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Originally Posted by fooddude
Why do some supposedly, higher end, better brand, "flow formed" jdm wheels crack still? Like gramlights, etc.
Idk if saying "RPF1s only bend, while Rotas will always crack" is absolutely true ....I've seen several pics of cracked Enkeis...and also bent Rotas.
Sure doesn't look like "bending" to me, and more like cracking.
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That is a result of a suspension arm shearing off and cutting into the wheel. When that happens, I think you have more issues than just a wheel failure...
If you impact something hard enough such as steel to aluminum contact, it will fail. In terms of shearing something, the face of the wheel will crack through catastrophically.
Remember the idea of stuff cracking or failing on a low end wheel also creates this idea that high end wheels will suffer from the same issues. This results in putting a bad reputation to companies who actually put in the effort to develop wheels properly. If you support the low end mark and see how wheels fail, then most people will automatically assume wheels are just dispensable so there is no reason to buy properly engineered wheels. The guys who suffer are the guys who put in the effort to do things right. With that said, the analogy holds true as to why you got ** coilover brand claiming their stuff is just as good as JRZ stuff, etc. It's just a perpetual cycle of sloppiness that is positively reinforced.