Your question is confusing. You need to specify something like "is brand X better than brand Y" or something like that.

 

You get what you pay 4 !

 

Maybe the question is:

With aftermarket wheels, does Cost always correlate with Quality?

If "no" what wheels (brands) are the notable exceptions, one way or the other? Why?

or not....



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Well I have some "cheap" aftermarket wheels, and they "look" as good as the expensive ones. They're not as light, but I'm pleased with them for "street" use. I'd love to have a higher end set of FIKSEs or BBS', but I figured the $1300 I paid for the Victor Equip. Wheels allowed me to buy the DGI exhaust for $1800, and I had money left over!

Mike

 

+1 I have a set of those on my TT for around town. Nice looking wheels and I got $100 off when I bought them.
Just because something cost a lot of money doesnt always mean it is of better quality.

 

Agreed.

But, some of the expensive wheels come with better design/weight/strength. If I were a sponsored racer, I would only be on the best wheels I could afford. Period.




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JB



JB

 

I think defining the purpose for the wheels is important. If it is a daily (or nice weather driver) around town, that is one thing. If you are going to the track with DOT slicks, that's another story. For that scenario, I want wheels that have been tested for their strength with lateral G forces. I suspect shearing the spoke from the barrel would be a horrific experience on the track.

CCW has a design I would like to have for the track. John at CCW said they haven't been tested for the lateral stresses that tracking would produce, and the answer was that he would not build them for me if I intended them for track use. Can we spell INTEGRITY?

 

Lee,

Do you have any pictures of a Porsche 996TT with Maya RM1s?

Thanks!

 

I agree if you are doing tracking or drag strip i would worry more about the quality of the wheel. Again high price would not dictate me buying a wheel but proven test would for that kind of use. I am not racing or DEing my car so these are fine for around town and normal highway travel. I have seen plenty of pictures of broken expensive wheels so price proves nothing. If i do a DE i will put the OEM wheels back on and have at it!

 

I had really expensive and really light wheels on another one of my cars, and they just did NOT hold up well to street driving. For a track or race wheel, I'd absolutely agree that you want the better wheel that money can afford, with strength/weight/construction being factored in. For the street, I'm really not that concerned about anything other than durability and looks.

I'll use my OEM turbo wheels for the track.

Mike

 

I have seen loads of less expensive wheels that look really good.
I currently own Enkei, Motegi, Kosei, OZ, Volks & Kinesis wheels.
There are some real bargains on light tuner wheels out there.
I bought (4) 17x8 used Kosei racing wheels for $400 <15lbs each.
The only thing is the less expensive wheels are on less expensive cars.
I have a hard time putting a $2 dollar saddle on a $1000 dollar horse
if you know what I mean.

 

Bottom line HRE.

 

Dude HRE wheels aren't even allowed in competition with SCCA anymore due to FAILURES from heat. My guess is if the centers crack and break on the track, I am NOT gonna risk running them on the street. No thanks...

Mike

 

not correct ^

But more often than not price does correlate to quality. You get what you pay for, just do your research first


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