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they look a bit like a particular cheapo brand wheel which is known for failure under high heat/stress situations. I think they are "ANZ" brand... there was a thread about them about 2 years ago. Some guy with a R32 GTSt drifter had one fail. Basically the spokes snap off at the weak point where they join the hub.. I see them around on silvias and wrx's sometimes, makes me cringe.

Edit: found the ones i was thinking of, ANZ Mak 6!

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funny you post that pic, i was just waiting for someone to bring Rotas up

but has anyone actualy had a personal experience with a rota wheel braking under normal use,

for all you know that rota wheel broke after the car hit a gutter or tree

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I have heard stories of the jap lightweight rims cracking and/or breaking due to the fact that they place some much emphasis on the weight and less on the structure, cant remember what brand it was but a tyre place i use to deliver to actually had one that had broken a spoke off and cracked the whole outer rim.

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doubt that would happen with a big name jap brand wheel without hitting something. forged magnesium wheels are light and also quite strong. there's a difference in design, materials, and manufacturing between top quality light-weight forged japanese wheel (i.e. RAYS engineering) vs. cheap knock off copies.

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