, it's the camera and light casting a shadow that makes it looks like a full on groove which it isn't

This weekend is the next chance I'll get with some decent light to have a look so will have to wait till then but will have both rear wheels off again and check the part numbers as you've posted above :thumbs: it'll even give me another chance to clean them again! :bigcry: :hahaha:

[NZ_M3]

Okay went home last night and checked on me wheels ...

The newer spec wheels have the deep ridge and the older spec wheels have just a line (exactly like the photos you've posted)

So yours is normal. Somebody must have replaced one single rear wheel during the life of that car - no biggie :thumbs:

As for wheel weights - anyone that tells you that they can tell if a rear wheel drive car rear wheel is out of balance is lying ... there's no way you'd feel anything.

I drove on a BBS rear wheel that was buckled and out of balance like no tomorrow and I never noticed a thing ...

[Dan_csl]

Thanks mate, appreciate it, if it is genuine then that's pleasing for a start, just wonder why it has been replaced...

Is it true they are part Magnesium? I did wonder if that's the case then perhaps one was place as it may have been badly cracked!

I have had a chat with my mate and am going to pop in and see him this week just as a matter of course and see if we can re-balance it, might be able to get some weight off it!

I agree about rear wheels though, you wouldn't feel a thing

[azrael]

Magnesium is a myth IIRC