An interesting read

http://www.modified.com/tech/modp-09...ter/index.html

They compared most of the common wheels

like 5zigen fn01rc, ssr type f, volk re30, axis halo, AME T02

5zigen produced some of the faster times

 

I remember reading this when the mag hit the shelfs. Good concept for a test, glad someone posted it.

Still doesn't make fake wheels right if you can afford the real deal though :-D

 

I don't think any of the wheels except the axis are fake. lol

 

Broad range of weights though, I can easily see people using this to justify it all saying "See, no substantial difference in performance, even with differing weights!"

 

huge diff tho, axis were over a second slower than the 5zigens

 

more proof i'm the fastest.

 

explain how fn01r-c's are fake.

 

it should be noted though that these are the forged. there's no "c" in these.

 

i run them, and i know they're not the real deal. by real deal he means 1 piece forged racing wheels. the fno1r, like the kind they tested, is such a wheel. the fno1r-c is not.

sorry/

 

no the r's arent forged either, the beckens were the forged ones
the rc's and the r's are the same thing in this case. They dont mean the original Beckens FN01-R's

 

it doesnt make the wheels nonexistant though... they are still physically beating "the real deal"

 

I think he is talking about the AXIS, not 5Zigen. 5Zigen are real wheels not fake by any means.

 

guessing you didn't read the article

 

Sorry, it just sounded like he was referring to the 5zigen's

 

LOL! FN's are an original design to my knowledge and not fake!

What I meant was, some people may justify a 1 second slower time to save themselves $600. Axis aren't the bottom of the food chain but with even less expensive wheels the savings will only grow greater. I threw a quick search into google shopping for kicks and buying axis halos over xt7's saves you a total of $650 total for a wheel that may or may not perform too much slower than a similarly designed authentic wheel.

Driver's skill makes many differences as such nearly negligible as well.

 

Sorry for the confusion, I was speaking in generalized terms

 

It's all about the price tho, I don't like fake wheels and would rather have the real deal, but if they look good they look good. I think the halos look like crap tho, but P45's look good lol. It's all about how much $$$ you are willing to drop on it.

 

gotcha

So Q to anyone: out of those wheels in the article, which (realistically) would you want?

 

Willing to and able to are two entirely different things though. In my opinion, he who can afford the real deal should honor the manufacturer and purchase it. If you're strapped for cash and really can't find a way to pull off replicas then by all means that person should go for it.

I have nothing against fake wheels, body kits, etc - they serve a certain portion of the market that would otherwise be vacant: inexpensive parts.

ross_dawg - Do you mean which would we realistically pay full msrp for?

 

Like which real would you want to have (within your budget)

 

5 zigens are nice but the RE30's and pretty light are nice too....Instead of the RE30's I would get the GT30's its a 3 piece wheel and looks almost like the RE30, both are RAYS.

 

really? so i am the fastest? awesome.

 

w00t w00t! i love the 5zigens but between them and the ame tm02's i'd have to pick the ame's. The sheer styling alone would've made me pick em' up and now that i know they did fairly well against those wheels I'd DEFINITELY go with the ame's.

 

I like the Type-F's just cause they look bad *** lol.

 

cocky much?