Hey,
I am in the market for some new wheels. I was planning on going with some lightweight and cheap 15" Rotas or Konigs, but I saw a friend's completely tricked out M3 tonight and I decided I want more bling. Local roads are pretty shitty and hitting potholes and 2" vertical jumps in the road due to construction are not uncommon. I have some beefy 17" 27lbs rims that have stood up to the harsh conditions fine, but I see quite a few posts about bent Volk wheels and so I am hesitant to buy them. Are there any other dope wheels that are lightweight and sexy, but more robust? Lookin for 16" 4x100 <12lbs... What are you guys balling that are durable?

 

really depends on what size tire you run.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02 coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">really depends on what size tire you run. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I run 45s now w/ my 17s and haven't had any issues... I am not sure what size tire I would need to maintain stock wheel/tire diameter with 16s, but that is what I would run most likely.

EDIT: For a 3rd gen teg btw


Modified by mskibbz-T at 1:58 AM 9/26/2003

 

weight isn't everything. 27lb wheel can be a ton weaker than a 8lb forged rim. Volk =

if you bend a volk you probably would have cracked any other rim.

 

thank you. volks arent weak by any means. peopleseem to think certain rims are indestructible, but the fact of the matter is that if you hit a big enough pothole it will bend or crack ANY wheel.

here's what happened to my volk se37k after hitting a huge pothole in NJ at 70mph:



i took it to a rim shop and frankly the guy working there was amazed. he said that the wheel should have cracked... instead, i was able to drive on this volk for 800 miles (my tire still held air!) and i was able to get back from NY to Chicago. try finding a rota that will do that for you.

volk
potholes

full story here: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=563393

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lustedp &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">weight isn't everything. 27lb wheel can be a ton weaker than a 8lb forged rim. Volk =

if you bend a volk you probably would have cracked any other rim.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mskibbz-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey,
I am in the market for some new wheels. I was planning on going with some lightweight and cheap 15" Rotas or Konigs, but I saw a friend's completely tricked out M3 tonight and I decided I want more bling. Local roads are pretty shitty and hitting potholes and 2" vertical jumps in the road due to construction are not uncommon. I have some beefy 17" 27lbs rims that have stood up to the harsh conditions fine, but I see quite a few posts about bent Volk wheels and so I am hesitant to buy them. Are there any other dope wheels that are lightweight and sexy, but more robust? Lookin for 16" 4x100 &lt;12lbs... What are you guys balling that are durable?</TD></TR></TABLE>

IMO volk wheels are pretty strong. I drove through a bunch of potholes and bumps at highway speed but did not witness any bend on the wheels. But I think what tires you use will also make a difference.

 

that wheel damage looks just like my 2 wheels...i bent my racinghart cp8R's on a big construction hole... they are forged, but they still bent... why buy an expensive forged wheel when you can get a cheaper wheel that still looks good...cause they will both get messed up on a pothole.

 

volk wheels are one of the best combination of lightness and strength you can get. Also most of them look bad ***. Ive owned three sets of volks and would def recommend getting them if you can afford it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dj Villain &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that wheel damage looks just like my 2 wheels...i bent my racinghart cp8R's on a big construction hole... they are forged, but they still bent... why buy an expensive forged wheel when you can get a cheaper wheel that still looks good...cause they will both get messed up on a pothole.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That is my concern... I am not too excited about throwing money away on overpriced JDM crap, unless it truly is a much better product.

 

regardless of which wheel you get just be careful when you drive. like said before if you hit a pothole that will bend a volk its gonna destroy any other rim. so if you have the cash get volks.

 

thats weird, ive had my volks since 98 and they still look like brand new.



Car is 4sale

 

ive hit tons of potholes with my gramlights and no problem wat so ever!

 

I had a te-37 bend... and it blew my tire out to. I was so pissed... But that what you get for haveing 18's on a civic with a 215-35-18... You got to be on pep all the time....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eg cookiemonster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive hit tons of potholes with my gramlights and no problem wat so ever!

</TD></TR></TABLE>Your tire looks flat.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gump &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your tire looks flat.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was thinking the same.

 

any complications when you hit the pothole? i hit a huge bump a while ago and now my ABS light is on, AC/heater/power mirrors dont work....im in a pickle

checked fuses btw


Modified by [626]JDM-b16a-EF9 at 4:24 AM 9/27/2003

 

Pump,Pump,Pump it Up. Have a Beer.

 

depends on how you drive too.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by [626 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">JDM-b16a-EF9]any complications when you hit the pothole? i hit a huge bump a while ago and now my ABS light is on, AC/heater/power mirrors dont work....im in a pickle

checked fuses btw


Modified by [626]JDM-b16a-EF9 at 4:24 AM 9/27/2003</TD></TR></TABLE>


nothing like that happened to my car...i just bent 2 rims

 

I remember I usto have a set of AVS AV3's in 17", and I let my friend barrow my ride for the night... He was running from the cops, and he went through some parking lot at 80MPH trying to loose them. Anyways when he was haulin *** throught the lot he hit like 5 speed bumps at 80MPH, so he says and dinged all of them! They were dings not dents, so I would have to say that you would have to hit something pretty hard to **** up some Volks because the speed bumps that he hit were the small tall ones. By the way he got away from the cops, and you can get the dents out of the lip by hitting them with a brass hammer and it won't **** them up! ;}

 

naw....its the angle....33 PSI

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ZEAL-SPORTS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I remember I usto have a set of AVS AV3's in 17", and I let my friend barrow my ride for the night... He was running from the cops, and he went through some parking lot at 80MPH trying to loose them. Anyways when he was haulin *** throught the lot he hit like 5 speed bumps at 80MPH, so he says and dinged all of them! They were dings not dents, so I would have to say that you would have to hit something pretty hard to **** up some Volks because the speed bumps that he hit were the small tall ones. By the way he got away from the cops, and you can get the dents out of the lip by hitting them with a brass hammer and it won't **** them up! ;}</TD></TR></TABLE>

youre friend is an idiot

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eg cookiemonster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive hit tons of potholes with my gramlights and no problem wat so ever!

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Haha..doesn't look like it...hahahahaha

 

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