Japan Racing wheels - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kendallkab · 03-12-2017, 07:40 PM

Soo i just stumbled across Japan Racing wheels. My friend told me about them. I saw somewhere that it was only like 200 a wheel for jr5s and now I'm thinking there replicas or fakes. Can someone tell if this brand of wheels are authentic or not? The wheels I was looking at first are 1900 for all 4 and it just seems kind of fishy finding other just as nice wheels for 1000$ cheaper.

sdemo · 03-12-2017, 07:49 PM

Garbage.

Shinchu · 03-13-2017, 01:55 PM

UK version of xxr.

The86Minister · 03-13-2017, 03:19 PM

A quite common brand in Europe, or at least on JDM cars in Sweden. I know quite a lot of people who run them, and haven't heard of anyone having issues running them.
I have a set of 18x8.5 +40 JR-3:s with 225/40-18 T1R's in the garage, will be fitted to the car next month.

The only bad thing is if ordering a JR wheel with specific offset/PCD, the wheel will be drilled and grinded from a blank wheel with a low offset. The lug nut holes and the "back side" of the wheel (dunno what its called in English) will therefore not be painted and may corrode if not kept clean.

sqd · 03-14-2017, 05:46 AM

Authentic? Fake? A wheel can only be "fake" if they are branded as another brand. JR Wheels are "authentic" as in they're what they say the are - wheels. They are however not original designs in any way. And they're made to be cheap.

Now, do they "work" as wheels? Yes, they do. I know plenty of people who use them in drifting for example, with 700+ hp cars, and they put more stress on them than you could on your daily car, so they at least do their job. Just don't expect more than cheap wheels with replicated designs.

Kendallkab · 03-14-2017, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sqd

Authentic? Fake? A wheel can only be "fake" if they are branded as another brand. JR Wheels are "authentic" as in they're what they say the are - wheels. They are however not original designs in any way. And they're made to be cheap.

Now, do they "work" as wheels? Yes, they do. I know plenty of people who use them in drifting for example, with 700+ hp cars, and they put more stress on them than you could on your daily car, so they at least do their job. Just don't expect more than cheap wheels with replicated designs.

I ended up buying wedssports instead. Ill make a thread to show them off once I receive them 😎

sqd · 03-14-2017, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kendallkab

I ended up buying wedssports instead. Ill make a thread to show them off once I receive them 😎

Haha nice, that's almost the complete opposite of JR wheels

empower-auto · 03-17-2017, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kendallkab

I ended up buying wedssports instead. Ill make a thread to show them off once I receive them 😎

You did good.

03-12-2017, 07:40 PM	#1
Kendallkab Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: Black MT LMT BRZ Location: Everywhere Posts: 142 Thanks: 159 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Japan Racing wheels Soo i just stumbled across Japan Racing wheels. My friend told me about them. I saw somewhere that it was only like 200 a wheel for jr5s and now I'm thinking there replicas or fakes. Can someone tell if this brand of wheels are authentic or not? The wheels I was looking at first are 1900 for all 4 and it just seems kind of fishy finding other just as nice wheels for 1000$ cheaper.

03-14-2017, 05:46 AM	#5
sqd Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: '13 SWP GT86 Location: Sweden Posts: 395 Thanks: 178 Thanked 377 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Authentic? Fake? A wheel can only be "fake" if they are branded as another brand. JR Wheels are "authentic" as in they're what they say the are - wheels. They are however not original designs in any way. And they're made to be cheap. Now, do they "work" as wheels? Yes, they do. I know plenty of people who use them in drifting for example, with 700+ hp cars, and they put more stress on them than you could on your daily car, so they at least do their job. Just don't expect more than cheap wheels with replicated designs. __________________ IG @squareddesign http://www.squareddesign.se

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Japan Racing JR-21 18x8.5 and 18x9.5	Maarten	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	9	11-02-2021 07:46 AM
KUHL Racing Japan Wide Body Kit	RavSpec	Exterior Parts - The Rest	0	08-06-2016 02:31 AM
Kakimoto Racing Japan	wizzo	Engine, Exhaust, Transmission	10	07-14-2014 06:33 PM
BRZ RA RAcing - Japan - Oil Cooler	Trap63	Mechanical Maintenance (Oil, Fluids, Break-In, Servicing)	0	12-10-2013 03:06 AM
Tom's Racing Japan tail light information	GuerillaRacing	Exterior Parts - Lighting	199	06-13-2013 09:53 AM

03-13-2017, 03:19 PM	#4
The86Minister Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Drives: 2019 Camry Hybrid Location: Sweden Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A quite common brand in Europe, or at least on JDM cars in Sweden. I know quite a lot of people who run them, and haven't heard of anyone having issues running them. I have a set of 18x8.5 +40 JR-3:s with 225/40-18 T1R's in the garage, will be fitted to the car next month. The only bad thing is if ordering a JR wheel with specific offset/PCD, the wheel will be drilled and grinded from a blank wheel with a low offset. The lug nut holes and the "back side" of the wheel (dunno what its called in English) will therefore not be painted and may corrode if not kept clean.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password