well you said it yourself..."some ricer said". the quality of the rims is excellent...but they are not forged. is the quality up to par with volks?; simply because they arent forged i'd say no. but for a cast rim the quality is excellent. send the link to the ricer comment btw..i want to see it.

 

It is a private forum you have to be accepted to. I was under the impression these wheels were forged, oh well. Too bad Volk doesn't make 5-spokes! I woulda bought them in a heartbeat.

Here is what the guy said on the other forum...it pissed me off for a number of reasons but I just got the impression that he didn't think too highly of Axis wheels.

 

volk does make 5 spokes..gtc's and sf challenges...but their style is too 'busy' for my taste. when it comes to rims i look for simplicity in design.

that guy sounds like a deuche bag so i wouldnt take his comments too seriously. i assume he drives a ferrari since he only buys 'the best of the best' ? I think axis rims are appropriate rims for the z when you consider how much the car costs. not the best, but def. good enough IMO.

 

i agree, wheels are wheels, they don't design and produce them if they aren't strong enough for cautious daily driving. Sure weight and specs are important, but i bet 2 % of the z owners here make driving a career.

I work hard everyday, i bought the Z cause i love the tradition and the aesthetics of the car. Sure its fast for stock and its suspension is bar none,

what i'm trying to say is that i agree the guy that commented AXIS wheels. Keep it to yourself, wow you got volks, imo volks are starting to get old, hiro's are brand new. Axis's quality is great, i have had 4 sets now and i loved everyone of them.

Don't bash on wheels that people choose, even though some are really dumb (spinners <--wtf)

i love axis, great choice on wheels man


sang

 

Axis is famous for making knock-off wheels (they copied other company's design). However, their wheels's qualities are pretty goddamong knock-offs. The first wheels they released is actually copy of ADVAN touring. They also copied many designs from various Japanese rims.

Close to Volk/RAY ???? No way. Volk is one of the top wheel makers in Japan. Axis is not even close to 5 Zigen. Volk's wheels has been used for professional racing thru out of world, so does Enkie, Advan, Works, SSR...etc.
When was last time you see a professional racing team use Axis wheels on track in JGTC, WRC, F1, INDY, GP, JAPANESE GP, or even D1 GP drifting.


I am not trying to make harsh comments, but the fact is Axis is a wheel company that makes Knock-off aftermarket wheels, kinda like Velox, and such. If I remebered correctly most of their wheels are made in South East Asia. This is also another reason why their wheels are cheaper.

I am not trying to put you down, but since you asked, I just want to be honest with answer. However, Axis's qualities is pretty good for Knock-offs.


And what's most important is that you like it.

 

Yeah what I meant by 5-spoke was a 5-spoke TE37 or a flat-spoked GTC or something...most volk wheels are too damned busy for my tastes.

I don't have a problem with any of these companies, if they made downright crappy wheels they wouldn't get any service on this forum. I just think it is a bit harsh to rag the crap out of them because they are a newer company or because they borrow design elements from other companies. Every design is inspired by another to one extent or another, and I (as a designer myself) have never looked at a set of Axis wheels and thought "wow those are a complete and utter ripoff".

I guess I just didn't think Axis had a bad rep, or rather that they were at least a step above companies known for blatantly knocking off other brands and making REALLY low quality stuff, such as Motegi.

 

I didn't said AXIS make crappy wheels, but it is well known fact that they can't compare to VOLKS, ENKEI, WORK, SSR, ADVAN, 5 Zigen....etc.

And the fact is, when you inspired, that means you use similare design, but you make some noticeable changes with your own design. However, when you use the exact same design, it is copy, and that's what Axis does.

I have no problem with the company been new, there was a time when Volk was new too, but you don't see them copy other people's rims.

As I said earlier, I am not here to rag the crap out your wheels or AXIS. I am just here to tell the truth, and AXIS does make knock off quality wheel. However, whatever makes you happy is the most important.

Now Motegi is really bad.

 

those looks tasty, btw what type of spoiler is that? exactly the ones i want, kinda reminds me of the ones i see on celicas (don't mean to offend you btw) peace!

 

It is a NISMO replica spoiler of some sort. The guy I bought the car from already had it installed. I'm thinking of removing it, actually...waiting for the legit NISMO version to come out...

 

YOUR SEATS AND WHEELS LOOK GREAT
MAY I ASK WERE YOU BOUGHT YOUR WHEELS?
AND ALSO YOUR SEATS?

 

haha...I almost fell for it! Looks schweet!!!

 

Lol good thing he didnt go that route , nice wheels

 

SURE THING

I bought the wheels from wheelstudio.com and the seats from subesports.com ... good luck!

 

syfOn,

i was just breezy thru this thread and notice the words, "as a designer myself". What kind of designer are your or what do you exactly design?

Zquicksilver

ps i like your axis rims, whether they were inspired by another or not...

 

quicksilver,

I am a graphic and broadcast designer. I also work in video...