Wheel Fail

[Blitz_boy]

A friend sent me this pic today, I guess it's what happens when you buy cheap rims?

Edited July 27, 2009 by Blitz_boy

[zebra]

They dont look cheap...and being that its a tarmac rally evo i doubt they would run cheap rims on a full blown race car

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

there are race cars that use cheap rims due to sponsorship deals.... such as the r34 ute that runs speedy rims in D.A.

[astrotristan]

there are race cars that use cheap rims due to sponsorship deals.... such as the r34 ute that runs speedy rims in D.A.

yeeh, those rims let the car down

[astrotristan]

oops double post

[180Roman]

not necesarily a cheap rim,

could've been damaged previously....

any other pictures of that car, maybe stationary, so the wheels can be recognised?

[R31Nismoid]

could even be a manufacturing fault/crack or otherwise, even something thats developed overtime

[Downforce]

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!

[Blitz_boy]

I dont have any other pics. I'm not sure they're cheap rims, it's just that I've only seen pics of this happening to cheap rimes.

You'd be devistated if this happened to you, of all the things to fail.

[adznight]

zing!

[Blitz_boy]

I just found this, I guess this explains it

[R31Nismoid]

Perhaps we can rename the thread to something more appropriate...

like... lets start a panic over nothing?

[180Roman]

btw wheels were 10 spoke, if you count the spoke stubs left on the hub

[Rekin]

[Hopeyz]

Its one way to get Deep Dish, its all the rage now. D.I.Y Deep Dish lol

[180Roman]

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

[Takahashi GTR]

That car has been punished beyond belief.

[Phatboy]

Yikes the first pic was scary... props to photography for the impeccable timing/pure luck on the shot.

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

At first glance I thought these were R34 GTR stockies lol.

[W0rp3D]

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.

[Downforce]

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.