what is quality of iForged wheels ?
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Excuse my being blunt but iForged quality is not that great. I have seen the wheels come in from CL group buys and the quality is just not there. You can see blemishes/inconsistencies in the finish and clear coat. Put it this way, I was excited about iForged until I saw them in person. IMHO, they are HRE copy cats. (did I say that out loud?)
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Excuse my being blunt but iForged quality is not that great. I have seen the wheels come in from CL group buys and the quality is just not there. You can see blemishes/inconsistencies in the finish and clear coat. Put it this way, I was excited about iForged until I saw them in person. IMHO, they are HRE copy cats. (did I say that out loud?)
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And HRE wheels arent the greatest quality either. My friend broke his spokes while launching at the strip on 335 drag radials in his viper.
If you go to any viper forum, just search and there are plenty others that have had the same problems.
If you go to any viper forum, just search and there are plenty others that have had the same problems.
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I Forged And Hre Are Made By The Same Independent Rim Manufacturer In San Diego Area, Thats Why They All Look Alike, You Can Even Buy I Forged Which Can Be Cheaper Then Put Hre Center Caps In There Cuz Its The Same Specs, The Only Difference Is That Hre Has A History In Its Name So They Can Charge More For The Rims.
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Some said "Korean barrel and American center plate".
Some said "foreign material and American forged".
Some said "business run by Taiwanese".
Some said "assembled and made in USA"
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I say "it is good enough and everyone is copying each other".
Some said "foreign material and American forged".
Some said "business run by Taiwanese".
Some said "assembled and made in USA"
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I say "it is good enough and everyone is copying each other".
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It's the torque that broke his spokes, he had 8xxrwhp and 1000 torque. I for one, had 830rwhp and had 3 piece ccw clasics on my car and never had a problem.
As for the guy saying that HRE's and I forged are the exact same, I disagree, I can tell very easily which are which even if you remove the centercap. HRE's are indeed a higher quality wheel and you can see it.
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I Forged And Hre Are Made By The Same Independent Rim Manufacturer In San Diego Area, Thats Why They All Look Alike, You Can Even Buy I Forged Which Can Be Cheaper Then Put Hre Center Caps In There Cuz Its The Same Specs, The Only Difference Is That Hre Has A History In Its Name So They Can Charge More For The Rims.
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I Forged And Hre Are Made By The Same Independent Rim Manufacturer In San Diego Area, Thats Why They All Look Alike, You Can Even Buy I Forged Which Can Be Cheaper Then Put Hre Center Caps In There Cuz Its The Same Specs, The Only Difference Is That Hre Has A History In Its Name So They Can Charge More For The Rims.
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I Forged And Hre Are Made By The Same Independent Rim Manufacturer In San Diego Area, Thats Why They All Look Alike, You Can Even Buy I Forged Which Can Be Cheaper Then Put Hre Center Caps In There Cuz Its The Same Specs, The Only Difference Is That Hre Has A History In Its Name So They Can Charge More For The Rims.
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Besides, the CENTERS really determine the look of the wheel, not the rim sections.
I love it when guys say "they're forged, and they're aluminum, they're all the same." The DESIGN and ENGINEERING of the wheels ultimately determines quality.
As far as the Viper story, how old were those wheels? My bet is that they were several years old. FATIGUE is the killer of wheels; race wheels have a finite life span, and should be inspected after each race and REPLACED regularly. Even steel NASCAR wheels have been known to fail.
I love how people post facts like this as if theirs was the first wheel to have ever failed. I have seen failures with BBS, Lorinser, Kinesis... you name it.
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Bob, what is the average life span of non-race wheels like my 447R's for instance?