- Hey audience.
Guess how many plays the song "Yeah!" Has?
("Yeah!" by Usher plays)
How many was it?
Was it 800 million, Collin?
It was a lot.
Let's make a movie.
Hey guys, I'm Sam.
Let's talk about multi-piece wheels today
and see if they are worth it or not.
When you hear the words 'multi-piece wheels'
you probably think money and a lot of it.
And rightfully so because
a lot of these wheels just aren't cheap
and you know what?
Imma be honest.
They're not cheap.
I'm not here to tell you,
"Hey, we're talking about cheap wheels."
No, multi-piece wheels are kind of expensive,
so let's get that established right away
so it's out of the way to start with.
That's probably also why a lot of you click on this video
because you know these wheels are expensive as hell.
(farting)
So you're wondering,
are they worth it or not?
I'll get some personal bias out of the way here
and say that I do love me some multi-piece wheels.
Some of my favorite models are the Work Vs KF,
BBS LM, Blitz 01, Volk GTC, Volk CV Pro,
and the Work Meister three piece.
I also do love what we've done with our own Anovia wheels
and the absolute insane amount of customization
that you can do on our site.
You can literally go there right now and make a quote.
You literally work with Gels too to do it.
It's awesome.
Real quick,
let's get establish on what we're talking about
when it comes to multi-piece wheels
before we get in the detail of all this.
A multi-piece wheel is super simple.
It's literally a wheel that's made of multiple pieces.
Yeah, that's all it is.
Like one, two, maybe three pieces.
Usually comes in two different varieties.
So variety number one is a two-piece wheel.
An example of this style of multi-piece wheel
would be the BBS LM.
I actually restored a pair of these last year
and it was a super cool process to do
and I learned a ton.
Then I had a bolt snap on my knuckle
and it dug out a ton of the barrels,
just like ground it out.
And my friend picked up like the shavings off the track.
And he's like,
"Hey here's your LM."
With this two-piece style
you have the face bolted into the single piece barrel.
You don't have as much customization
when it comes to the style of wheel with the specs,
but it's much simpler
and also usually a bit lighter weight.
There's also a two-piece welded style of wheel
which is very similar
but the face would essentially be welded to the barrel.
This is not really as common of a style anymore
but the Super Advan is an example of this
and that's an absolutely iconic wheel in itself.
Now, what most of us think of when we hear the multi-piece
is the super baller three-piece wheels.
In this construction you have the face of the wheel,
sometimes called the center,
and then an outer barrel,
usually called the lip,
and an inner barrel.
One, two, three piece wheels.
Multi-piece wheels, really simple.
These wheels are also usually a bit heavier
compared to their two piece counterpart
due to the construction and additional hardware.
But they are also the most customizable
when it comes to the fitment.
That brings us the next topic of figuring out
if these wheels are worth it or not.
A little thing called fitment.
Multi-piece wheels allow you to dial in
an absolute perfect fitment
without ever needing a space or whatsoever.
This is because you can spec out the perfect combination
of a face and barrel, or barrels,
if it's a three piece option.
If you want that hella flush fitment and a super deep lip,
a three piece setup is going to be what you want
and this is the kind of style fitment that you're going for.
Also, if you have a wide body kit on your car
or a different set fenders in stock,
you'll be able to get that fitment figured out.
Wide body in a car really, really changes
any sort of fitment specs,
so you're gonna kind of need to go to the multi-piece route,
unless there's a super reliable one piece option out there
that you know with that chassis
to get that perfect fitment
without having to run a giant spacer.
Ask Gels about that on his RX-8.
So here's kind of the age old question.
Do you wide body a car to get three-piece wheels
or do you get three-piece wheels to wide body the car?
It's like a chicken and the egg, like what comes first?
I don't think anyone ever knows
and I'd probably use getting three-piece wheels
that are giant as an excuse to wide body the car.
I don't know.
Let me know what you do in the comments below.
The other thing we gotta talk about with multi-piece wheels
is customization and holy moly do you get a lot of it here.
Not only to you get customized the fitment specs
as I just mentioned before,
but you also get the customization
of all the different aspects of the wheel.
Do you want a different color inner barrel
compared to the lip
and then a totally different color on the face?
Sure. You can do that.
Do you want two different colors of hardware?
Yep. You can do that.
Also, I think that's super cool.
You can go like silver and gold alternated
make it super kind of dazzle-y.
I like that.
You can go absolutely wild with this on customization.
Some of this can be done when ordering the wheels
but once you have the wheels
you can also take them apart and do something totally new
if you don't like the original look
I love seeing how people take a set of wheels
take them apart and do a different finish
which totally changes the look.
Maybe they've had those wheels for like five years
and they just want something different.
You can totally do that.
It looks really cool.
That brings us to another thing.
You can basically keep a set
of multi-piece wheels forever
across different platforms if you want
by swapping barrels and faces to match the new vehicle.
I know this sounds kind of weird
but you can totally do this if you want
and you're willing to get creative
or do some searching for even a different face
if you have a different bolt pattern.
Multi-piece wheels are also pretty darn durable
if you're gonna be tracking your car.
Tracking a car with expensive multi-piece wheels
sounds kind of crazy
but trust me, people do it.
Swing by a final bout event sometime
and you'll see some of the nicest wheels
on some of the nicest cars
driving harder than you can ever imagine.
Highly recommend it.
11 outta 10 experience.
Let's say you drop a wheel off the track and bend your lip.
That sucks.
You can hammer that lip back into place and keep driving
while with mono block wheel
you can't really hammer that back.
Hopefully it bends and you still don't lose air
in a mono block.
Otherwise, if you're hammering it, it's gonna crack.
You can also source a new lip for that multi-piece wheel
after the event,
take it apart, put it back together
and replace it.
And you're good to go.
The vast majority of multi-piece wheels you'll be looking at
have a pretty darn good pedigree
when it comes to durability.
There's a long history with them.
They've been out for a long time.
So they're known to be good wheels.
There also aren't many questionable materials here
'cause many times
these are the absolute flagship line of wheels
for their respective manufacturers.
So quality is number one.
We started this whole discussion by talking about
how these wheels aren't low cost options.
When it comes to an argument against multi-piece wheels
cost is really the main one against that, in my opinion.
The other thing that's worth mentioning is the weight.
Kinda mentioned it before,
but these usually are pretty beefy boys
when you're looking at a set of multi piece wheels,
and lightweight isn't something really known
in the multi piece community.
You can find some obscure or older models of wheels
made with magnesium faces
that are usually reserved for some serious race car stuff.
And those are lighter,
but that's kind of on the fringe
of what we're talking about here.
So, are multi-piece wheels worth it?
That's what we came here to answer.
I really believe that multi-piece wheels are worth it.
The entry fee can be high on them
but you get a lot of benefits.
First and foremost, they look abso-frickin'-lutely killer.
You can dial that fitment in no matter your fitment specs
and also get the exact color combination to match your build
and really set it off how you want.
You can also keep these wheels, like I said before,
kind of like forever
and swap parts out to put them on a new build
or just refresh them to update your current look.
One other thing worth mentioning
is that once you have your set of multi-piece wheels,
they generally hold their value pretty darn well.
If you're ever looking to sell them
you can usually get a decent amount of money back
for what you paid for them,
or honestly, maybe even make some money
if that model isn't currently available
or some unique finish that you currently can't get.
They are also great for trades out there.
So once you are kind of in that top tier category of wheels
you can kind of swim around up there
and maintain your baller status
and just swap out different wheels.
So yeah, multi-piece wheels are absolutely worth it, guys.
I appreciate you watching the video.
I'm Sam. Peace.