V7 SLR Posted May 15, 2001 Share Posted May 15, 2001 Heard a story from a guy in Sweden (hi Peter) that Caterham wouldn't supply him with the R500 wheels because they were out of stock. After a bit of digging he heard from a mechanic that they had been prone to breaking, and Caterham's response was to say they were out of stock. This is all hearsay, but I'm interested in anyone else's comment... like if it is true, why all the R500 owners out there are only driving so gently that they haven't broke any yet. wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper man Posted May 15, 2001 Share Posted May 15, 2001 I don't think that's true. There was a problem with the SLR wheels, which did suffer some cracking in the race cars, but not in normal use. As I understand it, the R500 wheels are very strong. Certainly, I haven't heard that R500's suffer this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 15, 2001 Share Posted May 15, 2001 V7 Out of the 19 or so members of R500Owners.com no reports of this including A full race spec car that has compeated in several 100 mile long races, also most of the top races in the 750 use them. Jason R500FUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted May 15, 2001 Author Share Posted May 15, 2001 Thought it might be hearsay, however I know that the early SLR wheel rims failed, but not the hubs. This particular story had the hub as point of failure. I was speaking to a guy in Sweden who had been told this by his importer, who had been told this by..... Chinese whispers? I doubt we'll ever know. Good to know they're OK, as I want some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 15, 2001 Share Posted May 15, 2001 V7 Yes I saw this on the se7ens list as well, are these wheels for your new project ? Jason R500FUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted May 15, 2001 Share Posted May 15, 2001 Just make sure you buy them from Mike Barnaby who makes the R500 wheels for Caterham. Apparently there is no exclusivity agreement. Mike is on 01634 711801. He quoted me £180 /wheel plus VAT for 7.5" fronts and 9.5" rears. Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a Fast Temporarily Indisposed Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted May 17, 2001 Author Share Posted May 17, 2001 I've already spoken to Mike, but I can't afford them yet. It's just thoughts for the future..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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