Winton Track Day

[Bass Junky]

Damage report?

[32brother]

Damage report -

Nothing to update as yet. Early or mid next week I'll update this post.

[phunky_monkey]

My top grade rims *cough were manufactured by Rossa.

Never herd of them my self.

As I said in my post, I wanted to change all four rims to stockies but could'nt remove the front two. Still wouldn't have expected what happend to happen, but can't cry over spilt milk as they say....

I reckon I went around that track 20 times and grinned like a little boy on Cristmas eve on every one of them. Just loved it.

Good fun isn't it?

[32brother]

Good fun isn't it?

[arep3]

man thats gotta hurt.. who woulda expect that to happen? good that ur all good though. ill show this to my mates and then maybe they will stop telling me that im wasting my money buying expensive rims like volks or somethin. cant wait to get my car on the track!

[ToF]

Fark! That looks scary.

But yer I hate those rims, I call them "muzza rims", every muzza and his dog has them.

BTW: Do you have any videos yet?

Edited November 9, 2006 by ToF

[eMsta]

There are lots of wheels that are made by other lesser known companies - does this mean that these wheels are not as good as ones made by enkei or volk?

[dezz]

There are lots of wheels that are made by other lesser known companies - does this mean that these wheels are not as good as ones made by enkei or volk?

generally i'd have to say yes. Enkei/Volk etc are going to make better rims than what you find at bob jane or the tyre factory etc

[phunky_monkey]

There are lots of wheels that are made by other lesser known companies - does this mean that these wheels are not as good as ones made by enkei or volk?

Lesser known is a bit broad, as just because you haven't heard of them before doesn't mean they're a shitty brand.

Price will usually tell you, as well as whether they are a forged rim etc. Generally these 17 inch rims from Tempe Tyres etc for $1000 with tyres aren't going to be the most shlt hot rims around... you get what you pay for

[Interloper]

thats why you should only buy forged rims (not brittle cast ones )

[Mavric]

OUCH thats all i can say

and for team yellow again with a broken wheel not a good sight at all

[Roy]

Forged are good, but there is nothing wrong with cast wheels. Nothing at all., Only they have to be good quality castings. Forged rims (depending on materials) can be nice and light, the flip side is they need all the strength they can get because they are light and can actually be so hard they are brittle...hence why race wheels are replaced so often. (Forged magnesium etc)

A thing to consider is what the weight bearing capacity is for the wheels. Some of the cheap ones shoudlnt be under 1400kg sports cars...

..anyway, thats my thoughts. I could be wrong!

[Sean'O]

Wow man, that could have eneded sooooo bad

lucky you cold handle it to a safe stop,

Take care,

Regards Sean'O

Edited November 9, 2006 by Sean'O

[rs73]

That's pretty scary... I've got myself a set of rims which is sourced through local T-mart, lucky haven't gotten anything similar but haven't got a prob last yr @ winton & calder... but looks like mine has a slightly bulkier design around the hub, so hopefully it's stronger. And last week I was considering to buy a Starcorp Racing wheel advertised on ebay since i've been looking for something wider than this 17x7.5" I have...

Or could it be that your rims (since it came with the car) might have developed stress/fatique fractures over the x years of use, cos you can't really tell how the previous owner treats their car...

[GTRgeoff]

Those rims are junk, but at least you knew that they could be a problem and tried to put stronger rims on. Unfortunately with a load rating that just won't accept racing loads you may have difficulty getting them to pay for damage, which is minimal and could have been far worse.

If you want to take it further and need some expert engineering advice contact me.

Welcome to the unique group with "Track Disease".

[Do-Luck]

Although I think that my Racing Harts will be up to par, As soon as I hit the track I might buy some lightweight 16" Jap rims just to be on the safe side.

[eMsta]

Lesser known is a bit broad, as just because you haven't heard of them before doesn't mean they're a shitty brand.

Price will usually tell you, as well as whether they are a forged rim etc. Generally these 17 inch rims from Tempe Tyres etc for $1000 with tyres aren't going to be the most shlt hot rims around... you get what you pay for

Hmm - i checked on www.tgsperformance.com.au - the rims I have (HR racing) is around the $1200 - $1400 range. Perhaps wheels like these are suited more for looks rather than for racing.

[Downforce]

I run spacers and haven't had a problem thus far... but I'm a little paranoid too now! Still gonna use them though

yes but you have forged monoblock wheels Dane, I would say the LMGT-4's are more than a little stronger

[khunjeng]

ya couldn't agree more...crap rims...using spacers i.e. all load on the studs hence they snap off...

Work/Rays rims FTW

[phunky_monkey]

yes but you have forged monoblock wheels Dane, I would say the LMGT-4's are more than a little stronger

Well I'd hope so!!