Work Vs. Drag wheels - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mickey177 · 06-20-2012, 06:34 PM

So I was looking at these two wheels and I can barely tell the difference between the two wheels except the color and one is concave than the other. The Drag wheels are about $300 less though. I saw them on discounttires.com. Anyone here heard of the brand? They weigh about the same.

Mild2Wild · 06-20-2012, 07:11 PM

Looks like a pretty good replica of the emotion wheels. I've heard of them but not that specific wheel. Probably similar to the rota torques. But that's just my guess...

Mr.Jay · 06-20-2012, 07:47 PM

heard of Drag Wheels before as a cheap cheap brand for wheels.

Look pretty nice but close up they don't have the nicest finish IMO.

Calidrifter · 06-20-2012, 07:58 PM

Heard and seen the same. But seen others with better luck so it may have just been a run that was bad. If you order them through a shop be sure to check all of them in the shop and see if you can exchange any that aren't to your liking.

mickey177 · 06-20-2012, 08:07 PM

Yeah I was thinking about it. They were on discounttires.com.Might check at the local retail outlet to see if they have it stock. Wish they were tad lighter though. But for $150 a piece it just seems too good to be true.

GenkiElite · 06-20-2012, 08:49 PM

Daily driving probably wont matter but if you plan on taking it to the track I would assume the Drags wont be able to handle the stresses put on them.

RavSpec · 06-21-2012, 12:42 AM

WORK wheels = JWL, VIA standard compliance

ROTA, DRAG, = non

BIG BIG differences, could mean ur life.

Of course nothing beat rocking the real thing vs a replica.

Mark.

exmayol · 06-21-2012, 03:40 AM

WORK > DRAG

VersionUp · 06-21-2012, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RavSpec

WORK wheels = JWL, VIA standard compliance

ROTA, DRAG, = non

BIG BIG differences, could mean ur life.

Of course nothing beat rocking the real thing vs a replica.

Mark.

You're wrong, get you facts right.

ROTA is JWL, VIA and ISO9001 standard. Rota has been making wheels since 1976, and also sub-contracted for Enkei, and now OWNS Enkei.

Rota Torques (and any Rota for that matter) are the same manufacturing specs as the CR kai or any cast processed Work wheels. Don't bring your real thing vs. replica ignorance here. Keep it in Honda-Tech.

blackfireball5 · 06-28-2012, 04:05 PM

I own some DR-17's on my 3000GT and i autocross with them from time to time. About 2-3 events a year. Had em for maybe 4-5 years? They look almost identical to the FN01RC's. But MUCH cheaper.

vividracing · 06-28-2012, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

heard of Drag Wheels before as a cheap cheap brand for wheels.

Look pretty nice but close up they don't have the nicest finish IMO.

This is very true. Also, they're heavier and potentially weaker than the Works. On top of that, they're a rip-off of Works hard work. Someone at work came up with that design, then Work Wheels had to engineer that design and test it to make sure it was safe. All Drag did was buy 1 Work wheel and copy it.

LivingLegend · 06-28-2012, 04:13 PM

My friend has the exact same Drag wheels on her eclipse and shes had it for 4 years and she never had any issues with it but she only DD her car.

vividracing · 06-28-2012, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VersionUp

You're wrong, get you facts right.

ROTA is JWL, VIA and ISO9001 standard. Rota has been making wheels since 1976, and also sub-contracted for Enkei, and now OWNS Enkei.

Rota Torques (and any Rota for that matter) are the same manufacturing specs as the CR kai or any cast processed Work wheels. Don't bring your real thing vs. replica ignorance here. Keep it in Honda-Tech.

1st off, JWL certs mean nothing to me, since it's a self certification. I could make a wheel out of Play Doh and stamp it with JWL and it's JWL certified. ISO9001 doesn't mean much to me either, since the ISO folks just do an inspection of the manufacturing facilities, not the product. All this means is that on their best day, that factory does it right. These certifications have to be taken with a grain of salt, and I always look at them while also keeping in mind the type of culture that the manufacturer has.

VIA certs hold a lot more weight, and the fact that Rota has those does mean that they've been deemed safe for road use by the Japanese gov't. This thread isn't about Rotas though, it's about Drag wheels.

Would you mind sharing your info/source on the rota owning Enkei thing? I've never heard that.

TwinscrollGT35R · 06-28-2012, 04:23 PM

I think its time to bust a cap in another rota!

Also iso just means they can trace the materials back to the source in case there is a problem.

06-20-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
mickey177 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Whiteout AT Location: austin, tx Posts: 233 Thanks: 10 Thanked 24 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Work Vs. Drag wheels So I was looking at these two wheels and I can barely tell the difference between the two wheels except the color and one is concave than the other. The Drag wheels are about $300 less though. I saw them on discounttires.com. Anyone here heard of the brand? They weigh about the same.

06-20-2012, 07:47 PM	#3
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	heard of Drag Wheels before as a cheap cheap brand for wheels. Look pretty nice but close up they don't have the nicest finish IMO. __________________ Out of the FRS game

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blackfireball5 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Firestorm Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 538 Thanks: 459 Thanked 102 Times in 74 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I own some DR-17's on my 3000GT and i autocross with them from time to time. About 2-3 events a year. Had em for maybe 4-5 years? They look almost identical to the FN01RC's. But MUCH cheaper. Last edited by blackfireball5; 06-28-2012 at 04:24 PM.

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mickey177 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Whiteout AT Location: austin, tx Posts: 233 Thanks: 10 Thanked 24 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah I was thinking about it. They were on discounttires.com.Might check at the local retail outlet to see if they have it stock. Wish they were tad lighter though. But for $150 a piece it just seems too good to be true.

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