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Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by dave22
Yeah, no.

Normal street driving is WAY harder on a wheel than track use.

And when you put a BBS into a pothole you have a much better chance of driving away than if you put a Rota into a pothole. People can say the quality is the same and a wheel's a wheel and all that until they're blue in the face. That doesn't make it true.
There is little difference with both wheels experiencing a bad pot hole, sure the BBS wheels are stronger but if it's enough to kill a Rota then it will surely be enough to kill a BBS; they aren't that much stronger. Don't forget, the owner of the BBS wheels will be spending $400+ per wheel to get them replaced.

Stating that track use is more/less stress on the wheel is extremely vague, it's like stating that the novice driver with street tires is exerting less force on his wheels compared to an advanced/experienced driver/car with race tires. A full on race prepped car will surely demand much more out of the wheels on a track then they would experience on the street, not at the lip but at the hub.
Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Dark-SRT4
There is little difference with both wheels experiencing a bad pot hole, sure the BBS wheels are stronger but if it's enough to kill a Rota then it will surely be enough to kill a BBS; they aren't that much stronger.

Stating that track use is more/less stress on the wheel is extremely vague, it's like stating that the novice driver with street tires is exerting less force on his wheels compared to an advanced/experienced driver/car with race tires. A full on race prepped car will surely demand much more out of the wheels on a track then they would experience on the street, not at the lip but at the hub.
no, it won't.

where are you getting your information from, dickfor?
Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Kim Jong Illin'
no, it won't.

where are you getting your information from, dickfor?
So you're saying that a car pulling over/near 1G in a turn isn't putting as much force on the wheel as a street car driving around town?

Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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So you're saying that a car pulling over/near 1G in a turn isn't putting as much force on the wheel as a street car driving around town?

YES.

AND I'M ALSO QUESTIONING WHERE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR INFORMATION FROM.
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Just came across a great thread.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...1897776&page=2
Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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GOOD JOB LINKING TO THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF FAGGOTRY ON THE INTERNET.
Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Kim Jong Illin'
YES.

AND I'M ALSO QUESTIONING WHERE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR INFORMATION FROM.
From experience of friends that all track their cars. Not one advanced 'racer' that I have ever met would put cheap wheels on their track car (even if they were less weight) merely because they don't always handle the forces.

Search for wheels that have broken at the hub, the majority of them will be from track cars unless it's a street car that had an impact with a curb.
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Originally Posted by Kim Jong Illin'
GOOD JOB LINKING TO THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF FAGGOTRY ON THE INTERNET.
You must be a member.
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Originally Posted by Dark-SRT4
From experience of friends that all track their cars. Not one advanced 'racer' that I have ever met would put cheap wheels on their track car (even if they were less weight) merely because they don't always handle the forces.

Search for wheels that have broken at the hub, the majority of them will be from track cars unless it's a street car that had an impact with a curb.
PROLLY LIES.
Old Dec 25, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kim Jong Illin'
PROLLY LIES.
You don't surprise me at the least that you're coming off as an idiot, any of my previous assumptions about you were correct, YOURE A DUMBASS.

Here's another thread, aside from the lack of iForged/HRE respect, members on this site track their cars and obviously attest to wheels being put to more stress on the track.

http://forums.viperclub.org/tire-whe...ims-again.html

It's simple logic but maybe not simple enough for you to understand.



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