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Old 08-19-2015, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisr111' timestamp='1439921400' post='23718372
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Problem with some of the Rotas is that they copy the design of forged wheels .... but they cast them and are therefore not going to be as strong.

That's not true. They are heavier yes but they are also plenty strong enough.
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Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus
That's not true. They are heavier yes but they are also plenty strong enough.
Err ... what isn't true?

They don't copy forged wheels?

Forged wheels are stronger than cast wheels?

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Originally Posted by eSeM
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That's not true. They are heavier yes but they are also plenty strong enough.
Err ... what isn't true?

They don't copy forged wheels?

Forged wheels are stronger than cast wheels?


Or do you mean forged wheels are stronger than genuine ones?

And when you say they don't copy forged wheels, do you mean they don't copy wheels they make themselves that are copies of other wheels?
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Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus
And then internet morons jump on it because they are like sheep and can't think for themselves.
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Originally Posted by eSeM
Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus' timestamp='1439972095' post='23719002
That's not true. They are heavier yes but they are also plenty strong enough.
Err ... what isn't true?

They don't copy forged wheels?

Forged wheels are stronger than cast wheels?

Of the same weight.

The idea is that you can get away with a lighter wheel by forging it, but strength remains the same.

Obviously you can reverse this and have a heavier wheel that is stonger, but that seems a bit pointless.
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Irony?

I thought they were made out of aluminium alloy?

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more importantly, will they fit my car on an ET35 without rolling the arches ?
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Ah the question that everyone wants to know!
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Originally Posted by BenRNBP
more importantly, will they fit my car on an ET35 without rolling the arches ?
ET35 will fit no problem provided it's a 5.5-6" width.
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Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus
Better to be ironic than dumb....

Rotas are manufactured to a standard and have quality control. They are good wheels at a good price.

What you don't want is a wheel that claims it's a quality controlled Rota, when it hasn't been cast correctly and not quality controlled.

Then your wheel breaks and you get people slating Rotas when it isn't even a Rota wheel.

And then internet morons jump on it because they are like sheep and can't think for themselves.
How do you know what standard they are manufactured to and what level of QC is undertaken?

How do you know what corners the manufacturer is prepared to cut?

Afterall, they are prepared to cut corners in the design by copying others....

Naive; dumb; moronic?


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