looking into getting new wheels.. opinions?
08-12-2013, 12:33 PM
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In the spectrum of all cars, the Z is pretty damn nice if you ask me. If you only consider sports cars then yeah its not so great any more. I don't think that analogy works to describe this wheel one though. In the case of buying a car, you're starting with no car and ultimately ending up with a car. With wheels, your car already has perfectly functioning wheels, but then people choose to spend money to replace them with something of a lower quality sometimes. Why? The only reason is appearance. Many people have been accused of being ricers for stuff like this. If for some reason someone buys a car with no wheels, or wheels that are severely damaged and they replace them with whatever they can afford, that's one thing. But intentionally sacrificing quality for appearance is just a principle I disagree with. That's all.
As far as the brakes go, my new setup is definitely low end, especially considering the awesome project mu, stop tech, etc kits available to us, but again I don't think that analogy is the same as the wheel topic, unless someone wants to argue that akebono calipers/stoptech rotors are worse than the stock brakes.
08-12-2013, 12:43 PM
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08-12-2013, 01:00 PM
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I show a cracked varrstoen, someone posts a bent up Volk, so on and so forth. And without any background information about the story to go along with the picture, what's the point? This has all been done before, and there are more than enough knockoff vs authentic debates you can search for. All I know is varrstoen and other knockoff wheel companies weren't picked out of a hat for us wheel snobs to bully.
Edit: And actually as of late I've been having more respect for Rota's as far as low cost wheels go since I've been hearing that they are more and more often handling a solid track beating. Although my friend did order a brand new set for his Subaru and one of them has a chunk missing from one of the lips, so I'm not sure what to think really.
Edit: And actually as of late I've been having more respect for Rota's as far as low cost wheels go since I've been hearing that they are more and more often handling a solid track beating. Although my friend did order a brand new set for his Subaru and one of them has a chunk missing from one of the lips, so I'm not sure what to think really.
Plenty of wheels can crack and bend, so if there isn't an abnormal amount having issues, what's the matter with the brand? You may think the production standards are lower, and even if that is the case, when there is not even a hint of real world issues arising from that what is the issue?
I'm all for being against wheel brands that have been shown to crack a lot and are generally unsafe even in street driving conditions. But the reality is not every budget wheel brand, knock-off or not, have been shown to be unsafe in the least. So I think it is a bit unfair to bash them on safety concerns when they so far haven't been warranted.
Now if it is solely a matter of because the wheels are copies, then that is just something of pure personal preference and ideals...
In the spectrum of all cars, the Z is pretty damn nice if you ask me. If you only consider sports cars then yeah its not so great any more. I don't think that analogy works to describe this wheel one though. In the case of buying a car, you're starting with no car and ultimately ending up with a car. With wheels, your car already has perfectly functioning wheels, but then people choose to spend money to replace them with something of a lower quality sometimes. Why? The only reason is appearance. Many people have been accused of being ricers for stuff like this. If for some reason someone buys a car with no wheels, or wheels that are severely damaged and they replace them with whatever they can afford, that's one thing. But intentionally sacrificing quality for appearance is just a principle I disagree with. That's all.
As far as the brakes go, my new setup is definitely low end, especially considering the awesome project mu, stop tech, etc kits available to us, but again I don't think that analogy is the same as the wheel topic, unless someone wants to argue that akebono calipers/stoptech rotors are worse than the stock brakes.
As far as the brakes go, my new setup is definitely low end, especially considering the awesome project mu, stop tech, etc kits available to us, but again I don't think that analogy is the same as the wheel topic, unless someone wants to argue that akebono calipers/stoptech rotors are worse than the stock brakes.
08-12-2013, 01:35 PM
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Good stuff going on.
Rota=quality , replica but quality and take a hell of a beating.
Vars=seen a few cracks , not track proven , and also replica.
XXR= total and complete crap. Lots of cracks, lots of bends , you would have to be paid to track them.
Rota=quality , replica but quality and take a hell of a beating.
Vars=seen a few cracks , not track proven , and also replica.
XXR= total and complete crap. Lots of cracks, lots of bends , you would have to be paid to track them.
08-12-2013, 02:24 PM
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I assume you mean brembos. I was just saying that picking up a pair of stock brembos would perform better and for half the cost.
But in any case, who really gives a crap. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and to do w/e they want with their cars. Personally it doesn't bother me until people put on 21+" donk looking rims, everyone has different taste in wheel setups and are looking for completely different things when they look into buying new wheels.
OP please post pics when you're set up comes in, eager to see how they look!
But in any case, who really gives a crap. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and to do w/e they want with their cars. Personally it doesn't bother me until people put on 21+" donk looking rims, everyone has different taste in wheel setups and are looking for completely different things when they look into buying new wheels.
OP please post pics when you're set up comes in, eager to see how they look!
08-12-2013, 04:33 PM
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Can't wait to get em! And +1 on the don't settle for something if you can afford better!! I know I have learned from that mistake from past experiences!
08-12-2013, 04:42 PM
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That could be said for practically everything. No? I agree though and gram lights are sweet, but they are not invincible either.
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