After-Market wheels 0 Streets of Dallas 4
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After-Market wheels 0 Streets of Dallas 4
Found out the hard way that aftermarket wheels are no match for the mean streets of Dallas. 3 of my 4 rims were bent, the front two severely. Found a used set of 20" Oronas on Ebay. Had them refinished to resemble the Portfolio Oronas at my local wheel shop. I am very happy with the job they did, especially with what they had to start with. Now 4 new center caps and 20 lug nuts and 4 trips to various dealers, I am quite pleased. and the horrible vibrations have gone away.
Very Expensive lesson learned.
Very Expensive lesson learned.
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Wheel Constuction - Cast vs. Forged
Purari,
I'm pretty sure that your Orona wheels are cast aluminum. For much stronger OEM 20" wheels, consider the forged Vortex (XKR) and Vulcan (XKR-S) designs.Here's a good primer about wheel construction:
Wheel Tech Information - Wheel Construction
Stuart
I'm pretty sure that your Orona wheels are cast aluminum. For much stronger OEM 20" wheels, consider the forged Vortex (XKR) and Vulcan (XKR-S) designs.
Vortex
Vulcan
Wheel Tech Information - Wheel Construction
Stuart
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Nice wheels Purari, i have aftermarket wheels on mine for 3 years now with no issues and here in Ireland there isn't a flat piece of good tarmac, holes galore and rough road surfaces. Some aftermarket wheels are crap and some even from past experience are good. Mine are RS FUTURAS and are of good quality. A lot has to do with tyre pressure to as this will effect the rim if you do hit a hole.
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