Rim manufacturers(does it matter?)
10-01-2003, 01:53 PM
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Rim manufacturers(does it matter?)
whats up people? I'm a new member to the site, so please have mercy. Anyway, I'm looking at new wheels for my ride and realized that most of the highend name brands have copy cat wheels that look identical(except for the name of course) I heard that sometimes wheel manufacturers make wheels for smaller companies, if thats the case than screw name brand. well if anyone knows about this stuff hit me up!
10-01-2003, 04:13 PM
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Re: Rim manufacturers(does it matter?) (drdunc)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drdunc »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whats up people? I'm a new member to the site, so please have mercy. Anyway, I'm looking at new wheels for my ride and realized that most of the highend name brands have copy cat wheels that look identical(except for the name of course) I heard that sometimes wheel manufacturers make wheels for smaller companies, if thats the case than screw name brand. well if anyone knows about this stuff hit me up! </TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm going to assume you're referring to wheels such as Spoon, Mugen, Racing Hart, etc. In that case, the "name brand" wheels are not manufactured by the same company as the "look-alikes". Most of the expensive wheels are costly because of the method used to manufacture them (forging), whereas the less expensive "look-alikes" are usually cast. Forged wheels are normally lighter and relatively stronger than their cast counter-parts.
I personally wouldn't buy a look-alike wheel (e.g. Rota) because it looks like a Spoon or Racing Hart wheel, but I would, and did, buy the Rotas because they are lightweight and inexpensive.
I'm going to assume you're referring to wheels such as Spoon, Mugen, Racing Hart, etc. In that case, the "name brand" wheels are not manufactured by the same company as the "look-alikes". Most of the expensive wheels are costly because of the method used to manufacture them (forging), whereas the less expensive "look-alikes" are usually cast. Forged wheels are normally lighter and relatively stronger than their cast counter-parts.
I personally wouldn't buy a look-alike wheel (e.g. Rota) because it looks like a Spoon or Racing Hart wheel, but I would, and did, buy the Rotas because they are lightweight and inexpensive.
10-01-2003, 04:30 PM
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rotas are the best knock offs ever... haha theyre good for the price and theyre pretty light.... but i sold my set to move up =/ kind of miss them actually hehehe
10-01-2003, 06:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM1.8LSi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rotas are the best knock offs ever... haha theyre good for the price and theyre pretty light.... but i sold my set to move up =/ kind of miss them actually hehehe</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah rota did a damn good job, and whoever makes Konig wheels also makes Rotas.
Yeah rota did a damn good job, and whoever makes Konig wheels also makes Rotas.
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10-07-2003, 02:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jwn7 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get volks man.. a little pricey but its worth it. mine are shipping now 
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yup... definately worth it. but hey if youre on budget, i wont bag on anyone having rotas kuz theyre not bad at all
</TD></TR></TABLE>yup... definately worth it. but hey if youre on budget, i wont bag on anyone having rotas kuz theyre not bad at all
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