Are Volks the new norm? Is it time to move on?
08-07-2006, 10:31 PM
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cast wheels can be light. its all about the process. Most of the superlightweights however are forged. Im talkin 16 or 15 lb 18''. Cast 18's can be had at around 19-20lbs, and be strong as forged. After that though, you're in forged territory.
08-08-2006, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by UrbanTacticZ
I would much rather see people mix it up with some other high end wheels such as Works, AME, Weds, HRE, etc.
08-08-2006, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Spec_Tacular
At my work we put a nice set of HRE wheels w/ black centers and a deep lip and very aggressive offset on an ultra yellow Z. But you know I don't think they had as good a look or finish as my Volk GT-Cs. I the quality was awesome although we did have some issues with HREs on another vehicle where the rivets had loosened and cause the tire to deflate
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08-08-2006, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Spec_Tacular
At my work we put a nice set of HRE wheels w/ black centers and a deep lip and very aggressive offset on an ultra yellow Z. But you know I don't think they had as good a look or finish as my Volk GT-Cs. I the quality was awesome although we did have some issues with HREs on another vehicle where the rivets had loosened and cause the tire to deflate
08-08-2006, 02:39 PM
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My friend had an Issue with his HRE on his 996 TT, after it rain the wheel hold water in the spoke and when he's driving the car will shake alot.. also HRE is banned from most auto cross and road race event..
this happened to my roomate when he had DTMautohaus custom rims for his A6.. he would get weird vibrations.. he sold em for BBS wheels..
08-08-2006, 02:51 PM
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When a company like volk, makes a rim that fits your car so perfect that they most likely designed it to fit your vehicle for an affordable price that's light weight and gorgous, not to mension, strong.....
You don't don't ask questions.... You prey no one else will get the same setup as you!
You don't don't ask questions.... You prey no one else will get the same setup as you!
08-08-2006, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by plumpzz
volks aren't affordable lol. They can cost up to 3500 dollars. Im sure if they wre made in the US of A, they'd be a lot cheaper.
08-08-2006, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by UrbanTacticZ
Ok I take back my Weds comment even though they are widely used in JGTC
GT300 - 9 / 26 teams use Rays Wheels (2 teams use Wedsport, the rest are Enkei, Werk, American Racing, BBS)
Here's another fact. All the teams that use Rays Wheels pay for them.
Hmm....I wonder why almost half of the field is willing to pay for wheels when they can just get freebies from other wheel companies????
Also forgot to add that most of the wheels on the market today is junk. I think most consumers these days "try" to educate themselves with products they buy by asking questions and going online. Obviously Volks do get mentioned a lot, so there must be a reason why set after set, car after car, people keep buying Volks.
#1 Qualilty
#2 Strength - Rigorous in-house testing standards. How many company's you know drop a 1 ton weight on their wheels then check the structural integrity of the wheel.
#3 Good looks
#4 Price - Most 19" Volk wheels retail around $800 MSRP. Weds Kranze wheels are expensive for a cast wheel, $1000-$1100 MSRP for 19".
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08-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sen_jen
haha, word. actually, while at TAS '06, big lips were played out, and 1pc. full faced wheels were in again.
That's exactly why I chose the Sparco NS6's that I just finished installing. Everybody has the deep-dish, my lip is bigger than yours thing going on. Not to mention those with rivets (real or not) are fugly. I went for the flush face look. It's dark out so I can't take any good pics, but until tomorrow here's the manufacturer's pic of my wheels.
08-08-2006, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tHisZ_bFAST
GT500 - 10 / 15 teams use Rays Wheels (0 teams use Wedsport, 1 BBS, 4Enkei)
GT300 - 9 / 26 teams use Rays Wheels (2 teams use Wedsport, the rest are Enkei, Werk, American Racing, BBS)
Here's another fact. All the teams that use Rays Wheels pay for them.
Hmm....I wonder why almost half of the field is willing to pay for wheels when they can just get freebies from other wheel companies????
Also forgot to add that most of the wheels on the market today is junk. I think most consumers these days "try" to educate themselves with products they buy by asking questions and going online. Obviously Volks do get mentioned a lot, so there must be a reason why set after set, car after car, people keep buying Volks.
#1 Qualilty
#2 Strength - Rigorous in-house testing standards. How many company's you know drop a 1 ton weight on their wheels then check the structural integrity of the wheel.
#3 Good looks
#4 Price - Most 19" Volk wheels retail around $800 MSRP. Weds Kranze wheels are expensive for a cast wheel, $1000-$1100 MSRP for 19".
GT300 - 9 / 26 teams use Rays Wheels (2 teams use Wedsport, the rest are Enkei, Werk, American Racing, BBS)
Here's another fact. All the teams that use Rays Wheels pay for them.
Hmm....I wonder why almost half of the field is willing to pay for wheels when they can just get freebies from other wheel companies????
Also forgot to add that most of the wheels on the market today is junk. I think most consumers these days "try" to educate themselves with products they buy by asking questions and going online. Obviously Volks do get mentioned a lot, so there must be a reason why set after set, car after car, people keep buying Volks.
#1 Qualilty
#2 Strength - Rigorous in-house testing standards. How many company's you know drop a 1 ton weight on their wheels then check the structural integrity of the wheel.
#3 Good looks
#4 Price - Most 19" Volk wheels retail around $800 MSRP. Weds Kranze wheels are expensive for a cast wheel, $1000-$1100 MSRP for 19".
I actually believe Work Wheels are stronger than Rays, but that is just me.
And yet we still see no variety of wheels that are on people's cars.
I'm just asking for a little variety in the wheels that people are using, that's all
Once again, if someone money to buy a set of Volks, they can easily buy a set of Works
08-08-2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by plumpzz
volks aren't affordable lol. They can cost up to 3500 dollars. Im sure if they wre made in the US of A, they'd be a lot cheaper.
08-08-2006, 08:30 PM
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IMO, the style of Volks really fits the 350z. TE37,GTC,Le37 all have a really aggressive JDM style looks, which really fits our car. Hence we see alot of ppl in this forum with Volks. BBS,HRE,Iforge, etc, fits classier car more, like the G35, BMWs. I'm not saying 350z can't be a classily car, but it has more potential to look really aggressive.
08-08-2006, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by UrbanTacticZ
I actually believe Work Wheels are stronger than Rays, but that is just me.
And yet we still see no variety of wheels that are on people's cars.
I'm just asking for a little variety in the wheels that people are using, that's all
And yet we still see no variety of wheels that are on people's cars.
I'm just asking for a little variety in the wheels that people are using, that's all
Work wheels are casted and heavy. The rim sections are easily bent since they only use spun aluminum barrels, just like HRE, Iforged, Maya, Racing Hart, etc.
I'm not sure how much pressure is used to spin the barrel section, but it is no way close to the 10,000 tons of pressure that Rays uses on their forged rims. And to compare, BBS uses forging machines and they are about 7-8k tons of pressure to form their wheels.
Volk 2 piece wheels uses a forged barrel with a casted center disk. Why other companies use a cast outer and forged center, like HRE and Iforge, is beyond me. Especially when the outer rim is the next closest thing to impact the ground other than your tires. I'm not saying that Volks are bent proof, but would you rather take 100 impacts before bending or just 10.
You may choose to believe that Work Wheels are stronger....but the facts are that they are not.
08-08-2006, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by plumpzz
volks aren't affordable lol. They can cost up to 3500 dollars. Im sure if they wre made in the US of A, they'd be a lot cheaper.
Try compairing them to an equal in quality manufacturer.