My Rear Dymags Are Falling Apart or Something!!!!!!!
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My Rear Dymags Are Falling Apart or Something!!!!!!!
I just thought I would post up a couple of pictures of my rear Dymags to see if anyone else has heard of or seen this problem with Dymags. As most of you know the wheels were bought new in February and I have put about 2500 miles (mostly road/street) on them. It appeares that were the spokes get bolted to the barel there must be some movement that is causeing th eCF to deteriorate. I am almost affraid to drive on them anymore becasue I know CF can suffer severe failure if the layers are compromised in this way.
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What you described is the type of thing that would only be expected of e-bay knock-off crap.
Hold Dynamag's feet to the fire and good luck with getting this resolved.
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Jim,
Be careful buddy, and thank god you found the problem.
Was the car driving strange, did you feel something..?
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Be careful buddy, and thank god you found the problem.
Was the car driving strange, did you feel something..?
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I have contact Evosport because that is who I bought them from and they are already on it with Dymag. I hope Dymag does the right thing, because although I drive my car hard, Dymag markets these wheels to people just like me. I take very good car of my car and for this to happen with under 2500 miles on the wheels is a shame. I know by having these wheels on my car plus all the press from the magazine article has resulted in countless sets of wheels being sold. If they don't do the right thing they are going to regret the negative press I give them on every automotive board on the internet.
So before jumping to any conclusions I'm going to wait it out a few days and give them the benifit of the doubt that they will do the right thing....I'll keep you all posted.
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Jim,
I'd contact the distributor Wheel Enhancemnt they are super about correcting wheel issues.
FWIW, Dymag is changing the alloy composition of the wheel centers to a higher aluminum content it avoid flexing as some owners have reported dronning noise at speed. I don't know if that's the cause of your wheel problem but it is a more direct route.
Keep us posted as I'm about to pull the trigger on the wheels.
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I'd contact the distributor Wheel Enhancemnt they are super about correcting wheel issues.
FWIW, Dymag is changing the alloy composition of the wheel centers to a higher aluminum content it avoid flexing as some owners have reported dronning noise at speed. I don't know if that's the cause of your wheel problem but it is a more direct route.
Keep us posted as I'm about to pull the trigger on the wheels.
Jimmy
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Interesting. I noticed it in those pics as well. I've never seen a set of Dymag's up close so I just assumed it was epoxy or something to help hold the spokes to the barrel. Hopefully Dymag will take care of you ASAP. For the money those rims cost there shouldn't be any issues!
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Interesting this is happening only on the rears...only thing I can think is that during hard acceleration, the axle is trying to rip the spokes out of the barrel; thus causing the delamination of the carbon barrel. I wonder how much torque they tested these wheels with on a dyno during R&D ?? It's pretty clear that where the spokes meet the barrel is the weak point...seems that screw holding them together is either loose or not suffecient for the amount of power your are putting down. Running those MT's puts a HUGE amount of stress on your driveline, rear end, CV's etc.
Good luck getting them replaced, I see no reason why they wouldn't step up to the plate immediatly.....as you said, these wheels are very expensive and made/marketed for exactly how you are using them. If they don't step up, well, I'm sure they will get the appropriate response online. Here's hoping they stand behind their product....
Good luck getting them replaced, I see no reason why they wouldn't step up to the plate immediatly.....as you said, these wheels are very expensive and made/marketed for exactly how you are using them. If they don't step up, well, I'm sure they will get the appropriate response online. Here's hoping they stand behind their product....
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Baller! I call dibs on the dymags! lol But in all seriousness they should stand behind their product. I would be very surprised if they didnt. You run your MT's on a different pair of rims right?
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Mickey doesn't make a 19" street drag tire.
My non engineering theory is the centers are flexing under side loading which would put the most stress on the fastner points as you have two forces working on the rear, side load and the torque under acceleration. I suspect that's why Dymag is reengineering the composition of the center.
Jimmy
My non engineering theory is the centers are flexing under side loading which would put the most stress on the fastner points as you have two forces working on the rear, side load and the torque under acceleration. I suspect that's why Dymag is reengineering the composition of the center.
Jimmy
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I'm no expert, but wheels containing carbon fiber outer sections are not used any racing, meaning they probably aren't as strong as full forged magnesium wheels. As far as that 6lb full-carbon wheel, how the heck can it support the weight of a car for any extended period of time
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Interesting this is happening only on the rears...only thing I can think is that during hard acceleration, the axle is trying to rip the spokes out of the barrel; thus causing the delamination of the carbon barrel. I wonder how much torque they tested these wheels with on a dyno during R&D ?? It's pretty clear that where the spokes meet the barrel is the weak point...seems that screw holding them together is either loose or not suffecient for the amount of power your are putting down. Running those MT's puts a HUGE amount of stress on your driveline, rear end, CV's etc.
Good luck getting them replaced, I see no reason why they wouldn't step up to the plate immediatly.....as you said, these wheels are very expensive and made/marketed for exactly how you are using them. If they don't step up, well, I'm sure they will get the appropriate response online. Here's hoping they stand behind their product....
Good luck getting them replaced, I see no reason why they wouldn't step up to the plate immediatly.....as you said, these wheels are very expensive and made/marketed for exactly how you are using them. If they don't step up, well, I'm sure they will get the appropriate response online. Here's hoping they stand behind their product....
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Mickey doesn't make a 19" street drag tire.
My non engineering theory is the centers are flexing under side loading which would put the most stress on the fastner points as you have two forces working on the rear, side load and the torque under acceleration. I suspect that's why Dymag is reengineering the composition of the center.
Jimmy
My non engineering theory is the centers are flexing under side loading which would put the most stress on the fastner points as you have two forces working on the rear, side load and the torque under acceleration. I suspect that's why Dymag is reengineering the composition of the center.
Jimmy
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VERY GOOD NEWS...I just opened up an e-mail from Brad at Evosport, it appears Dymag is going to stand behind their product. They are asking me to dis-mount the wheels and ship them to them, they are even providing a Fed-Ex number. Brad said something about them replacing them with a "newer compound" or something wheel???
I will keep everyone posted, but their speedy and positive responce is a very very good sign.
I will keep everyone posted, but their speedy and positive responce is a very very good sign.
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thats great jr ... companies who make upscale products are proud of their work and will often stand behind it. dymag clearly makes a good quality product and they dont want to lose a potential future buyer of their fine products.
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That's good news, Jim. I think Jimmy is correct, and on the same theory I was discussing...The torque combined with the side loading seems to be causing the spokes to flex under heavy loads. You're simply putting alot of power to the ground very effeciently - the weak link is where the power is transferred through the spokes, to the wheel itself. Good to know Dymag is standing behind their product.