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| sunbury23 |
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Age: 34 Posts: 354 Joined: 11th Dec 2007 Ride: ED Futura Classic & EF Futura SW Location: Scummers |
i was thinking of getting some rims for my car and was looking at some of the rims on fordforums.com.au. i am under the impression that they are non genuine and i have been told by a couple of people that non genuine rims can break real easy when ya hit bumps stiff like that.
What do other people think about them? Cheers. |
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| Krytox |
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You cant say non genuine are bad.
It all comes down to design, thickness etc. However Ford most likey wouldn't compensate looks for strength. Any thin rim with spokes have a weak spot. They're not made to 'hit stuff' 45 profile tyres treat the rim rougher than a 65. I personally would only choose ROH rims, but then again, I have a green car and a spoiler.. so looks don't count :/
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| fordfreak ef |
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Krytox wrote: You cant say non genuine are bad. 45 series tougher than 65 series? try driving on 30 series by 20 ich... It all comes down to design, thickness etc. However Ford most likey wouldn't compensate looks for strength. Any thin rim with spokes have a weak spot. They're not made to 'hit stuff' 45 profile tyres treat the rim rougher than a 65. I personally would only choose ROH rims, but then again, I have a green car and a spoiler.. so looks don't count :/ 
ive never had problem with AJr/dolce aftermarket rims in the past... |
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| hickmanioz |
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my rims are fine and they are non genuine
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| howsie |
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i've always heard it the other way around that ford 'genuine' rims are more prone to splitting as they are made of a softer alloy than most aftermarket rims
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| xhi6ho |
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howsie wrote: i've always heard it the other way around that ford 'genuine' rims are more prone to splitting as they are made of a softer alloy than most aftermarket rims
one of my mates has gone through 4 wheels on his BA, and when he was getting them replaced ford said it was a common problem in the late model falcons...... might also have something to do with him driving like a fkn idiot. |
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| ISQUIK |
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my none genuine ba xr8 option 18" wheels to suit pre au offset have been fine.
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| FordFairmont |
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One wheel i'd stay away from is the CSA Prowler. I seen a few of these rims in 16" and 17" for sale in lots of 3 cause one wheel always has a cracked spoke.
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| ToranaGuy |
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I have some ANZ XR6 copies on my EB and don't have any real issues with them. Running 234/45 17's on them. I hit a good pothole once and it destroyed the sidewall of the tyre & went flat very quickly, yet the rim held up fine.
Had the tyre & rim checked out by a tyre shop, rim still ran true without any cracks. Cheers ToranaGuy
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| sunbury23 |
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Age: 34 Posts: 354 Joined: 11th Dec 2007 Ride: ED Futura Classic & EF Futura SW Location: Scummers |
i was looking at the BA XR8 ones. and depending on how the feed back was the pre AU XR rims
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| FordFairmont |
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I'd spend the money on some go fast mods first, then make it pretty.
rather have a car that has some balls, than have V8 supercar kits and bling chromies and not being able to back it up..... but thats just me |
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| alfy |
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those Prowers are on so many VN/VP/VR/VS/VT around here its not funny. mostly in 15s too
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| sunbury23 |
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Age: 34 Posts: 354 Joined: 11th Dec 2007 Ride: ED Futura Classic & EF Futura SW Location: Scummers |
FordFairmont wrote: I'd spend the money on some go fast mods first, then make it pretty.
I agree with you 100%... But i got my P's after july 1 so i am not allowed to make my car go fast. so got to do something with it |
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| Spoondog |
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and thats going to stop you?
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| lil_lincoln |
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yeah bud i have ba xr8 rims in pre au offset great
 had them on for just under a year now and never a problem with them.
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